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Tanker costs pressure Asian refiners

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Tanker costs pressure Asian refiners Oil & Gas 360

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

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping

    Container lines are exposed when a shipping lane is disrupted

  • MATX Matson

    Container lines are exposed when a shipping lane is disrupted

  • 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-10.06%-4.93%—-4.68%-10.98%-11.10%-14.13%
INSW-6.50%-4.12%—-5.08%-9.51%-12.06%-16.19%
DHT-10.73%-7.26%—-6.10%-11.78%-11.22%-13.37%
TNK———————
ZIM———————
MATX———————
XOM———————
CVX-5.81%-2.68%—+1.96%+0.71%+3.29%+3.06%
STNG———————
DAL+4.31%+3.29%—-3.63%-1.85%-5.25%-6.17%

Tanker costs pressure Asian refiners Oil & Gas 360

Source: Oil & Gas 360

How far United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) has moved since 14 Oct 2026

Since the first closing price after “Tanker costs pressure Asian refiners,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is +3.45%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.67% over the same days, a +4.12% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +1.88%, a +1.58% difference versus that group of stocks.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
CVXthat day+1.96%final price
CVXthe next day+0.71%final price
CVXtwo days later+3.29%final price
CVXthree days later+3.06%final price
CVXthree days earlier-2.68%final price
CVXfive days earlier-5.81%final price
DALthat day-3.63%final price
DALthe next day-1.85%final price
DALtwo days later-5.25%final price
DALthree days later-6.17%final price
DALthree days earlier+3.29%final price
DALfive days earlier+4.31%final price
DHTthat day-6.10%final price
DHTthe next day-11.78%final price
DHTtwo days later-11.22%final price
DHTthree days later-13.37%final price
DHTthree days earlier-7.26%final price
DHTfive days earlier-10.73%final price
FROthat day-4.68%final price
FROthe next day-10.98%final price
FROtwo days later-11.10%final price
FROthree days later-14.13%final price
FROthree days earlier-4.93%final price
FROfive days earlier-10.06%final price
INSWthat day-5.08%final price
INSWthe next day-9.51%final price
INSWtwo days later-12.06%final price
INSWthree days later-16.19%final price
INSWthree days earlier-4.12%final price
INSWfive days earlier-6.50%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

    In “Tanker costs pressure Asian refiners,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) 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

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 14 Oct 2026 story “Tanker costs pressure Asian refiners.” 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

    In “Tanker costs pressure Asian refiners,” 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 “Tanker costs pressure Asian refiners,” 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 “Tanker costs pressure Asian refiners,” 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

    For “Tanker costs pressure Asian refiners,” 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

    Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 14 Oct 2026 story “Tanker costs pressure Asian refiners.” 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

    For “Tanker costs pressure Asian refiners,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

How energy news reaches United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)

On 14 Oct 2026, “Tanker costs pressure Asian refiners” is the story that connects United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) to Energy.

United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is on the page because Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

A second company, United States Gasoline Fund (UGA), is listed for a different reason: Oil-transport or export disruption can transmit through crude and refined-product prices, energy-producer cash flows, and oil-services activity

Price levels for United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO)

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.

How solid the energy case looks

46 out of 100

“Tanker costs pressure Asian refiners” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 15 linked companies.