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Ukraine Shifts Drone Strikes From Russian Oil Refineries to Steel Plants

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This report is about oil and refining.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+4.8% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.5% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • CRAK VanEck Oil Refiners ETF

    VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refineries” (refining) in this story.

  • SLX VanEck Steel ETF-2.9% 17d

    VanEck Steel ETF: it holds steelmakers. Linked by “steel” (steel) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+9.0% 13d

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

  • VLO Valero Energy+1.2% 30d

    Valero Energy (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refineries” (refining) in this story.

  • CVX Chevron+7.9% 30d

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

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum+10.2% 7d

    Marathon Petroleum (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refineries” (refining) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO-2.37%+3.62%base+2.37%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE-0.12%+1.60%base+0.10%after closeafter closeafter close
CRAKNo price data for this ticker———————
SLXNo price data for this ticker———————
XOM-1.00%+1.85%base+0.89%after closeafter closeafter close
VLONo price data for this ticker———————
CVX-0.66%+2.17%base+0.66%after closeafter closeafter close
MPCNo price data for this ticker———————

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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Ukraine Shifts Drone Strikes From Russian Oil Refineries to Steel Plants Kyiv Post

Source: Kyiv Post

United States Oil Fund (USO) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 28 Oct 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Chevron (CVX)that day+0.66%still updating
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier+2.17%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier-0.66%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day+2.37%still updating
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+3.62%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier-2.37%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)that day+0.10%still updating
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+1.60%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-0.12%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)that day+0.89%still updating
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+1.85%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier-1.00%final price

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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

    In “Ukraine Shifts Drone Strikes From Russian Oil Refineries to Steel Plants,” 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

    For “Ukraine Shifts Drone Strikes From Russian Oil Refineries to Steel Plants,” 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

  • CRAK Vaneck Etf Trust

    For “Ukraine Shifts Drone Strikes From Russian Oil Refineries to Steel Plants,” Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refineries” (refining) in this story

  • SLX Vaneck Etf Trust

    In “Ukraine Shifts Drone Strikes From Russian Oil Refineries to Steel Plants,” Vaneck Etf Trust (SLX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck Steel ETF: it holds steelmakers. Linked by “steel” (steel) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    For “Ukraine Shifts Drone Strikes From Russian Oil Refineries to Steel Plants,” 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

  • VLO Valero Energy

    For “Ukraine Shifts Drone Strikes From Russian Oil Refineries to Steel Plants,” Valero Energy (VLO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Valero Energy (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refineries” (refining) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    In “Ukraine Shifts Drone Strikes From Russian Oil Refineries to Steel Plants,” Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum

    In “Ukraine Shifts Drone Strikes From Russian Oil Refineries to Steel Plants,” Marathon Petroleum (MPC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Marathon Petroleum (petroleum refining): refiners' margins move with crude and fuel prices. Linked by “refineries” (refining) in this story

United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link

On 28 Oct 2026, “Ukraine Shifts Drone Strikes From Russian Oil Refineries to Steel Plants” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to Energy.

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

What this energy story puts on the calendar

USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 163.62. XLE traded between 61.05 and 69.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 68.23.

A simple score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100Price not final

“Ukraine Shifts Drone Strikes From Russian Oil Refineries to Steel Plants” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.