Black Sea oil shipping insurance rates hits hit new highs
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Black Sea oil shipping insurance rates hits hit new highs www.businessinsurance.com
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- LMT Lockheed Martin
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- RTX RTX
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- NOC Northrop Grumman
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR
Energy prices move when Russian supply is at risk
- GD General Dynamics
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense
A fund of aerospace and defense companies
- ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping
Container lines are exposed when a shipping lane is disrupted
- MATX Matson
Container lines are exposed when a shipping lane is disrupted
- XOM Exxon Mobil
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- CVX Chevron
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
Black Sea oil shipping insurance rates hits hit new highs www.businessinsurance.com
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3 earlier Black Sea stories for United States Oil Fund (USO)
Across 3 earlier stories, United States Oil Fund (USO) the next day averaged +1.69%. The largest gain was +1.69% and the largest drop was +1.69%, from 2 prices.
| Company | When | Average | Largest gain | Largest drop | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Oil Fund (USO) | the next day | +1.69% | +1.69% | +1.69% | 2 |
| United States Oil Fund (USO) | three days later | +7.07% | +7.07% | +7.07% | 2 |
| Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) | the next day | +2.69% | +3.24% | +2.41% | 3 |
| Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) | three days later | +2.98% | +3.34% | +2.27% | 3 |
United States Oil Fund (USO) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 13 Oct 2026
Since the first closing price after “Black Sea oil shipping insurance rates hits hit new highs,” 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.
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVX | that day | +1.30% | final price |
| CVX | the next day | +3.29% | final price |
| CVX | two days later | +2.02% | final price |
| CVX | three days later | +4.63% | final price |
| CVX | three days earlier | -1.61% | final price |
| CVX | five days earlier | -3.45% | final price |
| GD | that day | -0.79% | final price |
| GD | the next day | -0.15% | final price |
| GD | two days later | +0.55% | final price |
| GD | three days later | +2.69% | final price |
| GD | three days earlier | -1.56% | final price |
| GD | five days earlier | -1.12% | final price |
| ITA | that day | -0.98% | final price |
| ITA | the next day | -0.89% | final price |
| ITA | two days later | +0.37% | final price |
| ITA | three days later | +1.47% | final price |
| ITA | three days earlier | -0.59% | final price |
| ITA | five days earlier | +1.03% | final price |
| LMT | that day | -1.60% | final price |
| LMT | the next day | +1.95% | final price |
| LMT | two days later | +4.06% | final price |
| LMT | three days later | +7.83% | final price |
| LMT | three days earlier | -0.82% | final price |
| LMT | five days earlier | -0.43% | final price |
| MATX | that day | +3.21% | final price |
| MATX | the next day | +3.11% | final price |
| MATX | two days later | +4.06% | final price |
| MATX | three days later | +3.00% | final price |
| MATX | three days earlier | -0.25% | final price |
| MATX | five days earlier | -1.32% | final price |
Disclosure records for United States Oil Fund (USO) within two months of 13 Oct 2026
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Where this story sits: Black Sea
Black Sea has 30 linked stories in the last 7 days and 30 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Black Sea oil shipping insurance rates hits hit new highs.” The recent pace is rising.
United States Oil Fund (USO) on one side of this energy story
Companies tied to this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
For “Black Sea oil shipping insurance rates hits hit new highs,” United States Oil Fund (USO) 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
- BNO United States Brent Oil Fund
In “Black Sea oil shipping insurance rates hits hit new highs,” 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 “Black Sea oil shipping insurance rates hits hit new highs,” 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
For “Black Sea oil shipping insurance rates hits hit new highs,” 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
Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Black Sea oil shipping insurance rates hits hit new highs.” 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 “Black Sea oil shipping insurance rates hits hit new highs,” 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
- ASC Ardmore Shipping
Ardmore Shipping (ASC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Black Sea oil shipping insurance rates hits hit new highs.” Reason on file: GA selected ASC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: shipping. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- ATO Atmos Energy
For “Black Sea oil shipping insurance rates hits hit new highs,” 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
United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link
The 13 Oct 2026 story “Black Sea oil shipping insurance rates hits hit new highs” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of Black Sea.
The link for United States Oil Fund (USO) is this: 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
Price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)
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.
The energy score for United States Oil Fund (USO)
46 out of 100
“Black Sea oil shipping insurance rates hits hit new highs” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.