Yet another oil tanker catches fire in east of Hormuz Strait
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TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – Iran's Army announced that another oil tanker caught fire early this morning on Wednesday in an unauthorized area east of the Strait of Hormuz after colliding with a naval mine.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d
Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.
- USO United States Oil Fund-1.1% 30d
United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.
- ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF+1.1% 30d
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “army” (defense) in this story.
- FRO Frontline+1.0% 30d
Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.
- DHT DHT Holdings
DHT Holdings (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.
- INSW International Seaways-10.7% 18d
International Seaways (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.
- TNK Teekay Tankers
Teekay Tankers (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story.
- XOM ExxonMobil Holdings-2.7% 17d
ExxonMobil Holdings (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
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWET | +35.67% | +29.19% | base | +4.90% | after close | after close | after close |
| USO | +2.78% | +4.95% | base | +2.37% | after close | after close | after close |
| ITA | -2.04% | -4.68% | base | +0.51% | after close | after close | after close |
| FRO | +10.52% | +3.52% | base | +4.39% | after close | after close | after close |
| DHT | +6.01% | -0.62% | base | +4.90% | after close | after close | after close |
| INSW | +1.26% | -0.13% | base | +3.20% | after close | after close | after close |
| TNK | +3.72% | +0.36% | base | +3.09% | after close | after close | after close |
| XOM | +3.07% | +0.89% | base | +1.25% | after close | after close | after 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.
Yet another oil tanker catches fire in east of Hormuz Strait Mehr News Agency
Source: Mehr News Agency
Earlier energy stories for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET): 18 cases
Across 18 earlier stories, Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) the next day averaged -21.97%. The largest gain was -19.70% and the largest drop was -22.25%, from 18 prices.
| Company | When | Average | Largest gain | Largest drop | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) | the next day | -21.97% | -19.70% | -22.25% | 18 |
| Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) | three days later | -30.61% | -30.61% | -30.61% | 2 |
| United States Oil Fund (USO) | the next day | -7.10% | -6.32% | -7.20% | 18 |
| United States Oil Fund (USO) | three days later | -5.41% | -4.86% | -9.82% | 18 |
| Frontline (FRO) | the next day | -7.65% | -7.65% | -7.65% | 7 |
| Frontline (FRO) | three days later | -12.44% | -12.44% | -12.44% | 7 |
| DHT Holdings (DHT) | the next day | -7.65% | -7.65% | -7.65% | 7 |
| DHT Holdings (DHT) | three days later | -12.88% | -12.88% | -12.88% | 7 |
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- Aramco Targets Hormuz Bypass with East-West Pipeline Expansion
- Watch US Hits Iran’s Qeshm Island as Hormuz Talks Keep Oil Markets on Edge
- Strait of Hormuz Disruptions: Soaring fuel prices and the burden of inflation
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) since “Yet another oil tanker catches fire in east of Hormuz Strait,” compared with the market
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) | that day | +4.90% | still updating |
| Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) | three days earlier | +29.19% | final price |
| Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) | five days earlier | +35.67% | final price |
| DHT Holdings (DHT) | that day | +4.90% | still updating |
| DHT Holdings (DHT) | three days earlier | -0.62% | final price |
| DHT Holdings (DHT) | five days earlier | +6.01% | final price |
| Frontline (FRO) | that day | +4.39% | still updating |
| Frontline (FRO) | three days earlier | +3.52% | final price |
| Frontline (FRO) | five days earlier | +10.52% | final price |
| International Seaways (INSW) | that day | +3.20% | still updating |
| International Seaways (INSW) | three days earlier | -0.13% | final price |
| International Seaways (INSW) | five days earlier | +1.26% | final price |
| ITA | that day | +0.51% | still updating |
| ITA | three days earlier | -4.68% | final price |
| ITA | five days earlier | -2.04% | final price |
| Teekay Tankers (TNK) | that day | +3.09% | still updating |
| Teekay Tankers (TNK) | three days earlier | +0.36% | final price |
| Teekay Tankers (TNK) | five days earlier | +3.72% | final price |
| United States Oil Fund (USO) | that day | +2.37% | still updating |
| United States Oil Fund (USO) | three days earlier | +4.95% | final price |
| United States Oil Fund (USO) | five days earlier | +2.78% | final price |
| ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) | that day | +1.25% | still updating |
| ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) | three days earlier | +0.89% | final price |
| ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) | five days earlier | +3.07% | final price |
Congressional trades in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 14 Oct 2026. That is 28 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) (jointly held), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 31 Aug 2026. That is 72 days before publication. Filed 25 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Chevron (CVX), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 14 Oct 2026. That is 28 days before publication. Filed 27 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Chevron (CVX) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 23 Sep 2026. That is 49 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar bought Chevron (CVX), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 2 Sep 2026. That is 70 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
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).
Strait of Hormuz, seven days against thirty
Geopolitics Alpha has 212 stories about Strait of Hormuz from the past 7 days and 695 stories from the past 30. That is about its usual pace over the past month. “Yet another oil tanker catches fire in east of Hormuz Strait” is tagged to Strait of Hormuz.
Who collects and who pays in energy
Companies that tend to gain
- FRO Frontline
In “Yet another oil tanker catches fire in east of Hormuz Strait,” Frontline (FRO) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Frontline (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story
- DHT DHT Holdings
For “Yet another oil tanker catches fire in east of Hormuz Strait,” DHT Holdings (DHT) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: DHT Holdings (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story
- INSW International Seaways
For “Yet another oil tanker catches fire in east of Hormuz Strait,” International Seaways (INSW) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: International Seaways (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story
- TNK Teekay Tankers
In “Yet another oil tanker catches fire in east of Hormuz Strait,” Teekay Tankers (TNK) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Teekay Tankers (water transportation): tanker owners earn more when more crude has to move by sea. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story
No up or down call on file
- BWET Amplify Commodity Trust
In “Yet another oil tanker catches fire in east of Hormuz Strait,” 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 “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
For “Yet another oil tanker catches fire in east of Hormuz Strait,” 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
- XOM ExxonMobil Holdings
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Nov 2026 story “Yet another oil tanker catches fire in east of Hormuz Strait.” 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
In “Yet another oil tanker catches fire in east of Hormuz Strait,” 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
How “Yet another oil tanker catches fire in east of Hormuz Strait” reaches Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)
On 11 Nov 2026, “Yet another oil tanker catches fire in east of Hormuz Strait” is the story that connects Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) to Strait of Hormuz.
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is on the page because Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “tanker” (tanker shipping) in this story
Also listed, United States Oil Fund (USO): United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story
The price range for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET), and the dates in the story
BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. FRO traded between 47.51 and 59.74 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 48.49. USO traded between 143.02 and 171.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 148.41.
The energy score for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)
46 out of 100Price not final
“Yet another oil tanker catches fire in east of Hormuz Strait” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.