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Iraq, Syria discuss oil exports via Baniyas pipeline with capacity of 2M barrels per day

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ENERGYIraq, Syria discuss oil exportsvia Baniyas pipeline with capacityof 2M barrels per dayGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about oil and pipelines. Names like XOM 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+4.8% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.5% 30d

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

  • AMLP Alerian MLP ETF-3.0% 30d

    Alerian MLP ETF: it holds pipeline operators. Linked by “pipeline” (pipelines) in this story.

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF+54.8% 19d

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

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+9.0% 13d

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

  • CVX Chevron+7.9% 30d

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

  • COP ConocoPhillips+8.3% 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-2.37%+3.62%base+2.37%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE-0.12%+1.60%base+0.10%after closeafter closeafter close
AMLPNo price data for this ticker———————
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
XOM-1.00%+1.85%base+0.89%after closeafter closeafter close
CVX-0.66%+2.17%base+0.66%after closeafter closeafter close
COP-1.53%+1.93%base+0.87%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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Iraq, Syria discuss oil exports via Baniyas pipeline with capacity of 2M barrels per day Anadolu Ajansı

Source: Anadolu Ajansı

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

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Conocophillips (COP)that day+0.87%still updating
Conocophillips (COP)three days earlier+1.93%final price
Conocophillips (COP)five days earlier-1.53%final price
Chevron (CVX)that day+0.66%still updating
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier+2.17%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier-0.66%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day+2.37%still updating
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+3.62%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier-2.37%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)that day+0.10%still updating
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+1.60%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-0.12%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)that day+0.89%still updating
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+1.85%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier-1.00%final price

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Who collects and who pays in energy

Likely winners

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    In “Iraq, Syria discuss oil exports via Baniyas pipeline with capacity of 2M barrels per day,” 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

No up or down call on file

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Iraq, Syria discuss oil exports via Baniyas pipeline with capacity of 2M barrels per day,” 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 “Iraq, Syria discuss oil exports via Baniyas pipeline with capacity of 2M barrels per day,” 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

  • AMLP Alps Etf Tr

    Alps Etf Tr (AMLP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “Iraq, Syria discuss oil exports via Baniyas pipeline with capacity of 2M barrels per day.” Reason on file: Alerian MLP ETF: it holds pipeline operators. Linked by “pipeline” (pipelines) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    For “Iraq, Syria discuss oil exports via Baniyas pipeline with capacity of 2M barrels per day,” Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story

United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link

United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “Iraq, Syria discuss oil exports via Baniyas pipeline with capacity of 2M barrels per day,” the 28 Oct 2026 Energy story.

United States Oil Fund (USO) is on the page because 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

What this energy story puts on the calendar

AMLP traded between 51.53 and 53.60 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 53.12. USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 163.62. XLE traded between 61.05 and 69.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 68.23.

A simple score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100Price not final

“Iraq, Syria discuss oil exports via Baniyas pipeline with capacity of 2M barrels per day” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.