In New Mexico’s Oil Country, People Ask: What Happened to Our Water and Air?

Published 12 Oct 2026, 15:18 UTC. Updated 16 Oct 2026, 02:35 UTC.

In New Mexico’s oil country, people ask: What happened to our water and air? Source New Mexico

Directly affected

PPLI People
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

Ticker	T-5	T-3	T-1	T0	T+1	T+2	T+3
PPLI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
XOM	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CVX	-3.36%	-0.70%	—	+2.56%	+2.33%	+2.48%	—
OXY	-0.95%	+1.62%	—	+2.84%	+3.40%	+3.82%	—
COP	-5.37%	-0.58%	—	+3.38%	+2.48%	+2.65%	—
VLO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
MPC	-4.54%	+0.13%	—	+0.34%	-0.46%	-0.75%	—
XOP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
XLE	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
USO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
OIH	+3.12%	+3.73%	—	+1.55%	+2.34%	+2.14%	—

In New Mexico’s oil country, people ask: What happened to our water and air? Source New Mexico

Source: Source New Mexico

The price since 12 Oct 2026: United States Oil Fund (USO) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “In New Mexico’s Oil Country, People Ask: What Happened to Our Water and Air?,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +5.04%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +6.51% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +0.92%, a +4.13% difference versus that group of stocks.

Company	When	Move	Status
COP	that day	+3.38%	final price
COP	the next day	+2.48%	final price
COP	two days later	+2.65%	still updating
COP	three days earlier	-0.58%	final price
COP	five days earlier	-5.37%	final price
CVX	that day	+2.56%	final price
CVX	the next day	+2.33%	final price
CVX	two days later	+2.48%	still updating
CVX	three days earlier	-0.70%	final price
CVX	five days earlier	-3.36%	final price
MPC	that day	+0.34%	final price
MPC	the next day	-0.46%	final price
MPC	two days later	-0.75%	still updating
MPC	three days earlier	+0.13%	final price
MPC	five days earlier	-4.54%	final price
OIH	that day	+1.55%	final price
OIH	the next day	+2.34%	final price
OIH	two days later	+2.14%	still updating
OIH	three days earlier	+3.73%	final price
OIH	five days earlier	+3.12%	final price
OXY	that day	+2.84%	final price
OXY	the next day	+3.40%	final price
OXY	two days later	+3.82%	still updating
OXY	three days earlier	+1.62%	final price
OXY	five days earlier	-0.95%	final price

USO

SPY

XLE

Filings that name United States Oil Fund (USO) around 12 Oct 2026

Gilbert Cisneros buy Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 13 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “In New Mexico’s Oil Country, People Ask: What Happened to Our Water and Air?.”

Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).

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

Companies mentioned with this story

USO United States Oil Fund
In “In New Mexico’s Oil Country, People Ask: What Happened to Our Water and Air?,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
BNO United States Brent Oil Fund
In “In New Mexico’s Oil Country, People Ask: What Happened to Our Water and Air?,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr
For “In New Mexico’s Oil Country, People Ask: What Happened to Our Water and Air?,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf
For “In New Mexico’s Oil Country, People Ask: What Happened to Our Water and Air?,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
AEIS Advanced Energy Industries
In “In New Mexico’s Oil Country, People Ask: What Happened to Our Water and Air?,” Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AEIS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
AMPY Amplify Energy
For “In New Mexico’s Oil Country, People Ask: What Happened to Our Water and Air?,” Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AMPY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
ATO Atmos Energy
Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “In New Mexico’s Oil Country, People Ask: What Happened to Our Water and Air?.” Reason on file: GA selected ATO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
BE Bloom Energy
Bloom Energy (BE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “In New Mexico’s Oil Country, People Ask: What Happened to Our Water and Air?.” Reason on file: GA selected BE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link

On 12 Oct 2026, “In New Mexico’s Oil Country, People Ask: What Happened to Our Water and Air?” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to Energy.

United States Oil Fund (USO) is on the page because Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

Also listed, United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO): Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

Dates in the story, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) price range

BNO traded between 57.39 and 67.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.10. USO traded between 141.82 and 162.99 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 160.80. XLE traded between 60.95 and 68.51 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.80.

How solid the energy case looks

54 out of 100Price not final

“In New Mexico’s Oil Country, People Ask: What Happened to Our Water and Air?” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 10 linked companies. The price is not final yet.