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XOM's advantaged assets, strong crude prices and elevated refining margins support its production and refining outlook.

WTI near $100 and low-cost production in the Permian and Guyana could support XOM's earnings as drilling and AI boost output efficiency.

A 63-year-old mineral owner collects royalty checks while another company drills his wells, but filing for Social Security early turns that seemingly passive income into a high-stakes question about which dollars actually count against him.

A large energy stock is running hot on real operational strength, forcing investors to decide if the ticket price for this momentum is already too high.

In the closing of the recent trading day, ConocoPhillips (COP) stood at $132.54, denoting a -6.15% move from the preceding trading day.

Chevron just posted its strongest downstream quarter in years while quietly signing a power deal with Microsoft that management calls a repeatable model independent of oil prices. The question is whether Wall Street has already priced in the transformation or whether the bigger move is still ahead.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.18% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.68%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.29%, and September E-mini...

Trump officials say the oil-market disruption is temporary, but Chevron’s Mike Wirth and others warn global supplies are running low, with no respite in sight.

The 750-mile pipeline carries crude from eastern Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, avoiding shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

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ExxonMobil (XOM) carries the highest earnings multiple in its peer group at 20.5 times, and it is not the best business in that group. Its operating margin ranks fourth of six, and its revenue growth ranks fourth of six as well. The premium is paying for something the standalone refiners don't get credit for; MPC and VLO trade at 13.4x and 15.6x, so it's likely the combination of upstream stability and downstream optionality that's priced in, not refining margins alone.

A CNBC analysis found Trump's 9 largest energy positions rose between $1.5M and $4.4M in the first six months of fighting

Generating cash is essential for any business, but not all cash-rich companies are great investments. Some produce plenty of cash but fail to allocate it effectively, leading to missed opportunities.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down -0.34% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.83%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.19%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.41%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26...

Shares of major U. S. energy companies moved higher in premarket trading on Tuesday as crude oil prices extended their gains amid concerns about potential disruption to Middle East energy supplies.

Investing.com -- Shares of major U.S. energy companies gained in premarket trading Tuesday, tracking a rise in oil prices after Iran warned that Gulf oil and gas infrastructure could be targeted in retaliation for attacks on its own assets.

Chevron's patience is paying big dividends.

Years of political risk may finally deliver unusual economics

ConocoPhillips has followed the market’s trajectory closely, rising in tandem with the S&P 500 over the past six months. The stock has climbed by 15.3% to $136.36 per share while the index has gained 11.8%.

Chevron is taking steps to more than double its production in Venezuela, planning to invest more than $7 billion in the country over the next five years.

Sept 2 (Reuters) - Chevron said on Wednesday it had agreed with Venezuela on updated terms for its joint ventures in the country and plans to invest more than $7 billion over the next five years,

Chevron is expected to announce an expansion of its Venezuelan operations on Wednesday, hours after the country's parliament approved handing Washington control of a fifth of its oil reserves and as US Energy Secretary Chris Wright arrives to sign the agreement.View on euronews

Renewed U.S. strikes in the Strait of Hormuz sent shares of major oil companies higher Tuesday, with several on track for record highs. “The United States is, as we speak, striking Iranian Targets near the Strait of Hormuz,” President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social Tuesday afternoon. The biggest gainer was Petróleo Brasileiro, or Petrobas.

Energy ETFs could benefit as the U.S.-Venezuela oil deal drives long-term investment in Venezuela's oil infrastructure.

Investing.com -- Goldman Sachs updated its U.S. and European conviction lists for September, adding several new names as it refreshed its highest-conviction ideas heading into the autumn.

ConocoPhillips, Occidental and National Fuel Gas could weather oil and gas headwinds through low costs and integrated operations.

Goldman Sachs builds its Conviction List by identifying stocks where analysts hold their highest confidence in outperformance, and this month's screen turned up five dividend payers with yields that income investors rarely find attached to names this established.

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) CEO Ryan Lance, in his role as chair of the National Petroleum Council, has led a new report calling for coordinated national action on assessing and securing US subsurface resources. The report urges federal and state authorities, along with industry, to build a more comprehensive picture of underground energy and storage potential across the country. Its recommendations are aimed at long term energy security, including how the US manages geological formations used...

A torrent of cash returned to Chevron owners has powered market-beating returns, but it raises a sharp question about where the energy giant goes from here.

Venezuela sits on a staggering share of the world's proven oil reserves, and a new U.S. deal just handed American companies a major stake in them. But one energy expert says investors may be wildly misjudging when any of that oil actually reaches the market.