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Drone attack reported at Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery

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ENERGYDrone attack reported at Russia'sNovokuibyshevsk oil refineryGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about oil and refining.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+9.3% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.9% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • CRAK VanEck Oil Refiners ETF

    VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF+0.3% 30d

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “drone” (defense) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+10.9% 15d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • CVX Chevron+10.5% 30d

    Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • VLO Valero Energy+0.5% 30d

    Valero Energy (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum+10.0% 8d

    Marathon Petroleum (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO+0.80%-2.73%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE+0.88%-0.71%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CRAKNo price data for this ticker———————
ITA-5.65%-3.85%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XOM+0.03%-1.79%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CVX+0.78%-1.37%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
VLONo price data for this ticker———————
MPCNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Drone attack reported at Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery Euronews.com

Source: euronews.com

How far United States Oil Fund (USO) has moved since 30 Oct 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier-1.37%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier+0.78%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days earlier-3.85%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)five days earlier-5.65%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-2.73%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+0.80%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier-0.71%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+0.88%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier-1.79%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+0.03%final price

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Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “Drone attack reported at Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery.” Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “Drone attack reported at Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery.” Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • CRAK Vaneck Etf Trust

    In “Drone attack reported at Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery,” Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    In “Drone attack reported at Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “drone” (defense) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “Drone attack reported at Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery.” Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    In “Drone attack reported at Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery,” Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • VLO Valero Energy

    For “Drone attack reported at Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery,” Valero Energy (VLO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Valero Energy (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum

    For “Drone attack reported at Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery,” Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Marathon Petroleum (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

“Drone attack reported at Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery” (30 Oct 2026) reaches United States Oil Fund (USO) through Energy.

United States Oil Fund (USO) is on the page because United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is here too. Its reason reads: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

Dates and price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 168.21. XLE traded between 61.91 and 69.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 68.72.

How strong the case is around United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“Drone attack reported at Russia's Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.