Top Oil Stocks To Consider - April 9th

Key Points

• Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX) and Occidental Petroleum (OXY) are the three oil stocks MarketBeat's screener highlights as top picks to watch today.
• These firms are integrated and upstream energy players whose shares provide exposure to crude oil and LNG and are typically sensitive to crude-oil prices, geopolitical events, and energy demand, often producing cyclical returns and dividend income.
• The companies posted the highest dollar trading volume among oil stocks in recent days, indicating elevated market interest and liquidity.

Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and Occidental Petroleum are the three Oil stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Oil stocks are shares of companies involved in the production, refining, transportation, or services of crude oil and petroleum products—this includes integrated majors, independent producers, refiners, and oilfield service firms. For investors, they provide equity exposure to the oil industry and tend to be sensitive to crude-oil prices, geopolitical events, and energy demand, often showing cyclical returns and, in some cases, dividend income. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Oil stocks within the last several days.

Exxon Mobil (XOM)

Exxon Mobil 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.

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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.

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Occidental Petroleum (OXY)

Occidental Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties in the United States, the Middle East, and North Africa. It operates through three segments: Oil and Gas, Chemical, and Midstream and Marketing. The company's Oil and Gas segment explores for, develops, and produces oil and condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas.

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