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Oil Prices Surge to Highest Level Since May as Houthi Attacks, Hormuz Threats Fuel Supply Fears

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Oil Prices Surge to Highest Level Since May as Houthi Attacks, Hormuz Threats Fuel Supply Fears

Global oil prices climbed to their highest levels since May on Thursday as renewed Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia, threats to shipping

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • FRO Frontline

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • INSW International Seaways

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    Tracks U.S. crude prices when Gulf supply is at risk

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy companies move with a Gulf supply scare

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping

    Container lines are exposed when a shipping lane is disrupted

  • MATX Matson

    Container lines are exposed when a shipping lane is disrupted

  • DAC Danaos

    Ship owners earn more when vessels are tied up longer

  • DAL Delta Air Lines

    Airlines pay more for fuel when oil prices jump

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
FRO———————
INSW———————
DHT———————
TNK———————
USO———————
XLE———————
ZIM———————
MATX———————
DAC———————
DAL———————

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Oil Prices Surge to Highest Level Since May as Houthi Attacks, Hormuz Threats Fuel Supply Fears The Diplomatic Insight

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