Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade
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Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade Al Jazeera
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
Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade Al Jazeera
Source: Al Jazeera
The price since 12 Oct 2026: United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) versus the S&P 500
Since the first closing price after “Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is +3.06%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +4.53% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +0.92%, a +2.14% difference versus that group of stocks.
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COP | that day | +2.57% | final price |
| COP | the next day | +5.07% | final price |
| COP | two days later | +6.13% | final price |
| COP | three days later | +5.67% | final price |
| COP | three days earlier | -3.18% | final price |
| COP | five days earlier | -4.28% | final price |
| CVX | that day | +1.43% | final price |
| CVX | the next day | +2.75% | final price |
| CVX | two days later | +4.76% | final price |
| CVX | three days later | +3.48% | final price |
| CVX | three days earlier | -3.22% | final price |
| CVX | five days earlier | -2.61% | final price |
| MPC | that day | +0.99% | final price |
| MPC | the next day | +4.89% | final price |
| MPC | two days later | +6.56% | final price |
| MPC | three days later | +4.75% | final price |
| MPC | three days earlier | -2.77% | final price |
| MPC | five days earlier | -4.71% | final price |
| OIH | that day | +0.08% | final price |
| OIH | the next day | +0.59% | final price |
| OIH | two days later | -1.55% | final price |
| OIH | three days later | -3.03% | final price |
| OIH | three days earlier | -1.76% | final price |
| OIH | five days earlier | +1.60% | final price |
| OXY | that day | +1.72% | final price |
| OXY | the next day | +2.59% | final price |
| OXY | two days later | +2.20% | final price |
| OXY | three days later | +0.96% | final price |
| OXY | three days earlier | -3.14% | final price |
| OXY | five days earlier | -2.97% | final price |
Taiwan Strait, seven days against thirty
Taiwan Strait has 49 linked stories in the last 7 days and 49 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade.” The recent pace is rising.
Who gains and who loses around United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)
Companies carried 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 12 Oct 2026 story “Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade.” 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 “Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade,” 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
For “Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade,” 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
Vanguard World Fd (VDE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade.” 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 12 Oct 2026 story “Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade.” 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 “Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade,” 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
In “Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade,” 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
United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) and the energy link
“Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade” (12 Oct 2026) reaches United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) through Taiwan Strait.
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
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
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.
The energy score for United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)
46 out of 100
“Cuba forges ahead with renewable energy plans amid US oil blockade” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 15 linked companies.