Energy is Thursday's top-performing sector as oil prices climb

Energy stocks were the best performers on the S&P 500 Thursday as prices of U.S.-traded crude oil and natural gas climbed.

As a whole, the sector was up 1.2% in midday trading, according to FactSet data. That sent shares of the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF up 1.3%.

Shares of every company included in the ETF were trading higher, led by a 6.5% jump in Texas Pacific Land Corp. and a 2.8% jump in shares of Devon Energy Corp.

Energy giants like Chevron Corp. and Exxon Mobil were also trading higher, with Chevon up 1.7% and Exxon up 0.2%.