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50 gallons of home heating oil spilled in Richmond

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50 gallons of home heating oil spilled in Richmond WJAR

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • CVX Chevron

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • COP ConocoPhillips

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • VLO Valero

    Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum

    Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices

  • XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration

    A fund of oil and gas producers

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of energy companies

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    This fund moves with oil prices

  • OIH VanEck Oil Services

    Oilfield services rise when drilling follows oil prices

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
XOM———————
CVX-3.45%-1.61%—+1.30%+3.29%+2.02%+4.63%
OXY-4.58%-1.39%—+0.85%+0.47%-0.75%+2.06%
COP-5.98%-2.44%—+2.44%+3.47%+3.03%+6.51%
VLO———————
MPC-5.88%+0.92%—+3.86%+5.51%+3.72%+4.08%
XOP———————
XLE———————
USO———————
OIH+0.75%-0.38%—+0.51%-1.62%-3.10%-1.60%

50 gallons of home heating oil spilled in Richmond WJAR

Source: WJAR

The price since 13 Oct 2026: United States Oil Fund (USO) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “50 gallons of home heating oil spilled in Richmond,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +4.67%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a +5.06% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +0.27%, a +4.40% difference versus that group of stocks.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
COPthat day+2.44%final price
COPthe next day+3.47%final price
COPtwo days later+3.03%final price
COPthree days later+6.51%final price
COPthree days earlier-2.44%final price
COPfive days earlier-5.98%final price
CVXthat day+1.30%final price
CVXthe next day+3.29%final price
CVXtwo days later+2.02%final price
CVXthree days later+4.63%final price
CVXthree days earlier-1.61%final price
CVXfive days earlier-3.45%final price
MPCthat day+3.86%final price
MPCthe next day+5.51%final price
MPCtwo days later+3.72%final price
MPCthree days later+4.08%final price
MPCthree days earlier+0.92%final price
MPCfive days earlier-5.88%final price
OIHthat day+0.51%final price
OIHthe next day-1.62%final price
OIHtwo days later-3.10%final price
OIHthree days later-1.60%final price
OIHthree days earlier-0.38%final price
OIHfive days earlier+0.75%final price
OXYthat day+0.85%final price
OXYthe next day+0.47%final price
OXYtwo days later-0.75%final price
OXYthree days later+2.06%final price
OXYthree days earlier-1.39%final price
OXYfive days earlier-4.58%final price
USO
SPY
XLE

Filings that name United States Oil Fund (USO) around 13 Oct 2026

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Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “50 gallons of home heating oil spilled in Richmond.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

  • BNO United States Brent Oil Fund

    For “50 gallons of home heating oil spilled in Richmond,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “50 gallons of home heating oil spilled in Richmond,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

  • XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf

    In “50 gallons of home heating oil spilled in Richmond,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

  • AEIS Advanced Energy Industries

    For “50 gallons of home heating oil spilled in Richmond,” Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AEIS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AMPY Amplify Energy

    For “50 gallons of home heating oil spilled in Richmond,” Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AMPY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ATO Atmos Energy

    In “50 gallons of home heating oil spilled in Richmond,” Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ATO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BE Bloom Energy

    Bloom Energy (BE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “50 gallons of home heating oil spilled in Richmond.” Reason on file: GA selected BE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link

United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “50 gallons of home heating oil spilled in Richmond,” the 13 Oct 2026 Energy story.

United States Oil Fund (USO) is on the page because Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

Also listed, United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO): Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

The price range for United States Oil Fund (USO), and the dates in the story

BNO traded between 57.39 and 67.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.10. USO traded between 141.82 and 162.99 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 160.80. XLE traded between 60.95 and 68.51 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.80.

How solid “50 gallons of home heating oil spilled in Richmond” looks

46 out of 100

“50 gallons of home heating oil spilled in Richmond” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.