Hormuz traffic remains near a standstill as Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ campaign pushes Brent closer to $100.

While most investors chase flashy tech names, a quiet group of blue-chip dividend payers is staging a stunning run in 2026 that even the S&P 500 cannot match. The companies behind these gains may surprise you.

Corinth Pipeworks will produce nearly 250km of LSAW steel line pipe with a total weight of roughly 120,000t.

TRGP nears a 52-week high after an 85.2% rally, but premium valuation, heavy spending and moderating marketing gains raise questions.

A German regulator found a carbon credits project funded by an ExxonMobil (XOM) unit to be suspiciou

A carbon-credits project funded by ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. was among dozens found by German authorities to be “suspicious,” to have overstated their environmental impact or to be fake.

Energy stocks rose late Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index increasing 0.9% and the

A fifth consecutive oil-price increase is strengthening Exxon's cash-flow outlook while reviving inflation risk.

Energy stocks rose Thursday afternoon with the NYSE Energy Sector Index gaining 1.1% and the State S

Brent crude just broke $95 and the August inflation print has not yet landed, which means the window to position ahead of the next dividend cycle is closing fast. Three energy companies are already converting the spike into bigger shareholder checks, and the structural reasons why they can keep doing it through an $80 pullback are worth understanding before prices move again.

Exxon and Chevron just reported the same quarter with two completely different bets on where energy profits come from next. One is selling electrons to Microsoft for the next 20 years while the other doubles down on molecules, and only one of those strategies wins in a world where AI rewires the grid.

A mechanical yield screen is quietly outpacing the S&P 500 this year by excluding most of the AI complex before a single share is purchased, and the valuation gap it creates raises a question worth answering before the rotation reverses.

XOM could benefit from WTI above $80 as low-cost Permian and Guyana production supports its exploration and production earnings.

Energy stocks were rising pre-bell Thursday, with the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XL

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.5% and the actively tr

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COP's earnings momentum and LNG growth support its outlook, but a premium valuation and execution risks raise the stakes.

CVE targets nearly 1.1 MMBoe/d by 2028, backed by record oil sands output and a pipeline of growth projects that are either completed or currently in progress.

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. has told Kazakhstan that the nation’s top oil field is already on the cusp of peak output and that its production will slump sharply in the coming decade.

Restricted shipping and falling Russian exports are strengthening an already powerful cash-flow machine.

A five-year correlation this low is not a statistical curiosity; it is what an earnings stream built on barrels and product margins looks like beside the index.

ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) shares are trading higher on Wednesday as buyers continue to lean into the stock’s longer-term uptrend, even as momentum readings flash a more "stretched" setup near recent highs. As the U.S.-Iran war continues to disrupt oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the broader energy sector has emerged as one of the best-performing market sectors in 2026, gaining about 40% year to date. U.S. crude prices are climbing above $85 a barrel. On Wednesday, at the time of writing, WTI

TRGP nears a 52-week high after an 85.2% rally, but premium valuation, heavy spending and moderating marketing gains raise questions.

CVE trades below its industry EV/EBITDA average as strong oil prices and refining performance offset spending, tax and policy risks.

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Host Kenny Polcari joins Academy Securities' Peter Tchir and Wall Street Alliance Group's Aadil Zaman to break down the shift toward production for security, how to hedge geopolitical risks using the energy sector, and why the real AI money is moving into phase 2 industrial beneficiaries.

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) moved higher after its Mozambique unit and Area 4 partners awarded about US$1.1b in pre investment contracts for the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 project, advancing early development work. See our latest analysis for ExxonMobil Holdings. The Rovuma LNG contracts come on top of a busy few weeks for ExxonMobil Holdings, which has also signed 20 year midstream agreements in the Permian Basin and reported record production alongside strong free cash flow. The share price is up...

AI could create nearly $500 billion in value for E&P companies by 2030 through lower costs and higher production.

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US equity indexes ended lower Tuesday after crude oil prices rose and the 30-year government bond yi

Exxon gains as crude prices rise amid Iran tensions while record production and $17.2 billion free cash flow support results.

Energy stocks gained late Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 1.1% and the S

The safest Vanguard funds can help you through a volatile market by adding stability to your portfolio at low cost.

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A quiet energy giant has been running one of the market’s great cash machines, but what did that torrent of money actually buy for its owners.

Energy stock Targa gained on AI-driven natural gas demand — and a big, new Exxon deal in the Permian Basin.

Dividend growth ETFs offer investors a steadily growing stream of passive income and exposure to quality companies.

TRP expands its ExxonMobil pact through 2046, adding Permian acreage, 825 MMcf/d of processing capacity and Bull Run II.

These are quality stocks that generate high dividends that investors can rely on for years.

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Some of the market’s best dividend stocks come from an industry that can be surprisingly dependable for income investors: energy. Oil and natural gas prices can swing sharply from one year to the next, yet energy stocks have never been forced to cut their dividend payments. ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation (NYSE:XOM) and Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) both […]

The contracts were awarded by ExxonMobil Moçambique on behalf of Area 4 partners ENH, CNPC, Eni, KOGAS and XRG.

​📈 Follow our live markets data and coverage. If there’s any business for which changing course really is like turning around a supertanker, it’s Big Oil. At the beginning of this year, the Western world’s five large, integrated energy companies were talking about things like “structural cost efficiencies,” “consistent delivery” and “superior shareholder returns, despite declining oil prices.”

Not all profitable companies are built to last - some rely on outdated models or unsustainable advantages. Just because a business is in the green today doesn’t mean it will thrive tomorrow.

ExxonMobil Holdings (NYSE:XOM) and partners awarded US$1.1b in contracts to launch early work on the Mozambique Rovuma LNG Phase 1 project. The contracts support initial development activities ahead of a final investment decision on the large liquefied natural gas project. The move aims to address supply chain constraints early and prepare for potential acceleration of construction once full approval is secured. For readers looking to explore more ideas connected to large scale energy...

ExxonMobil and its partners have committed $1.1 billion to early work on Mozambique’s planned Rovuma LNG development.

Chevron's operational execution has been strong, but a smaller, high-visibility slice of its roadmap for future growth runs through some of the world's toughest neighborhoods. Here is what that means for the stock.

Aristotle Capital Management, LLC, an investment management company, released its “Core Equity Fund” Q2 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The fund returned 14.69% in the second quarter of 2026, slightly trailing the 15.20% gain of the S&P 500 Index as market performance remained highly concentrated in artificial intelligence (AI)-related […]

APA has jumped nearly 100% over the last year, while Woodside Energy Group ADR is up by 32% year to date.