Oil rises on fresh tanker attacks, but heads for steep weekly loss
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This report is about oil and tanker shipping. Names like FRO and DHT typically gain because frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- USO United States Oil Fund-5.0% 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.
- BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d
Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.
- FRO Frontline+1.0% 30d
Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.
- DHT DHT Holdings
DHT Holdings (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.
- INSW International Seaways-9.6% 14d
International Seaways (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.
- TNK Teekay Tankers
Teekay Tankers (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.
- XOM ExxonMobil Holdings-2.7% 17d
ExxonMobil Holdings (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
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USO | +13.96% | +6.75% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| XLE | +13.47% | +8.12% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| BWET | +38.94% | +24.54% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| FRO | +27.38% | +17.44% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| DHT | +22.29% | +17.01% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| INSW | +18.39% | +10.91% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| TNK | +22.76% | +16.36% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| XOM | +13.27% | +7.37% | base | after close | after close | after close | after 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.
Oil rises on fresh tanker attacks, but heads for steep weekly loss Investing.com
Source: Investing.com
Energy
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BWET | three days earlier | +24.54% | final price |
| BWET | five days earlier | +38.94% | final price |
| DHT | three days earlier | +17.01% | final price |
| DHT | five days earlier | +22.29% | final price |
| FRO | three days earlier | +17.44% | final price |
| FRO | five days earlier | +27.38% | final price |
| INSW | three days earlier | +10.91% | final price |
| INSW | five days earlier | +18.39% | final price |
| TNK | three days earlier | +16.36% | final price |
| TNK | five days earlier | +22.76% | final price |
| USO | three days earlier | +6.75% | final price |
| USO | five days earlier | +13.96% | final price |
| XLE | three days earlier | +8.12% | final price |
| XLE | five days earlier | +13.47% | final price |
| XOM | three days earlier | +7.37% | final price |
| XOM | five days earlier | +13.27% | final price |
Energy
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 14 Oct 2026. That is 23 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) (jointly held), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 31 Aug 2026. That is 67 days before publication. Filed 25 Sep 2026. View the filing.
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How solid the energy case looks
12 out of 100
“Oil rises on fresh tanker attacks, but heads for steep weekly loss” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources.