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UAE leads Japan’s September oil imports, U.S. ranks second, Saudi third

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UAE leads Japan’s September oil imports, U.S. ranks second, Saudi third

TOKYO: The UAE was Japan’s primary source of crude oil in September 2026, supplying 28.2 million barrels, or 48.5% of total imports, according to data released Friday by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI).

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+9.3% 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.

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF-0.2% 30d

    iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“japan”).

  • UAE iShares MSCI UAE ETF

    iShares MSCI UAE ETF holds stocks listed in the UAE, which this story is about (“uae”).

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+10.9% 15d

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

  • CVX Chevron+10.5% 30d

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

  • COP ConocoPhillips+8.3% 30d

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

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO-1.54%-1.29%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE-0.51%-2.20%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWETPrices arriving within minutes———after closeafter closeafter closeafter close
EWJPrices arriving within minutes———after closeafter closeafter closeafter close
UAEPrices arriving within minutes———after closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XOM-1.45%-2.77%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CVX-1.54%-2.69%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
COP-1.71%-3.24%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.

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UAE leads Japan’s September oil imports, U.S. ranks second, Saudi third アラブニュース

Source: 블루밍비트

United States Oil Fund (USO) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Conocophillips (COP)three days earlier-3.24%final price
Conocophillips (COP)five days earlier-1.71%final price
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier-2.69%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier-1.54%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-1.29%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier-1.54%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier-2.20%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-0.51%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier-2.77%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier-1.45%final price

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Companies in energy around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “UAE leads Japan’s September oil imports, U.S. ranks second, Saudi third,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “UAE leads Japan’s September oil imports, U.S. ranks second, Saudi third,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    For “UAE leads Japan’s September oil imports, U.S. ranks second, Saudi third,” Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “oil” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • EWJ Ishares

    For “UAE leads Japan’s September oil imports, U.S. ranks second, Saudi third,” Ishares (EWJ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Japan ETF holds stocks listed in Japan, which this story is about (“japan”)

  • KSA Ishares Msci Saudi Arabia Etf

    Ishares Msci Saudi Arabia Etf (KSA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 31 Oct 2026 story “UAE leads Japan’s September oil imports, U.S. ranks second, Saudi third.” Reason on file: iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF holds stocks listed in Saudi Arabia, which this story is about (“saudi”)

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    In “UAE leads Japan’s September oil imports, U.S. ranks second, Saudi third,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. 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 31 Oct 2026 story “UAE leads Japan’s September oil imports, U.S. ranks second, Saudi third.” Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • COP Conocophillips

    In “UAE leads Japan’s September oil imports, U.S. ranks second, Saudi third,” Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): 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)

United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “UAE leads Japan’s September oil imports, U.S. ranks second, Saudi third,” the 31 Oct 2026 Energy story.

The link for United States Oil Fund (USO) is this: 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

Dates and price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 168.21. XLE traded between 61.91 and 69.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 68.72.

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

46 out of 100

“UAE leads Japan’s September oil imports, U.S. ranks second, Saudi third” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.