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Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says

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Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says The Edge Malaysia

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • FRO Frontline

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • INSW International Seaways

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    Tracks U.S. crude prices when Gulf supply is at risk

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy companies move with a Gulf supply scare

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • CVX Chevron

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • STNG Scorpio Tankers

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • DAL Delta Air Lines

    Airlines pay more for fuel when oil prices jump

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says The Edge Malaysia

Source: The Edge Malaysia

United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is +13.89%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.89% over the same days, a +14.79% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +8.58%, a +5.31% difference versus that group of stocks.

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How busy Strait of Hormuz has been lately

Strait of Hormuz has 195 linked stories in the last 7 days and 195 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says.” The recent pace is rising.

United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) on one side of this energy story

Companies tied to this story

  • BNO United States Brent Oil Fund

    United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 20 Sep 2026 story “Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says.” 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

    United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 20 Sep 2026 story “Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says.” 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

    iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 20 Sep 2026 story “Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says.” 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

    In “Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says,” Vanguard World Fd (VDE) 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

  • FENY

    In “Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says,” FENY 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

  • XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf

    In “Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says,” 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

    Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 20 Sep 2026 story “Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says.” 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 20 Sep 2026 story “Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

How energy news reaches United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)

“Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says” (20 Sep 2026) reaches United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) through Strait of Hormuz.

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

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

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.

How solid “Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says” looks

46 out of 100

“Hormuz oil shipments hit six-month high, US commander says” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 15 linked companies.