US Authorizes Release of 4 Million Barrels of Crude Oil From Strategic Reserve
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US Authorizes Release of 4 Million Barrels of Crude Oil From Strategic Reserve Egypt Oil & Gas
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
US Authorizes Release of 4 Million Barrels of Crude Oil From Strategic Reserve Egypt Oil & Gas
Source: Egypt Oil & Gas
The price since 11 Oct 2026: United States Oil Fund (USO) versus the S&P 500
Since the first closing price after “US Authorizes Release of 4 Million Barrels of Crude Oil From Strategic Reserve,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +6.44%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +7.91% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +2.70%, a +3.74% difference versus that group of stocks.
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) | that day | -2.66% | final price |
| Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) | the next day | -4.51% | final price |
| Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) | two days later | -9.69% | final price |
| Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) | three days later | -12.66% | final price |
| Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) | three days earlier | +1.28% | final price |
| Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) | five days earlier | +3.10% | final price |
| Amplify Energy (AMPY) | that day | +1.01% | final price |
| Amplify Energy (AMPY) | the next day | +3.13% | final price |
| Amplify Energy (AMPY) | two days later | -2.68% | final price |
| Amplify Energy (AMPY) | three days later | -2.68% | final price |
| Amplify Energy (AMPY) | three days earlier | -0.22% | final price |
| Amplify Energy (AMPY) | five days earlier | -0.89% | final price |
| Atmos Energy (ATO) | that day | +0.47% | final price |
| Atmos Energy (ATO) | the next day | +1.10% | final price |
| Atmos Energy (ATO) | two days later | +1.43% | final price |
| Atmos Energy (ATO) | three days later | +1.39% | final price |
| Atmos Energy (ATO) | three days earlier | -1.53% | final price |
| Atmos Energy (ATO) | five days earlier | -2.24% | final price |
| Bloom Energy (BE) | that day | -6.35% | final price |
| Bloom Energy (BE) | the next day | -5.98% | final price |
| Bloom Energy (BE) | two days later | -14.60% | final price |
| Bloom Energy (BE) | three days later | -15.67% | final price |
| Bloom Energy (BE) | three days earlier | +3.94% | final price |
| Bloom Energy (BE) | five days earlier | +2.26% | final price |
| United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) | that day | +1.77% | final price |
| United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) | the next day | +1.77% | final price |
| United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) | two days later | +1.69% | final price |
| United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) | three days later | +1.38% | final price |
| United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) | three days earlier | -3.24% | final price |
| United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) | five days earlier | -3.94% | final price |
Disclosure records for United States Oil Fund (USO) within two months of 11 Oct 2026
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).
Who collects and who pays in energy
Companies mentioned with this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
For “US Authorizes Release of 4 Million Barrels of Crude Oil From Strategic Reserve,” 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
United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 11 Oct 2026 story “US Authorizes Release of 4 Million Barrels of Crude Oil From Strategic Reserve.” 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
For “US Authorizes Release of 4 Million Barrels of Crude Oil From Strategic Reserve,” 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 “US Authorizes Release of 4 Million Barrels of Crude Oil From Strategic Reserve,” 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
In “US Authorizes Release of 4 Million Barrels of Crude Oil From Strategic Reserve,” 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
Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Oct 2026 story “US Authorizes Release of 4 Million Barrels of Crude Oil From Strategic Reserve.” 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 11 Oct 2026 story “US Authorizes Release of 4 Million Barrels of Crude Oil From Strategic Reserve.” 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 “US Authorizes Release of 4 Million Barrels of Crude Oil From Strategic Reserve,” 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
The 11 Oct 2026 story “US Authorizes Release of 4 Million Barrels of Crude Oil From Strategic Reserve” names United States Oil Fund (USO) because of 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
Also listed, United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO): Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
Price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)
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.
The energy score for United States Oil Fund (USO)
46 out of 100
“US Authorizes Release of 4 Million Barrels of Crude Oil From Strategic Reserve” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.