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Flotek Wins EPA Approval for VeraCAL Refinery Flare Monitoring

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This report is about refining.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • 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.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+5.6% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • VLO Valero Energy+11.5% 30d

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

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum+10.2% 7d

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

  • PSX Phillips 66+14.5% 30d

    Phillips 66 (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+11.8% 12d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (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
CRAKNo price data for this ticker———————
XLE-2.42%-2.96%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
VLO+1.75%-0.02%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MPC+0.87%-2.39%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
PSXNo price data for this ticker———————
XOM-3.61%-3.44%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

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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Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 27 Oct 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Marathon Petroleum (MPC)three days earlier-2.39%final price
Marathon Petroleum (MPC)five days earlier+0.87%final price
Valero Energy (VLO)three days earlier-0.02%final price
Valero Energy (VLO)five days earlier+1.75%final price
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)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 Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)

Companies carried with this story

  • CRAK Vaneck Etf Trust

    Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 27 Oct 2026 story “Flotek Wins EPA Approval for VeraCAL Refinery Flare Monitoring.” Reason on file: VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “Flotek Wins EPA Approval for VeraCAL Refinery Flare Monitoring,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • VLO Valero Energy

    Valero Energy (VLO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 27 Oct 2026 story “Flotek Wins EPA Approval for VeraCAL Refinery Flare Monitoring.” 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 “Flotek Wins EPA Approval for VeraCAL Refinery Flare Monitoring,” 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

  • PSX Phillips 66

    For “Flotek Wins EPA Approval for VeraCAL Refinery Flare Monitoring,” Phillips 66 (PSX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Phillips 66 (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    In “Flotek Wins EPA Approval for VeraCAL Refinery Flare Monitoring,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) and the energy link

Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) is the company in “Flotek Wins EPA Approval for VeraCAL Refinery Flare Monitoring,” the 27 Oct 2026 Energy story.

Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) is on the page because VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is here too. Its reason reads: Energy Select Sector SPDR: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refinery” (refining) in this story

Dates in the story, and the Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) price range

VLO traded between 379.65 and 461.55 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 426.62. XLE traded between 60.95 and 69.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 69.64.

The energy score for Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK)

46 out of 100

“Flotek Wins EPA Approval for VeraCAL Refinery Flare Monitoring” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.