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OPEC+ Oil Production Rises in October, Nearing Pre-Iran War Rates

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Key takeaways

  • OPEC+ crude oil production jumped in October, led by a sharp increase in output from Saudi Arabia despite continued disruption to…
  • Exposed: USO, XLE, ITA, BWET, XOM
  • Market reaction: XLE +1.6% on the day; USO +0.1% on the day; BWET +4.9% on the day

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OPEC+ Oil Production Rises in October, Nearing Pre-Iran War Rates

OPEC+ crude oil production jumped in October, led by a sharp increase in output from Saudi Arabia despite continued disruption to…

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund-1.1% 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.

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF+1.1% 30d

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “war” (defense) in this story.

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “iran” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • KSA iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF-7.7% 30d

    iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF holds stocks listed in Saudi Arabia, which this story is about (“saudi”).

  • CEW WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund

    WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund holds emerging-market currencies, which move on news like this from Saudi Arabia.

  • EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF+0.3% 6d

    iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Saudi Arabia

  • EMLC VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF-2.0% 30d

    VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from Saudi Arabia.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO+2.78%+4.95%base+0.08%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE+2.11%-0.95%base+1.59%after closeafter closeafter close
ITA-2.04%-4.68%base+1.19%after closeafter closeafter close
BWET+35.67%+29.19%base+4.90%after closeafter closeafter close
KSANo price data for this ticker———————
CEWNo price data for this ticker———————
EMBNo price data for this ticker———————
EMLCNo 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.

OPEC+ Oil Production Rises in October, Nearing Pre-Iran War Rates MarineLink

Source: MarineLink

United States Oil Fund (USO) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 11 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)that day+4.90%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier+29.19%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier+35.67%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)that day+1.19%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days earlier-4.68%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)five days earlier-2.04%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day+0.08%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+4.95%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+2.78%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)that day+1.59%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier-0.95%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+2.11%final price

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

The side that tends to collect

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) tends to benefit, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “OPEC+ Oil Production Rises in October, Nearing Pre-Iran War Rates.” 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

    Chevron (CVX) tends to benefit, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “OPEC+ Oil Production Rises in October, Nearing Pre-Iran War Rates.” Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum

    For “OPEC+ Oil Production Rises in October, Nearing Pre-Iran War Rates,” Occidental Petroleum (OXY) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Occidental Petroleum (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

No up or down call on file

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “OPEC+ Oil Production Rises in October, Nearing Pre-Iran War Rates,” 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 “OPEC+ Oil Production Rises in October, Nearing Pre-Iran War Rates,” 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

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “OPEC+ Oil Production Rises in October, Nearing Pre-Iran War Rates.” Reason on file: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “war” (defense) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    For “OPEC+ Oil Production Rises in October, Nearing Pre-Iran War Rates,” 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 “iran” (tanker shipping) in this story

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “OPEC+ Oil Production Rises in October, Nearing Pre-Iran War Rates,” the 11 Nov 2026 Energy story.

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

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is here too. Its reason reads: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

Price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

ITA traded between 197.59 and 218.73 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 216.38. USO traded between 143.02 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 148.41. XLE traded between 63.05 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 66.70.

The energy score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“OPEC+ Oil Production Rises in October, Nearing Pre-Iran War Rates” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.