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China's $3 Billion Qatar LNG Deal Raises an Awkward Question

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China's $3 Billion Qatar LNG Deal Raises an Awkward Question Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

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%

China's $3 Billion Qatar LNG Deal Raises an Awkward Question Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

Source: Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 13 Oct 2026

Since the first closing price after “China's $3 Billion Qatar LNG Deal Raises an Awkward Question,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is +0.27%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a +0.66% difference versus the market.

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
XLE
SPY
XLE

Who reported a Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) trade near this story

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Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) on one side of this energy story

Companies mentioned with this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “China's $3 Billion Qatar LNG Deal Raises an Awkward Question,” 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 “China's $3 Billion Qatar LNG Deal Raises an Awkward Question,” 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

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “China's $3 Billion Qatar LNG Deal Raises an Awkward Question,” 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 “China's $3 Billion Qatar LNG Deal Raises an Awkward Question,” 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

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund

    United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “China's $3 Billion Qatar LNG Deal Raises an Awkward Question.” Reason on file: Natural-gas or LNG supply changes can transmit through gas pricing and energy-sector cash flows

  • AEIS Advanced Energy Industries

    For “China's $3 Billion Qatar LNG Deal Raises an Awkward Question,” 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

    Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “China's $3 Billion Qatar LNG Deal Raises an Awkward Question.” 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 “China's $3 Billion Qatar LNG Deal Raises an Awkward Question,” 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

How “China's $3 Billion Qatar LNG Deal Raises an Awkward Question” reaches Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)

The 13 Oct 2026 story “China's $3 Billion Qatar LNG Deal Raises an Awkward Question” names Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) because of Energy.

For Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE), the reason on file says Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

A second company, State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP), 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 Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)

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. XOP traded between 177.09 and 202.25 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 199.52.

How solid “China's $3 Billion Qatar LNG Deal Raises an Awkward Question” looks

46 out of 100

“China's $3 Billion Qatar LNG Deal Raises an Awkward Question” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 11 linked companies.