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Indian Oil buys 3 million barrels of Iraqi Basrah crude via tender, trade sources say

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ENERGYIndian Oil buys 3 million barrelsof Iraqi Basrah crude via tender,trade sources sayGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about oil and tanker shipping. Names like XOM and CVX typically gain because exxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+8.2% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+7.4% 30d

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

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF+64.8% 18d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • INDA iShares MSCI India ETF-5.0% 30d

    iShares MSCI India ETF holds stocks listed in India, which this story is about (“indian”).

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+11.0% 11d

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

  • CVX Chevron+9.9% 30d

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

  • COP ConocoPhillips+11.7% 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%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE-2.42%-2.96%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
INDANo price data for this ticker———————
XOM-3.61%-3.44%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CVX-2.74%-2.34%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
COP-3.61%-3.79%baseafter closeafter 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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Indian Oil buys 3 million barrels of Iraqi Basrah crude via tender, trade sources say Oil & Gas Middle East

Source: Oil & Gas Middle East

How far United States Oil Fund (USO) has moved since 27 Oct 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Conocophillips (COP)three days earlier-3.79%final price
Conocophillips (COP)five days earlier-3.61%final price
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier-2.34%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier-2.74%final price
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)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

Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story

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

Likely winners

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    For “Indian Oil buys 3 million barrels of Iraqi Basrah crude via tender, trade sources say,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) tends to benefit, 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 “Indian Oil buys 3 million barrels of Iraqi Basrah crude via tender, trade sources say,” Chevron (CVX) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

No up or down call on file

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “Indian Oil buys 3 million barrels of Iraqi Basrah crude via tender, trade sources say,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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 “Indian Oil buys 3 million barrels of Iraqi Basrah crude via tender, trade sources say,” 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

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 27 Oct 2026 story “Indian Oil buys 3 million barrels of Iraqi Basrah crude via tender, trade sources say.” Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • INDA Ishares Tr

    For “Indian Oil buys 3 million barrels of Iraqi Basrah crude via tender, trade sources say,” Ishares Tr (INDA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI India ETF holds stocks listed in India, which this story is about (“indian”)

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

The 27 Oct 2026 story “Indian Oil buys 3 million barrels of Iraqi Basrah crude via tender, trade sources say” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of 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

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 14 sessions. The latest close on file is 900.02. USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 169.55. XLE traded between 60.95 and 69.72 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 69.32.

A simple score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“Indian Oil buys 3 million barrels of Iraqi Basrah crude via tender, trade sources say” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.