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Brent Crude Rises as Renewed Middle East Tensions Revive Global Oil Supply Concerns

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Brent Crude Rises as Renewed Middle East Tensions Revive Global Oil Supply Concerns Kalkine India

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———————
OXY———————
COP———————
VLO———————
MPC———————
XOP———————
XLE———————
USO———————
OIH———————

Brent Crude Rises as Renewed Middle East Tensions Revive Global Oil Supply Concerns Kalkine India

Source: Kalkine India

Price since this story was published: United States Oil Fund (USO)

Since the first closing price after “Brent Crude Rises as Renewed Middle East Tensions Revive Global Oil Supply Concerns,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +11.62%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.88% over the same days, a +12.50% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +9.77%, a +1.85% difference versus that group of stocks.

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Filings that name United States Oil Fund (USO) around 21 Sep 2026

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).

The Middle East count beside this story

Middle East has 0 linked stories in the last 7 days and 0 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Brent Crude Rises as Renewed Middle East Tensions Revive Global Oil Supply Concerns.”

Who collects and who pays in energy

Companies tied to this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Brent Crude Rises as Renewed Middle East Tensions Revive Global Oil Supply Concerns,” 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

    For “Brent Crude Rises as Renewed Middle East Tensions Revive Global Oil Supply Concerns,” 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

    In “Brent Crude Rises as Renewed Middle East Tensions Revive Global Oil Supply Concerns,” 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

    State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Brent Crude Rises as Renewed Middle East Tensions Revive Global Oil Supply Concerns.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

  • KGEI Kolibri Global Energy

    For “Brent Crude Rises as Renewed Middle East Tensions Revive Global Oil Supply Concerns,” Kolibri Global Energy (KGEI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected KGEI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy, global. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • RNW ReNew Energy Global

    For “Brent Crude Rises as Renewed Middle East Tensions Revive Global Oil Supply Concerns,” ReNew Energy Global (RNW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected RNW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy, global. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • RNWWW Renew Energy Global

    Renew Energy Global (RNWWW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “Brent Crude Rises as Renewed Middle East Tensions Revive Global Oil Supply Concerns.” Reason on file: GA selected RNWWW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy, global. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AEIS Advanced Energy Industries

    In “Brent Crude Rises as Renewed Middle East Tensions Revive Global Oil Supply Concerns,” 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

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

“Brent Crude Rises as Renewed Middle East Tensions Revive Global Oil Supply Concerns” (21 Sep 2026) reaches United States Oil Fund (USO) through Middle East.

What ties United States Oil Fund (USO) to the headline is this: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

A second company, United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO), is listed for a different reason: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

Dates and 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

“Brent Crude Rises as Renewed Middle East Tensions Revive Global Oil Supply Concerns” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.