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energy · sector mood
1980
year mood
+0.32
· -0.80 to +0.80 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1
+1 bullish
month values ▾
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.80 | +0.80 | +0.75 | -0.78 | +0.60 | -0.74 | +0.60 | +0.60 | -0.80 | +0.70 | +0.70 | +0.65 |
Prices stayed near record highs and the September Iran-Iraq war reignited them, sustaining a drilling boom at its peak; the April windfall-profit tax clawed back part of producers' bonanza but owners still felt flush.
How this mood is scored ▾
Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or
makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why?
The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown
above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is
quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through
the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked.
This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count).
· last computed Jul 06, 2026
Top energy stories of 1980
Sep
Iraq Invades Iran; War Between OPEC Giants Knocks Out 4 Million Barrels a Day
upi.com →
Full-scale war erupted between two of OPEC's largest producers, halting both countries' exports and damaging Gulf refineries and terminals. Spot crude spiked toward $40 and the conflict extended the second oil shock into 1981, cementing record energy prices.