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Kazakhstan says it's asked Russia to allow resumption of oil exports to Germany via Druzhba

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Key takeaways

  • Kazakhstan has asked Russia to allow it to resume oil exports to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline, and is awaiting an answer, Kazakh energy minister Erlan Akkenzhenov said on Wednesday.Akkenzhenov told reporters that Kazakhstan has the technical capability to resume exports via
  • Exposed: USO, XLE, BWET, EEM, EWG
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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Kazakhstan says it's asked Russia to allow resumption of oil exports to Germany via Druzhba

Kazakhstan has asked Russia to allow it to resume oil exports to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline, and is awaiting an answer, Kazakh energy minister Erlan Akkenzhenov said on Wednesday.Akkenzhenov told reporters that Kazakhstan has the technical capability to resume exports via

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+6.3% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.9% 30d

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

  • AMLP Alerian MLP ETF-1.7% 30d

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

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund-16.0% 30d

    United States Natural Gas Fund: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “russia” (natural gas) in this story.

  • EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF+0.0% 30d

    iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF holds stocks listed in emerging markets, which this story is about (“kazakhstan”).

  • EWG iShares MSCI Germany ETF-2.9% 30d

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

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+2.0% 16d

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

  • CVX Chevron+9.6% 30d

    Chevron (petroleum refining): 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+5.38%+6.75%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE+2.64%+4.95%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
AMLPNo price data for this ticker———————
UNGNo price data for this ticker———————
EEM+3.96%-0.13%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EWG-0.62%-0.38%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XOM+2.57%+5.49%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CVX+1.76%+4.58%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

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.

Kazakhstan says it's asked Russia to allow resumption of oil exports to Germany via Druzhba TradingView

Source: TradingView

Price since this story was published: United States Oil Fund (USO)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier+4.58%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier+1.76%final price
Ishares Tr (EEM)three days earlier-0.13%final price
Ishares Tr (EEM)five days earlier+3.96%final price
Ishares (EWG)three days earlier-0.38%final price
Ishares (EWG)five days earlier-0.62%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+6.75%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+5.38%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+4.95%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+2.64%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+5.49%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+2.57%final price

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Who collects and who pays in energy

Companies tied to this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Kazakhstan says it's asked Russia to allow resumption of oil exports to Germany via Druzhba,” 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 “Kazakhstan says it's asked Russia to allow resumption of oil exports to Germany via Druzhba,” 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

    For “Kazakhstan says it's asked Russia to allow resumption of oil exports to Germany via Druzhba,” 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

  • EEM Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (EEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Kazakhstan says it's asked Russia to allow resumption of oil exports to Germany via Druzhba.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF holds stocks listed in emerging markets, which this story is about (“kazakhstan”)

  • EWG Ishares

    For “Kazakhstan says it's asked Russia to allow resumption of oil exports to Germany via Druzhba,” Ishares (EWG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Germany ETF holds stocks listed in Germany, which this story is about (“germany”)

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    For “Kazakhstan says it's asked Russia to allow resumption of oil exports to Germany via Druzhba,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, 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 “Kazakhstan says it's asked Russia to allow resumption of oil exports to Germany via Druzhba,” Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • COP Conocophillips

    For “Kazakhstan says it's asked Russia to allow resumption of oil exports to Germany via Druzhba,” Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link

“Kazakhstan says it's asked Russia to allow resumption of oil exports to Germany via Druzhba” (4 Nov 2026) reaches United States Oil Fund (USO) through Energy.

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

Also listed, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE): 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 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. USO traded between 142.51 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 158.17. XLE traded between 63.05 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 66.70.

A simple score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“Kazakhstan says it's asked Russia to allow resumption of oil exports to Germany via Druzhba” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.