Trump donor Harold Hamm's Continental Resources to develop oil region in Venezuela
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Continental said it undertook an "independent evaluation of opportunities" in Venezuela after President Donald Trump called for the industry to invest.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- XOM Exxon Mobil
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- CVX Chevron
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- OXY Occidental Petroleum
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- COP ConocoPhillips
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- VLO Valero
Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices
- MPC Marathon Petroleum
Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices
- XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration
A fund of oil and gas producers
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR
A fund of energy companies
- USO United States Oil Fund
This fund moves with oil prices
- OIH VanEck Oil Services
Oilfield services rise when drilling follows oil prices
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
The price since 16 Sep 2026: United States Oil Fund (USO) versus the S&P 500
Since the first closing price after “Trump donor Harold Hamm's Continental Resources to develop oil region in Venezuela,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +3.52%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.52% over the same days, a +3.00% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +5.18%, a -1.66% difference versus that group of stocks.
Official trades in United States Oil Fund (USO) around 16 Sep 2026
- Gilbert Cisneros buy Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 13 days after publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Trump donor Harold Hamm's Continental Resources to develop oil region in Venezuela.”
- Nancy Pelosi buy Bloom Energy (BE) ($500,001 - $1,000,000). That is 50 days before publication, inside 60 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Trump donor Harold Hamm's Continental Resources to develop oil region in Venezuela.”
- Nancy Pelosi buy Bloom Energy (BE) ($1,000,001 - $5,000,000). That is 54 days before publication, inside 60 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Trump donor Harold Hamm's Continental Resources to develop oil region in Venezuela.”
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Companies in energy around United States Oil Fund (USO)
Companies tied to this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “Trump donor Harold Hamm's Continental Resources to develop oil region in Venezuela.” 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 “Trump donor Harold Hamm's Continental Resources to develop oil region in Venezuela,” 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
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “Trump donor Harold Hamm's Continental Resources to develop oil region in Venezuela.” 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
State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “Trump donor Harold Hamm's Continental Resources to develop oil region in Venezuela.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- AEIS Advanced Energy Industries
In “Trump donor Harold Hamm's Continental Resources to develop oil region in Venezuela,” 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
In “Trump donor Harold Hamm's Continental Resources to develop oil region in Venezuela,” 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
Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “Trump donor Harold Hamm's Continental Resources to develop oil region in Venezuela.” 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 “Trump donor Harold Hamm's Continental Resources to develop oil region in Venezuela,” 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
United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link
“Trump donor Harold Hamm's Continental Resources to develop oil region in Venezuela” (16 Sep 2026) reaches United States Oil Fund (USO) through Energy.
For United States Oil Fund (USO), the reason on file says 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
The price range for United States Oil Fund (USO), and the dates in the story
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)
100 out of 100
“Trump donor Harold Hamm's Continental Resources to develop oil region in Venezuela” scores 100 out of 100. The score uses 10 linked companies.