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Qatari gas carrier Al Mayeda struck in Gulf waters — Anadolu Agency

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Qatari gas carrier Al Mayeda struck in Gulf waters — Anadolu Agency

Qatari LNG carrier Al Mayeda was struck by unidentified objects in Gulf waters on Friday evening. Nakilat said no crew members were injured and there was no environmental impact.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund-11.6% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+12.1% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “gas” (natural gas) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund+13.9% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “gas” (oil) in this story.

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

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

  • QAT iShares MSCI Qatar ETF

    iShares MSCI Qatar ETF holds stocks listed in Qatar, which this story is about (“qatari”).

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+13.4% 16d

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

  • LNG Cheniere Energy+20.1% 30d

    Cheniere Energy (natural gas distribution): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “gas” (natural gas) in this story.

  • EQT Eqt+4.1% 30d

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

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
UNG+5.45%+4.74%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE-0.51%-2.20%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
USO-1.54%-1.29%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWET-4.39%-3.93%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
QAT-5.18%+0.43%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XOMNo price data for this ticker———————
LNG-8.99%-9.90%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EQT-0.98%+1.53%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter 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.

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Qatari gas carrier Al Mayeda struck in Gulf waters — Anadolu Agency UA.NEWS

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United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier-3.93%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier-4.39%final price
Eqt (EQT)three days earlier+1.53%final price
Eqt (EQT)five days earlier-0.98%final price
Cheniere Energy (LNG)three days earlier-9.90%final price
Cheniere Energy (LNG)five days earlier-8.99%final price
Ishares Tr (QAT)three days earlier+0.43%final price
Ishares Tr (QAT)five days earlier-5.18%final price
United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)three days earlier+4.74%final price
United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)five days earlier+5.45%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-1.29%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier-1.54%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier-2.20%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-0.51%final price

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Who gains and who loses around United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund

    United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “Qatari gas carrier Al Mayeda struck in Gulf waters — Anadolu Agency.” Reason on file: United States Natural Gas Fund: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “gas” (natural gas) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “Qatari gas carrier Al Mayeda struck in Gulf waters — Anadolu Agency,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “gas” (natural gas) in this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “Qatari gas carrier Al Mayeda struck in Gulf waters — Anadolu Agency.” Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “gas” (oil) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “Qatari gas carrier Al Mayeda struck in Gulf waters — Anadolu Agency.” Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “gas” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • QAT Ishares Tr

    In “Qatari gas carrier Al Mayeda struck in Gulf waters — Anadolu Agency,” Ishares Tr (QAT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Qatar ETF holds stocks listed in Qatar, which this story is about (“qatari”)

  • LNG Cheniere Energy

    Cheniere Energy (LNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “Qatari gas carrier Al Mayeda struck in Gulf waters — Anadolu Agency.” Reason on file: Cheniere Energy (natural gas distribution): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “gas” (natural gas) in this story

  • EQT Eqt

    Eqt (EQT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “Qatari gas carrier Al Mayeda struck in Gulf waters — Anadolu Agency.” Reason on file: Eqt (crude petroleum and natural gas): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “gas” (natural gas) in this story

  • KMI Kinder Morgan

    Kinder Morgan (KMI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “Qatari gas carrier Al Mayeda struck in Gulf waters — Anadolu Agency.” Reason on file: Kinder Morgan (natural gas transmission): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “gas” (natural gas) in this story

United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)

“Qatari gas carrier Al Mayeda struck in Gulf waters — Anadolu Agency” (1 Nov 2026) reaches United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) through this story.

For United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG), the reason on file says United States Natural Gas Fund: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “gas” (natural gas) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is here too. Its reason reads: Energy Select Sector SPDR: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “gas” (natural gas) in this story

Dates and price levels for United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)

UNG traded between 8.95 and 11.43 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 9.08. USO traded between 141.82 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 168.83. XLE traded between 62.06 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 70.00.

A simple score for United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)

46 out of 100

“Qatari gas carrier Al Mayeda struck in Gulf waters — Anadolu Agency” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.