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Sempra Sees Manufacturing, Oil and Natural Gas Supporting Texas Utility Growth

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Key takeaways

  • Exposed: UNG, XLE, USO, XLU, EQT
  • Market reaction: UNG +1.5% on the day (still updating); XLE +0.5% on the day (still updating); WMB +1.6% on the day (still updating)

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ENERGYSempra Sees Manufacturing, Oil andNatural Gas Supporting TexasUtility GrowthSREGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about natural gas and oil.

Directly affected

  • SRE Sempra+1.7% 6d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund-19.6% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.9% 30d

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

  • USO United States Oil Fund-5.0% 30d

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

  • XLU Utilities Select Sector SPDR+3.6% 30d

    Utilities Select Sector SPDR: it holds power utilities. Linked by “utility” (power and utilities) in this story.

  • EQT Eqt+5.1% 30d

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

  • LNG Cheniere Energy+5.7% 30d

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

  • KMI Kinder Morgan

    Kinder Morgan (natural gas transmission): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “natural gas” (natural gas) in this story.

  • WMB The Williams Companies

    The Williams Companies (natural gas transmission): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “natural gas” (natural gas) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
SRE+7.77%+6.84%base-1.44%after closeafter closeafter close
UNG-1.94%-1.51%base+1.51%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE+13.47%+8.12%base+0.49%after closeafter closeafter close
USO+13.96%+6.75%base-0.11%after closeafter closeafter close
XLU+0.30%+0.25%base-0.81%after closeafter closeafter close
EQT+9.38%+7.16%base+0.65%after closeafter closeafter close
LNG+18.19%+11.32%base-0.54%after closeafter closeafter close
KMI+12.15%+8.91%base-0.26%after closeafter closeafter close
WMB+15.76%+12.83%base+1.56%after 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.

Sempra Sees Manufacturing, Oil and Natural Gas Supporting Texas Utility Growth Natural Gas Intelligence

Source: Natural Gas Intelligence

United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 6 Nov 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Eqt (EQT)that day+0.65%still updating
Eqt (EQT)three days earlier+7.16%final price
Eqt (EQT)five days earlier+9.38%final price
Kinder Morgan (KMI)that day-0.26%still updating
Kinder Morgan (KMI)three days earlier+8.91%final price
Kinder Morgan (KMI)five days earlier+12.15%final price
Cheniere Energy (LNG)that day-0.54%still updating
Cheniere Energy (LNG)three days earlier+11.32%final price
Cheniere Energy (LNG)five days earlier+18.19%final price
SREthat day-1.44%still updating
SREthree days earlier+6.84%final price
SREfive days earlier+7.77%final price
United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)that day+1.51%still updating
United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)three days earlier-1.51%final price
United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)five days earlier-1.94%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day-0.11%still updating
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+6.75%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+13.96%final price
Williams Companies (WMB)that day+1.56%still updating
Williams Companies (WMB)three days earlier+12.83%final price
Williams Companies (WMB)five days earlier+15.76%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)that day+0.49%still updating
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+8.12%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+13.47%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLU)that day-0.81%still updating
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLU)three days earlier+0.25%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLU)five days earlier+0.30%final price

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Companies in energy around United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)

Companies carried with this story

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund

    For “Sempra Sees Manufacturing, Oil and Natural Gas Supporting Texas Utility Growth,” 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 “natural gas” (natural gas) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 6 Nov 2026 story “Sempra Sees Manufacturing, Oil and Natural Gas Supporting Texas Utility Growth.” Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “natural gas” (natural gas) in this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Sempra Sees Manufacturing, Oil and Natural Gas Supporting Texas Utility Growth,” 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

  • XLU Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “Sempra Sees Manufacturing, Oil and Natural Gas Supporting Texas Utility Growth,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Utilities Select Sector SPDR: it holds power utilities. Linked by “utility” (power and utilities) in this story

  • EQT Eqt

    In “Sempra Sees Manufacturing, Oil and Natural Gas Supporting Texas Utility Growth,” 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 “natural gas” (natural gas) in this story

  • LNG Cheniere Energy

    Cheniere Energy (LNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 6 Nov 2026 story “Sempra Sees Manufacturing, Oil and Natural Gas Supporting Texas Utility Growth.” Reason on file: Cheniere Energy (natural gas distribution): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “natural gas” (natural gas) in this story

  • KMI Kinder Morgan

    For “Sempra Sees Manufacturing, Oil and Natural Gas Supporting Texas Utility Growth,” Kinder Morgan (KMI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Kinder Morgan (natural gas transmission): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “natural gas” (natural gas) in this story

  • WMB Williams Companies

    In “Sempra Sees Manufacturing, Oil and Natural Gas Supporting Texas Utility Growth,” Williams Companies (WMB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: The Williams Companies (natural gas transmission): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “natural gas” (natural gas) in this story

How energy news reaches United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)

The 6 Nov 2026 story “Sempra Sees Manufacturing, Oil and Natural Gas Supporting Texas Utility Growth” names United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) because of Energy.

What ties United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) to the headline is this: United States Natural Gas Fund: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “natural 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 “natural gas” (natural gas) in this story

Dates in the story, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) price range

UNG traded between 8.95 and 11.43 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 9.28. USO traded between 143.02 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 145.42. XLE traded between 63.05 and 70.15 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 66.70.

How solid the energy case looks

54 out of 100Price not final

“Sempra Sees Manufacturing, Oil and Natural Gas Supporting Texas Utility Growth” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.