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Crude Prices Pressured as More Oil Flows Through the Strait of Hormuz

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November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) is down -0.98 (-1.06%) today, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) is down -0.0137 (-0.43%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are moving lower today on signs that a steady flow of crude oil is coming out of the Persian Gulf through the Strait of...

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
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DHT———————
TNK———————
USO———————
XLE———————
XOM———————
CVX———————
STNG———————
DAL———————

November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) is down -0.98 (-1.06%) today, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) is down -0.0137 (-0.43%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are moving lower today on signs that a steady flow of crude oil is coming out of the…

Source: Nasdaq Markets

The price since 29 Sep 2026: United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Crude Prices Pressured as More Oil Flows Through the Strait of Hormuz,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is +11.63%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.56% over the same days, a +11.07% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +10.28%, a +1.35% difference versus that group of stocks.

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Where this story sits: Strait of Hormuz

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 Prices Pressured as More Oil Flows Through the Strait of Hormuz.” The recent pace is rising.

Who collects and who pays in energy

Companies carried with this story

  • BNO United States Brent Oil Fund

    In “Crude Prices Pressured as More Oil Flows Through the Strait of Hormuz,” 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 Prices Pressured as More Oil Flows Through the 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 29 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Pressured as More Oil Flows Through the 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

    For “Crude Prices Pressured as More Oil Flows Through the 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

  • VDE Vanguard World Fd

    For “Crude Prices Pressured as More Oil Flows Through the 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 29 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Pressured as More Oil Flows Through the 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

  • 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 29 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Pressured as More Oil Flows Through the 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

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Crude Prices Pressured as More Oil Flows Through the Strait of Hormuz,” 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

What Strait of Hormuz means for United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)

The 29 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Pressured as More Oil Flows Through the Strait of Hormuz” names United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) because of Strait of Hormuz.

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

Also listed, United States Gasoline Fund (UGA): Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

The price range for United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO), and the dates in the story

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 Prices Pressured as More Oil Flows Through the Strait of Hormuz” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 23 linked companies.