Oil and Gas Stocks Definition: Oil and gas companies fall into several categories: integrated operations (exploration, production, refining and distribution), upstream operations (exploration, production), midstream (storage and transportation), or downstream operations (refining and distribution). There are 100’s of oil and gas companies but not all have the ability to weather the boom and bust cycle of the oil and gas industry. To help narrow the list, we limited our selection to oil and gas companies with a market cap of $50 billion or more. The following table lists the 18 oil and gas stocks that made the cut.
Oil and Gas Stocks Description: The following table includes and can be sorted on: company name, dividend yield, market cap, stock price, and the intraday stock price percent change. This live table is updated throughout the trading day. Don’t miss out on important revisions to our Oil and Gas Stocks list. Get our free Dogs of the Dow Newsletter.
Oil and Gas Stocks FAQ
What are the top 10 oil stocks?
The top 10 oil stocks based purely on market cap are: ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, PetroChina, TotalEnergies, ConocoPhillips, Equinor, BP, Enbridge, and Petrobras.
Are any of the oil & gas stocks also Dogs of the Dow?
Yes, Chevron is a 2022 Dogs of the Dow stock.
Are any of the oil & gas stocks also Dividend Aristocrats?
Chevron and ExxonMobil are both on the Dividend Aristocrats list. ExxonMobil is also members of the 2022 Top 10 Dividend Aristocrats which makes it one of the highest paying Dividend Aristocrats.
Are any of the oil & gas stocks on the Dividend Champions list?
Yes, three of them are. Chevron, Embridge, and Enterprise Products are also members of the 2022 Top 10 Dividend Champions List.
Are any of the oil & gas stocks on the Dividend Achievers list?
Enterprise Products is both on the Oil & Gas Stocks List and the 2022 Top 10 Dividend Achievers List.
Is there an oil ETF?
The oldest and largest oil ETF is the United States Oil ETF (USO) launched on April 10, 2006.