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Crude Oil Prices Retreat as Supply Fears Ease

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October WTI crude oil (CLV26 ) is down -4.07 (-3.85%) today, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26 ) is down -0.-0350 (-1.01%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply lower today on signs that crude supplies are getting through the Strait of Hormuz, easing supply concerns. Losses in crude accelerated today...

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

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • CVX Chevron

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • STNG Scorpio Tankers

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • DAL Delta Air Lines

    Airlines pay more for fuel when oil prices jump

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
FRO———————
INSW———————
DHT———————
TNK———————
USO———————
XLE———————
XOM———————
CVX———————
STNG———————
DAL———————

October WTI crude oil (CLV26 ) is down -4.07 (-3.85%) today, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26 ) is down -0.-0350 (-1.01%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply lower today on signs that crude supplies are getting through the Strait of…

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

Since the first closing price after “Crude Oil Prices Retreat as Supply Fears Ease,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is +10.16%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.52% over the same days, a +9.64% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +5.18%, a +4.98% difference versus that group of stocks.

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Strait of Hormuz on the map for this story

Strait of Hormuz has 195 linked stories in the last 7 days and 195 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Crude Oil Prices Retreat as Supply Fears Ease.” The recent pace is rising.

Who collects and who pays in energy

Companies mentioned with this story

  • BNO United States Brent Oil Fund

    In “Crude Oil Prices Retreat as Supply Fears Ease,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) 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

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    In “Crude Oil Prices Retreat as Supply Fears Ease,” 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

    In “Crude Oil Prices Retreat as Supply Fears Ease,” iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) 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

  • VDE Vanguard World Fd

    In “Crude Oil Prices Retreat as Supply Fears Ease,” 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

    In “Crude Oil Prices Retreat as Supply Fears Ease,” FENY 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

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

    In “Crude Oil Prices Retreat as Supply Fears Ease,” 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

    Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “Crude Oil Prices Retreat as Supply Fears Ease.” 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 “Crude Oil Prices Retreat as Supply Fears Ease,” 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

How energy news reaches United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)

“Crude Oil Prices Retreat as Supply Fears Ease” (16 Sep 2026) reaches United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) through Strait of Hormuz.

For United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO), the reason on file says Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

A second company, United States Gasoline Fund (UGA), is listed for a different reason: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

What this energy story puts on the calendar

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.

How solid the energy case looks

46 out of 100

“Crude Oil Prices Retreat as Supply Fears Ease” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 23 linked companies.