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Simulated Winter Oil Spills Induce Damaging Carryover Effects on Waterfowl Reproduction

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Key takeaways

  • A coupled simulation model reveals that winter petroleum contamination sharply reduces subsequent mallard reproductive success through lethal losses and pervasive sublethal carryover deficits.
  • Exposed: USO, XLE, XOM, CVX, COP
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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Simulated Winter Oil Spills Induce Damaging Carryover Effects on Waterfowl Reproduction

A coupled simulation model reveals that winter petroleum contamination sharply reduces subsequent mallard reproductive success through lethal losses and pervasive sublethal carryover deficits.

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.

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-2.9% 30d

    iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “deficit” (US interest rates) 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.

  • CVX Chevron+3.0% 30d

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

  • COP ConocoPhillips+6.9% 30d

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

  • SHEL Shell+3.5% 11d

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

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase+0.1% 30d

    JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “deficit” (US interest rates) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO+5.62%-2.06%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE+9.12%+3.08%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
TLT-0.24%-0.19%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XOM+8.37%+2.16%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CVX+7.15%+2.05%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
COP+7.74%+0.44%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
SHEL+5.91%+2.77%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
JPM+1.86%+5.31%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.

Simulated Winter Oil Spills Induce Damaging Carryover Effects on Waterfowl Reproduction Bioengineer.org

Source: Bioengineer.org

Price since this story was published: United States Oil Fund (USO)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Conocophillips (COP)three days earlier+0.44%final price
Conocophillips (COP)five days earlier+7.74%final price
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier+2.05%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier+7.15%final price
JPMthree days earlier+5.31%final price
JPMfive days earlier+1.86%final price
Shell (SHEL)three days earlier+2.77%final price
Shell (SHEL)five days earlier+5.91%final price
TLTthree days earlier-0.19%final price
TLTfive days earlier-0.24%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-2.06%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+5.62%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+3.08%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+9.12%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+2.16%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+8.37%final price

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Who collects and who pays in energy

Companies tied to this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 7 Nov 2026 story “Simulated Winter Oil Spills Induce Damaging Carryover Effects on Waterfowl Reproduction.” Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 7 Nov 2026 story “Simulated Winter Oil Spills Induce Damaging Carryover Effects on Waterfowl Reproduction.” Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 7 Nov 2026 story “Simulated Winter Oil Spills Induce Damaging Carryover Effects on Waterfowl Reproduction.” 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) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 7 Nov 2026 story “Simulated Winter Oil Spills Induce Damaging Carryover Effects on Waterfowl Reproduction.” Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • COP Conocophillips

    Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 7 Nov 2026 story “Simulated Winter Oil Spills Induce Damaging Carryover Effects on Waterfowl Reproduction.” Reason on file: ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • SHEL Shell

    Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 7 Nov 2026 story “Simulated Winter Oil Spills Induce Damaging Carryover Effects on Waterfowl Reproduction.” Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

The 7 Nov 2026 story “Simulated Winter Oil Spills Induce Damaging Carryover Effects on Waterfowl Reproduction” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of Energy.

United States Oil Fund (USO) is on the page because United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

A second company, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE), is listed for a different reason: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

Price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

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. XOM traded between 167.40 and 188.47 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 169.46.

How strong the case is around United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“Simulated Winter Oil Spills Induce Damaging Carryover Effects on Waterfowl Reproduction” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.