The Single Customer: Who Governs Iran’s Oil Trade with China
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The Single Customer: Who Governs Iran’s Oil Trade with China The China-Global South Project
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
The Single Customer: Who Governs Iran’s Oil Trade with China The China-Global South Project
Source: The China-Global South Project
The price since 12 Oct 2026: United States Oil Fund (USO) versus the S&P 500
Since the first closing price after “The Single Customer: Who Governs Iran’s Oil Trade with China,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +5.04%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +6.51% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +0.92%, a +4.13% difference versus that group of stocks.
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| COP | that day | +2.44% | final price |
| COP | the next day | +3.47% | final price |
| COP | two days later | +3.03% | final price |
| COP | three days later | +6.51% | final price |
| COP | three days earlier | -2.44% | final price |
| COP | five days earlier | -5.98% | final price |
| CVX | that day | +1.30% | final price |
| CVX | the next day | +3.29% | final price |
| CVX | two days later | +2.02% | final price |
| CVX | three days later | +4.63% | final price |
| CVX | three days earlier | -1.61% | final price |
| CVX | five days earlier | -3.45% | final price |
| MPC | that day | +3.86% | final price |
| MPC | the next day | +5.51% | final price |
| MPC | two days later | +3.72% | final price |
| MPC | three days later | +4.08% | final price |
| MPC | three days earlier | +0.92% | final price |
| MPC | five days earlier | -5.88% | final price |
| OIH | that day | +0.51% | final price |
| OIH | the next day | -1.62% | final price |
| OIH | two days later | -3.10% | final price |
| OIH | three days later | -1.60% | final price |
| OIH | three days earlier | -0.38% | final price |
| OIH | five days earlier | +0.75% | final price |
| OXY | that day | +0.85% | final price |
| OXY | the next day | +0.47% | final price |
| OXY | two days later | -0.75% | final price |
| OXY | three days later | +2.06% | final price |
| OXY | three days earlier | -1.39% | final price |
| OXY | five days earlier | -4.58% | final price |
Who reported a United States Oil Fund (USO) trade near this story
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Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)
Companies tied to this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
For “The Single Customer: Who Governs Iran’s Oil Trade with China,” 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
- BNO United States Brent Oil Fund
For “The Single Customer: Who Governs Iran’s Oil Trade with China,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) 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
- XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr
In “The Single Customer: Who Governs Iran’s Oil Trade with China,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) 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
- XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf
For “The Single Customer: Who Governs Iran’s Oil Trade with China,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) 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
- AEIS Advanced Energy Industries
For “The Single Customer: Who Governs Iran’s Oil Trade with China,” Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AEIS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- AMPY Amplify Energy
For “The Single Customer: Who Governs Iran’s Oil Trade with China,” Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AMPY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- ATO Atmos Energy
In “The Single Customer: Who Governs Iran’s Oil Trade with China,” Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ATO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- BE Bloom Energy
In “The Single Customer: Who Governs Iran’s Oil Trade with China,” Bloom Energy (BE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
How “The Single Customer: Who Governs Iran’s Oil Trade with China” reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)
The 12 Oct 2026 story “The Single Customer: Who Governs Iran’s Oil Trade with China” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of Energy.
The link for United States Oil Fund (USO) is this: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is here too. Its reason reads: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
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. USO traded between 141.82 and 162.99 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 160.80. XLE traded between 60.95 and 68.51 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.80.
A simple score for United States Oil Fund (USO)
46 out of 100
“The Single Customer: Who Governs Iran’s Oil Trade with China” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.