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Northern West Virginia gas prices fall 2 cents as crude remains volatile

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+7.4% 30d

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

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund-7.2% 30d

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

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+11.0% 11d

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

  • CVX Chevron+9.9% 30d

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

  • EQT Eqt+4.5% 19d

    Eqt (crude petroleum and natural gas): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story.

  • LNG Cheniere Energy+8.9% 30d

    Cheniere Energy (natural gas distribution): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) 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 “crude” (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
UNGNo 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
EQTNo price data for this ticker———————
LNGNo price data for this ticker———————
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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Northern West Virginia gas prices fall 2 cents as crude remains volatile WV News

Source: WV News

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

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
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

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Companies in energy around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Likely winners

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    In “Northern West Virginia gas prices fall 2 cents as crude remains volatile,” 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 “crude” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    Chevron (CVX) tends to benefit, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “Northern West Virginia gas prices fall 2 cents as crude remains volatile.” Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “crude” (oil) in this story

No up or down call on file

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “Northern West Virginia gas prices fall 2 cents as crude remains volatile,” 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 “crude” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “Northern West Virginia gas prices fall 2 cents as crude remains volatile,” 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 “crude” (oil) in this story

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund

    For “Northern West Virginia gas prices fall 2 cents as crude remains volatile,” United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Natural Gas Fund: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story

  • EQT Eqt

    In “Northern West Virginia gas prices fall 2 cents as crude remains volatile,” Eqt (EQT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Eqt (crude petroleum and natural gas): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “Northern West Virginia gas prices fall 2 cents as crude remains volatile,” the 26 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 “crude” (oil) in this story

A second company, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE), is listed for a different reason: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “crude” (oil) in this story

Dates in the story, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) price range

UNG traded between 9.52 and 11.43 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 9.59. 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.

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

46 out of 100

“Northern West Virginia gas prices fall 2 cents as crude remains volatile” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.