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Brent crude tops $109 after Saudi Arabia shuts down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz

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Saudi Arabia has faced escalating attacks from Iran-allied militant groups in recent days.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • FRO Frontline

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • INSW International Seaways

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    Tracks U.S. crude prices when Gulf supply is at risk

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy companies move with a Gulf supply scare

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • RTX RTX

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • DAL Delta Air Lines

    Airlines pay more for fuel when oil prices jump

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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How far United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) has moved since 14 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “Brent crude tops $109 after Saudi Arabia shuts down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is +5.58%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +1.21% over the same days, a +4.37% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -1.27%, a +6.85% difference versus that group of stocks.

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Strait of Hormuz, seven days against thirty

Strait of Hormuz has 198 linked stories in the last 7 days and 198 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Brent crude tops $109 after Saudi Arabia shuts down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz.” The recent pace is rising.

Who collects and who pays in defense

Companies mentioned with this story

  • BNO United States Brent Oil Fund

    United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 14 Sep 2026 story “Brent crude tops $109 after Saudi Arabia shuts down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz.” Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    For “Brent crude tops $109 after Saudi Arabia shuts down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

    iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 14 Sep 2026 story “Brent crude tops $109 after Saudi Arabia shuts down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz.” Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • VDE Vanguard World Fd

    In “Brent crude tops $109 after Saudi Arabia shuts down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz,” Vanguard World Fd (VDE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • FENY

    FENY is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 14 Sep 2026 story “Brent crude tops $109 after Saudi Arabia shuts down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz.” Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

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

    In “Brent crude tops $109 after Saudi Arabia shuts down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • IEZ Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf

    For “Brent crude tops $109 after Saudi Arabia shuts down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz,” Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “Brent crude tops $109 after Saudi Arabia shuts down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Security escalation that explicitly implicates oil infrastructure or crude supply can transmit into crude-price and energy-equity proxies

From Strait of Hormuz to United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)

United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is the company in “Brent crude tops $109 after Saudi Arabia shuts down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz,” the 14 Sep 2026 Strait of Hormuz story.

What ties United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) to the headline is this: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is here too. Its reason reads: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

Dates in the story, and the United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) price range

BNO traded between 57.39 and 67.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.10. GSG traded between 35.09 and 37.22 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 37.04. UGA traded between 140.00 and 152.81 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 143.49.

A simple score for United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)

100 out of 100

“Brent crude tops $109 after Saudi Arabia shuts down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz” scores 100 out of 100. The score uses 19 linked companies.