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Crude Prices Soar as Global Oil Supplies Continue to Tighten

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October WTI crude oil (CLV26 ) is up +3.30 (+3.25%) on Monday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26 ) is up +0.1164 (+3.51%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today, with crude just below Monday’s 3.75-month high. Supply risks are underpinning crude oil prices as crude exports from the...

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———————

October WTI crude oil (CLV26 ) is up +3.30 (+3.25%) on Monday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26 ) is up +0.1164 (+3.51%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today, with crude just below Monday’s 3.75-month high. Supply risks…

Source: Nasdaq Markets

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

Since the first closing price after “Crude Prices Soar as Global Oil Supplies Continue to Tighten,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +2.96%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +1.66% over the same days, a +1.30% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +5.85%, a -2.89% difference versus that group of stocks.

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Companies carried with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Crude Prices Soar as Global Oil Supplies Continue to Tighten,” 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

    United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 15 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Soar as Global Oil Supplies Continue to Tighten.” 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

    For “Crude Prices Soar as Global Oil Supplies Continue to Tighten,” 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

    For “Crude Prices Soar as Global Oil Supplies Continue to Tighten,” 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

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    In “Crude Prices Soar as Global Oil Supplies Continue to Tighten,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

    For “Crude Prices Soar as Global Oil Supplies Continue to Tighten,” iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • DBA Invesco Db Agriculture Fund

    For “Crude Prices Soar as Global Oil Supplies Continue to Tighten,” Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • MOO Vaneck Etf Trust

    Vaneck Etf Trust (MOO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 15 Sep 2026 story “Crude Prices Soar as Global Oil Supplies Continue to Tighten.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

How “Crude Prices Soar as Global Oil Supplies Continue to Tighten” reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

On 15 Sep 2026, “Crude Prices Soar as Global Oil Supplies Continue to Tighten” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to Energy.

For United States Oil Fund (USO), the reason on file says Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

Also listed, United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO): Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

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.

A simple score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“Crude Prices Soar as Global Oil Supplies Continue to Tighten” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 19 linked companies.