** U.S.-listed energy shares fall, mirroring weakness in oil prices as rising novel coronavirus cases dent hopes of strong energy demand
** The cases continued to rise over the weekend in some key countries such as top crude importer China, fueling fears of weaker oil demand
** West Texas Intermediate futures slip 1.4% to $71.03
** Oil majors ExxonMobil Corp and Chevron Corp each drop 1.3% premarket
** Diamondback Energy Inc drops 1.6%, while Apache Corp dips 1.2%
** Marathon Oil Corp falls 0.9%, Devon Energy Corp drops 1.2%, oil producer Callon Petroleum Co sheds 3.5%
** Shale-focused player Occidental Petroleum Corp dips ~0.8%
** Globally, oil equities have broadly benefited as crude oil has added more than 42% YTD
(Reporting by Aaron Saldanha in Bengaluru) ((Aaron.Saldanha@thomsonreuters.com; +91 80 6182 2844))