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Ukraine temporarily halts strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from Trump - report

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Ukraine temporarily halts strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from Trump - report

The unofficial pause is expected to last until after the US midterm elections and potentially deeper into November, it added.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+7.3% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.2% 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.

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund-7.8% 30d

    United States Natural Gas Fund: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “russian” (natural gas) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+10.3% 14d

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

  • VLO Valero Energy+1.5% 30d

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

  • CVX Chevron+8.4% 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+0.80%-2.73%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE+0.88%-0.71%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CRAKNo price data for this ticker———————
UNGNo price data for this ticker———————
XOM+0.03%-1.79%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
VLONo price data for this ticker———————
CVX+0.78%-1.37%baseafter closeafter 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 temporarily halts strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from Trump - report The Jerusalem Post

Source: The Jerusalem Post

United States Oil Fund (USO) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 30 Oct 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier-1.37%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier+0.78%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-2.73%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+0.80%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier-0.71%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier+0.88%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier-1.79%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier+0.03%final price

Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story

Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).

Companies in energy around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies carried with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “Ukraine temporarily halts strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from Trump - report.” 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 “Ukraine temporarily halts strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from Trump - report,” 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

    Vaneck Etf Trust (CRAK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “Ukraine temporarily halts strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from Trump - report.” Reason on file: VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: it holds refiners, whose margins move with fuel prices. Linked by “refineries” (refining) in this story

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund

    United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “Ukraine temporarily halts strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from Trump - report.” Reason on file: United States Natural Gas Fund: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “russian” (natural gas) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    In “Ukraine temporarily halts strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from Trump - report,” 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

    In “Ukraine temporarily halts strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from Trump - report,” 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

    Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “Ukraine temporarily halts strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from Trump - report.” 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 temporarily halts strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from Trump - report,” 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

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

The 30 Oct 2026 story “Ukraine temporarily halts strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from Trump - report” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of 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

Price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 166.69. XLE traded between 61.05 and 69.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 68.46.

The energy score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“Ukraine temporarily halts strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from Trump - report” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.