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Environmental officials recommend new air monitoring near South Portland oil tanks

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Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+2.7% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+5.6% 30d

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

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+11.8% 12d

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

  • CVX Chevron+6.5% 30d

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

  • COP ConocoPhillips+12.1% 30d

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

  • SHEL Shell+0.1% 13d

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

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO-3.36%-2.27%base-1.05%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE-2.42%-2.96%base-1.41%after closeafter closeafter close
XOM-3.61%-3.44%base-1.15%after closeafter closeafter close
CVX-2.74%-2.34%base-1.10%after closeafter closeafter close
COP-3.61%-3.79%base-1.47%after closeafter closeafter close
SHELNo 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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Environmental officials recommend new air monitoring near South Portland oil tanks WMTW

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

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Conocophillips (COP)that day-1.47%still updating
Conocophillips (COP)three days earlier-3.79%final price
Conocophillips (COP)five days earlier-3.61%final price
Chevron (CVX)that day-1.10%still updating
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier-2.34%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier-2.74%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day-1.05%still updating
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-2.27%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier-3.36%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)that day-1.41%still updating
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier-2.96%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-2.42%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)that day-1.15%still updating
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier-3.44%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier-3.61%final price

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

Companies tied to this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 27 Oct 2026 story “Environmental officials recommend new air monitoring near South Portland oil tanks.” Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “Environmental officials recommend new air monitoring near South Portland oil tanks,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    In “Environmental officials recommend new air monitoring near South Portland oil tanks,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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 “Environmental officials recommend new air monitoring near South Portland oil tanks,” 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

  • COP Conocophillips

    In “Environmental officials recommend new air monitoring near South Portland oil tanks,” Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • SHEL Shell

    In “Environmental officials recommend new air monitoring near South Portland oil tanks,” Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link

On 27 Oct 2026, “Environmental officials recommend new air monitoring near South Portland oil tanks” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to Energy.

What ties United States Oil Fund (USO) to the headline is this: 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

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

USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 166.26. XLE traded between 60.95 and 69.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 69.64. XOM traded between 164.06 and 184.58 across 12 sessions. The latest close on file is 184.54.

What the saved facts support for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100Price not final

“Environmental officials recommend new air monitoring near South Portland oil tanks” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies. The price is not final yet.