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Thu, Apr 9th, 2026

Top Oil Stocks for an Energy Dependent World

A list of publicly traded stocks and ETFs involved in oil drilling, production, exploration, refining, and marketing.
Thu, Apr 9th, 2026

Despite talk about moving away from oil dependence, the fact remains that much of the world cannot function without oil. Whenever oil supply is disrupted, the price surges, which trickles down and impacts the cost of food, shipping, and transportation, just to name a few examples. For this reason and many others, investors may want exposure to oil stocks. Oil stocks can include companies involved in drilling, production, exploration, refining and marketing. Barchart’s Top Oil Stocks list will help investors identify and compare oil stocks to find the best investment opportunities.

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Oil Stocks News

Up 24% in 2026 and Yielding 3.1%, How Should You Play SHEL Stock Amid an Iran Ceasefire?

Shell is riding a rare combination of surging oil prices, strong trading gains, and a 25% year‑to‑date stock rally that has pushed SHEL to its best run in years, even as the Iran conflict forces the...

QAM26 : 96.57 (+0.68%)
SHEL : 91.09 (-1.00%)
MTLPF : 41.1500 (-3.15%)
Stock Indexes Rebound Despite Rising Oil Prices

Gemini said Major U.S. stock indexes are rebounding today, led by a 0.48% gain in the Nasdaq 100, even as crude oil prices surge over 5% due to the ongoing blockage of the Strait of Hormuz and escalating...

AMAT : 397.81 (+3.13%)
INTU : 361.69 (-7.14%)
SNDK : 851.57 (+9.05%)
CVX : 190.36 (-1.31%)
CRCL : 85.10 (-9.89%)
SLB : 52.54 (+1.27%)
TXN : 214.98 (+2.91%)
$IUXX : 25,082.09 (+0.72%)
ZNM26 : 111-080 (+0.01%)
OXY : 58.53 (-2.07%)
FANG : 186.31 (-0.09%)
LRCX : 258.76 (+4.98%)
Oil Prices Crash 16% on Iran War Ceasefire—Why ExxonMobil Is Still the Only Buy That Makes Sense

Oil prices and stocks had soared on the escalation of the Iran war, but a two-week ceasefire sent them plummeting. However, regardless of whether the ceasefire holds or new hostilities break out, one oil...

CLK26 : 98.82 (+0.97%)
$SPX : 6,824.66 (+0.62%)
XOM : 155.04 (-0.76%)
SHEL : 91.09 (-1.00%)
CBM26 : 96.59 (+0.70%)
BP : 45.90 (+0.02%)
Stocks Slip Before the Open as Oil Rebounds Amid Fragile U.S.-Iran Ceasefire, PCE Inflation and GDP Data in Focus

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are down -0.31%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are down -0.25% this morning as oil prices advanced amid waning optimism about the U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

ALK : 39.90 (-0.03%)
META : 628.39 (+2.61%)
STAA : 25.21 (+20.74%)
MU : 421.51 (+3.63%)
TXN : 214.98 (+2.91%)
CCL : 27.85 (-0.64%)
ESM26 : 6,860.50 (-0.04%)
OXY : 58.53 (-2.07%)
APA : 38.97 (+0.57%)
INTC : 61.72 (+4.70%)
LRCX : 258.76 (+4.98%)
APLD : 25.57 (-7.99%)
Oil plunges below $95 as the Dow surges 1,300 in a worldwide rally following a ceasefire with Iran

Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat of devastating attacks against Iran

CVX : 190.36 (-1.31%)
COP : 123.47 (-1.40%)
NCLH : 19.96 (-0.99%)
$SPX : 6,824.66 (+0.62%)
XOM : 155.04 (-0.76%)
$DOWI : 48,185.80 (+0.58%)
CME : 298.93 (-1.28%)
CCL.LN : 2,036.000 (-1.83%)
$IUXX : 25,082.09 (+0.72%)
Stocks Finish Sharply Higher on US-Iran Ceasefire

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed up +2.51%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +2.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +2.90%. June E-mini...

ALK : 39.90 (-0.03%)
MSTR : 128.86 (+0.44%)
MPC : 223.52 (-3.65%)
SNDK : 851.57 (+9.05%)
HL : 19.30 (-1.23%)
CDE : 19.72 (unch)
ADI : 351.36 (+1.49%)
COIN : 169.02 (-3.47%)
OXY : 58.53 (-2.07%)
FANG : 186.31 (-0.09%)
STX : 500.77 (+0.90%)
WDC : 337.88 (-0.27%)
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