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Oil Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - July 20th

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Key Points

  • Five oil stocks are highlighted as top names to watch: ExxonMobil, Chevron, Valero Energy, Shell, and ConocoPhillips. MarketBeat says these shares have seen the highest dollar trading volume among oil stocks in recent days.
  • ExxonMobil and Chevron are emphasized as major integrated oil players with operations spanning exploration, production, refining, and related energy services. Both companies remain closely tied to crude oil prices and broader energy market conditions.
  • Valero, Shell, and ConocoPhillips round out the list, each with diversified exposure across refining, LNG, petrochemicals, and global upstream assets. The article suggests these names may be worth tracking as oil-market sentiment evolves.
  • MarketBeat previews the top five stocks to own by August 1st.

ExxonMobil, Chevron, Valero Energy, Shell, and ConocoPhillips are the five Oil stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. “Oil stocks” are shares of publicly traded companies involved in the exploration, production, refining, transportation, or sale of oil and gas. For stock market investors, the term usually refers to energy-sector companies whose profits and share prices are closely tied to crude oil prices, supply and demand trends, and broader energy market conditions. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Oil stocks within the last several days.

ExxonMobil (XOM)

ExxonMobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products segments. The Upstream segment explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas.

Read Our Latest Research Report on XOM

Chevron (CVX)

Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the integrated energy and chemicals operations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification of liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas; and carbon capture and storage, as well as a gas-to-liquids plant.

Read Our Latest Research Report on CVX

Valero Energy (VLO)

Valero Energy Corporation manufactures, markets, and sells petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol.

Read Our Latest Research Report on VLO

Shell (SHEL)

Shell plc operates as an energy and petrochemical company Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, the United States, and Rest of the Americas. The company operates through Integrated Gas, Upstream, Marketing, Chemicals and Products, and Renewables and Energy Solutions segments. It explores for and extracts crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids; markets and transports oil and gas; produces gas-to-liquids fuels and other products; and operates upstream and midstream infrastructure to deliver gas to market.

Read Our Latest Research Report on SHEL

ConocoPhillips (COP)

ConocoPhillips explores for, produces, transports, and markets crude oil, bitumen, natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and natural gas liquids in the United States, Canada, China, Libya, Malaysia, Norway, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company's portfolio includes unconventional plays in North America; conventional assets in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia; global LNG developments; oil sands assets in Canada; and an inventory of global exploration prospects.

Read Our Latest Research Report on COP

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