Japan Urges Oil Stockpiling, Development as Mideast Risks Rise
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Japan Urges Oil Stockpiling, Development as Mideast Risks Rise Bloomberg.com
Directly affected
- No company is 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
Japan urges oil stockpiling and development as Mideast risks rise The Japan Times
Source: The Japan Times
How far United States Oil Fund (USO) has moved since 12 Oct 2026
Since the first closing price after “Japan Urges Oil Stockpiling, Development as Mideast Risks Rise,” 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 | +2.57% | final price |
| COP | the next day | +5.07% | final price |
| COP | two days later | +6.13% | final price |
| COP | three days later | +5.67% | final price |
| COP | three days earlier | -3.18% | final price |
| COP | five days earlier | -4.28% | final price |
| CVX | that day | +1.43% | final price |
| CVX | the next day | +2.75% | final price |
| CVX | two days later | +4.76% | final price |
| CVX | three days later | +3.48% | final price |
| CVX | three days earlier | -3.22% | final price |
| CVX | five days earlier | -2.61% | final price |
| MPC | that day | +0.99% | final price |
| MPC | the next day | +4.89% | final price |
| MPC | two days later | +6.56% | final price |
| MPC | three days later | +4.75% | final price |
| MPC | three days earlier | -2.77% | final price |
| MPC | five days earlier | -4.71% | final price |
| OIH | that day | +0.08% | final price |
| OIH | the next day | +0.59% | final price |
| OIH | two days later | -1.55% | final price |
| OIH | three days later | -3.03% | final price |
| OIH | three days earlier | -1.76% | final price |
| OIH | five days earlier | +1.60% | final price |
| OXY | that day | +1.72% | final price |
| OXY | the next day | +2.59% | final price |
| OXY | two days later | +2.20% | final price |
| OXY | three days later | +0.96% | final price |
| OXY | three days earlier | -3.14% | final price |
| OXY | five days earlier | -2.97% | final price |
Disclosure records for United States Oil Fund (USO) within two months of 12 Oct 2026
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Middle East, seven days against thirty
Middle East has 0 linked stories in the last 7 days and 0 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Japan Urges Oil Stockpiling, Development as Mideast Risks Rise.”
Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)
Companies tied to this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
In “Japan Urges Oil Stockpiling, Development as Mideast Risks Rise,” 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
For “Japan Urges Oil Stockpiling, Development as Mideast Risks Rise,” 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
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Japan Urges Oil Stockpiling, Development as Mideast Risks Rise.” 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 “Japan Urges Oil Stockpiling, Development as Mideast Risks Rise,” 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
Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Japan Urges Oil Stockpiling, Development as Mideast Risks Rise.” 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
In “Japan Urges Oil Stockpiling, Development as Mideast Risks Rise,” 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 “Japan Urges Oil Stockpiling, Development as Mideast Risks Rise.” 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
In “Japan Urges Oil Stockpiling, Development as Mideast Risks Rise,” Bloom Energy (BE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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
How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)
The 12 Oct 2026 story “Japan Urges Oil Stockpiling, Development as Mideast Risks Rise” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of Middle East.
What ties United States Oil Fund (USO) to the headline is this: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is here too. Its reason reads: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
The price range for United States Oil Fund (USO), 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. 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.
The energy score for United States Oil Fund (USO)
54 out of 100
“Japan Urges Oil Stockpiling, Development as Mideast Risks Rise” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 10 linked companies.