"A painful winter" ahead for home heating oil customers as prices spike
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(ALBANY, NY) -- New Yorkers who use heating oil to keep their homes warm are in for “a painful winter,” one expert said.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- XOM Exxon Mobil+7.9%
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- CVX Chevron+6.6%
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- OXY Occidental Petroleum+1.5%
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- COP ConocoPhillips+7.3%
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- VLO Valero+14.1%
Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices
- MPC Marathon Petroleum+10.2%
Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices
- XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration+2.9%
A fund of oil and gas producers
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+4.9%
A fund of energy companies
- USO United States Oil Fund+0.9%
This fund moves with oil prices
- OIH VanEck Oil Services-2.0%
Oilfield services rise when drilling follows oil prices
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XOM | +0.46% | -0.17% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| CVX | -0.70% | -0.41% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| OXY | -0.16% | +0.70% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| COP | +0.58% | +0.19% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| VLO | +4.31% | +1.77% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| MPC | +4.10% | +3.35% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| XOP | +1.81% | +1.64% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| XLE | +0.97% | +0.55% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| USO | -0.46% | -1.11% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| OIH | +1.37% | +2.09% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COP | three days earlier | +0.19% | final price |
| COP | five days earlier | +0.58% | final price |
| CVX | three days earlier | -0.41% | final price |
| CVX | five days earlier | -0.70% | final price |
| MPC | three days earlier | +3.35% | final price |
| MPC | five days earlier | +4.10% | final price |
| OIH | three days earlier | +2.09% | final price |
| OIH | five days earlier | +1.37% | final price |
| OXY | three days earlier | +0.70% | final price |
| OXY | five days earlier | -0.16% | final price |
| USO | three days earlier | -1.11% | final price |
| USO | five days earlier | -0.46% | final price |
| VLO | three days earlier | +1.77% | final price |
| VLO | five days earlier | +4.31% | final price |
| XLE | three days earlier | +0.55% | final price |
| XLE | five days earlier | +0.97% | final price |
| XOM | three days earlier | -0.17% | final price |
| XOM | five days earlier | +0.46% | final price |
| XOP | three days earlier | +1.64% | final price |
| XOP | five days earlier | +1.81% | final price |
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) (jointly held), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 31 Aug 2026. That is 52 days before publication. Filed 25 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM), worth $250,001 - $500,000 on 31 Jul 2026. That is 83 days before publication. Filed 22 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Chevron (CVX) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 23 Sep 2026. That is 29 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar bought Chevron (CVX), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 2 Sep 2026. That is 50 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Chevron (CVX), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 31 Jul 2026. That is 83 days before publication. Filed 22 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael T. McCaul sold Conocophillips (COP) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 26 Aug 2026. That is 57 days before publication. Filed 14 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael T. McCaul sold Conocophillips (COP) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Aug 2026. That is 59 days before publication. Filed 14 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael T. McCaul sold Conocophillips (COP) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 14 Aug 2026. That is 69 days before publication. Filed 14 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. David J. Taylor sold Marathon Petroleum (MPC), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 22 Sep 2026. That is 30 days before publication. Filed 1 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. David J. Taylor sold Marathon Petroleum (MPC), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Jul 2026. That is 90 days before publication. Filed 6 Aug 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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