Geopolitics Alpha

Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks

Published . Updated .

Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks Bloomberg.com

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • FRO Frontline

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • INSW International Seaways

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • DHT DHT Holdings

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • TNK Teekay Tankers

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    Oil prices move when Iranian supply is at risk

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy companies move with Iran supply risk

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • CVX Chevron

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • STNG Scorpio Tankers

    Tanker operators earn more when freight rates spike

  • DAL Delta Air Lines

    Airlines pay more for fuel when oil prices jump

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
FRO———————
INSW———————
DHT———————
TNK———————
USO———————
XLE———————
XOM———————
CVX-2.61%-3.22%—+1.43%+2.75%+4.76%+3.48%
STNG———————
DAL———————

Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks Bloomberg.com

Source: Bloomberg

United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 12 Oct 2026

Since the first closing price after “Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is +3.06%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +4.53% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +0.92%, a +2.14% difference versus that group of stocks.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
COPthat day+2.57%final price
COPthe next day+5.07%final price
COPtwo days later+6.13%final price
COPthree days later+5.67%final price
COPthree days earlier-3.18%final price
COPfive days earlier-4.28%final price
CVXthat day+1.43%final price
CVXthe next day+2.75%final price
CVXtwo days later+4.76%final price
CVXthree days later+3.48%final price
CVXthree days earlier-3.22%final price
CVXfive days earlier-2.61%final price
MPCthat day+0.99%final price
MPCthe next day+4.89%final price
MPCtwo days later+6.56%final price
MPCthree days later+4.75%final price
MPCthree days earlier-2.77%final price
MPCfive days earlier-4.71%final price
OIHthat day+0.08%final price
OIHthe next day+0.59%final price
OIHtwo days later-1.55%final price
OIHthree days later-3.03%final price
OIHthree days earlier-1.76%final price
OIHfive days earlier+1.60%final price
OXYthat day+1.72%final price
OXYthe next day+2.59%final price
OXYtwo days later+2.20%final price
OXYthree days later+0.96%final price
OXYthree days earlier-3.14%final price
OXYfive days earlier-2.97%final price
BNO
SPY
XLE

United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) on one side of this energy story

Companies tied to this story

  • BNO United States Brent Oil Fund

    United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks.” Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks.” Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

    For “Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks,” iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • VDE Vanguard World Fd

    For “Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks,” Vanguard World Fd (VDE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • FENY

    For “Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks,” FENY is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf

    In “Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • IEZ Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf

    For “Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks,” Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) and the energy link

United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is the company in “Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks,” the 12 Oct 2026 Energy story.

The link for United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is this: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is here too. Its reason reads: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

What this energy story puts on the calendar

BNO traded between 57.39 and 67.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.10. GSG traded between 35.09 and 37.22 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 37.04. UGA traded between 140.00 and 152.81 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 143.49.

What the saved facts support for United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)

46 out of 100

“Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 15 linked companies.