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Lafourche officials say oil spill 'under control' after well leak

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This report is about oil.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+9.3% 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.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+10.9% 15d

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

  • CVX Chevron+10.5% 30d

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

  • COP ConocoPhillips+7.7% 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+0.80%-2.73%base+1.28%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE+0.88%-0.71%base+1.54%after closeafter closeafter close
XOM+0.03%-1.79%base+1.87%after closeafter closeafter close
CVX+0.78%-1.37%base+1.67%after closeafter closeafter close
COP+0.55%-1.36%base+2.28%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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Lafourche officials say oil spill 'under control' after well leak WWLTV.com

Source: WWLTV.com

United States Oil Fund (USO) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 30 Oct 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Conocophillips (COP)that day+2.28%still updating
Conocophillips (COP)three days earlier-1.36%final price
Conocophillips (COP)five days earlier+0.55%final price
Chevron (CVX)that day+1.67%still updating
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier-1.37%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier+0.78%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day+1.28%still updating
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-2.73%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+0.80%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)that day+1.54%still updating
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier-0.71%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+0.88%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)that day+1.87%still updating
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier-1.79%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+0.03%final price

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

Companies mentioned with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “Lafourche officials say oil spill 'under control' after well leak,” 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

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “Lafourche officials say oil spill 'under control' after well leak.” Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    For “Lafourche officials say oil spill 'under control' after well leak,” 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 “Lafourche officials say oil spill 'under control' after well leak,” 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

    In “Lafourche officials say oil spill 'under control' after well leak,” 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

  • SHEL Shell

    In “Lafourche officials say oil spill 'under control' after well leak,” Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

The 30 Oct 2026 story “Lafourche officials say oil spill 'under control' after well leak” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of Energy.

For United States Oil Fund (USO), the reason on file says 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

Dates and price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 168.21. XLE traded between 61.91 and 69.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 68.72. XOM traded between 172.72 and 184.89 across 13 sessions. The latest close on file is 183.13.

How strong the case is around United States Oil Fund (USO)

54 out of 100Price not final

“Lafourche officials say oil spill 'under control' after well leak” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 6 linked companies. The price is not final yet.