Oil and Gas COVOL Common Volatility Analysis
COVOL Index for Friday, October 24, 2025:0.8447 (0.1800)
COVOL data for
COVOL Loadings
| Loading | VW Loading | |
|---|---|---|
| PetroChina Company Limited | 0.2860 | 7.5267 |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corp | 0.2527 | 1.6085 |
| Shell PLC | 0.2477 | 0.8691 |
| BP PLC | 0.2432 | 0.8684 |
| Eni SpA | 0.2259 | 0.8224 |
| Devon Energy Corp | 0.2202 | 1.6458 |
| EOG Resources Inc | 0.2198 | 1.3672 |
| Halliburton Co | 0.2083 | 1.7069 |
| Repsol SA | 0.2062 | 0.9303 |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 0.2015 | 0.5517 |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp | 0.1980 | 1.2001 |
| Chevron Corp | 0.1971 | 0.5907 |
| Kinder Morgan Inc/DE | 0.1902 | 0.6345 |
| Princ Comp #1 | 0.1894 | 0.6012 |
| TotalEnergies SE | 0.1885 | 0.6239 |
| SLB Ltd | 0.1870 | 1.0997 |
| ConocoPhillips | 0.1849 | 0.8162 |
| Suncor Energy Inc. | 0.1828 | 1.0901 |
| Petroleo Brasileiro SA | 0.1669 | 1.7821 |
| Ecopetrol SA | 0.1610 | 1.0563 |
Top COVOL Events (new events in boldface)
| Date | COVOL | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 7, 2003 | 89.97 | Oil and gas running out faster than global warming |
| 2 | Apr 12, 2019 | 67.90 | Sanctions on Iran and Venezuela; U.S. crude oil production record high; Global Youth Climate Strike |
| 3 | Mar 9, 2020 | 62.43 | COVID - All of Italy is locked down, Saudi Arabia / Russia oil price war |
| 4 | Jun 22, 2001 | 53.76 | Exxon accused of human rights abuse, OPEC signals output would remain steady |
| 5 | Dec 7, 2001 | 46.26 | Israeli–Palestinian conflict |
| 6 | Apr 3, 2025 | 32.61 | Global equities slide as U.S. imposes broad new import tariffs |
| 7 | Mar 14, 2014 | 30.88 | Russia–Ukraine gas disputes: Annexation of Crimea |
| 8 | Jul 21, 2005 | 28.84 | Uncertainty surrounding the effects of China's currency revaluation; attacks on London's Underground and mixed earnings reports; Saudi Arabia's record budget surplus; Terasen B.C. Oil Spill |
| 9 | Nov 6, 2024 | 27.30 | Donald Trump elected president of the United States |
| 10 | Oct 31, 2003 | 26.02 | Stocks Tumble, Spurred by Dive in Consumer Confidence |
| 11 | Nov 9, 2020 | 25.83 | COVID - Pfizer early trial data suggests vaccine is 90% effective; Oil soars 8% on promising COVID-19 vaccine results; Joe Biden elected president of the United States |
| 12 | Jun 1, 2010 | 24.75 | Deepwater Horizon oil spill. US to investigate possible criminal prosecutions |
| 13 | Jun 24, 2016 | 24.43 | Brexit |
| 14 | Nov 8, 2007 | 20.71 | Global Financial Crisis - Asian markets crash; Cosco Busan oil spill |
| 15 | Sep 16, 2019 | 20.52 | Drone attack on critical Abqaiq–Khurais oil processing facilities |
| 16 | Feb 28, 2022 | 18.86 | Russia invades Ukrained; Sanctions on Russia |
| 17 | Jan 2, 2004 | 18.61 | |
| 18 | Mar 16, 2020 | 18.48 | COVID - United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) postponed |
| 19 | Mar 18, 2020 | 18.42 | COVID - Oil dropped in 3rd worst day on record as COVID-19 continues and rising worries about a global recession lead to fears of longer-term demand destruction |
| 20 | Oct 28, 2021 | 18.12 | Oil executives hearing on Climate Change |