Top Oil & Natural Gas Stocks 2012

By Tim - http://stockstobuy.org

Oil & Gas stocks are active as oil trades back around $95 in November 2011. Below is a list of the top rated Oil & Gas stocks. Check out my Top Oil Stock Picks in 2012. Also, I would keep tabs on the latest developments in the Eagle Ford Shale & Bakken Shale.

ConocoPhillips (COP) - ConocoPhillips (COP) dropped back to $70 on Wednesday. COP will have support at $67 and resistance at $75. COP is a strong buy below $65 for the long term. ConocoPhillips (COP) is active in the new emerging shale play called the Tuscaloosa Shale.

Chevron Corp (CVX) - Chevron Corp (CVX) is another oil & gas stock to buy. CVX is back trading below $105. CVX is a strong buy below $98.

Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) - Devon Energy (DVN) is back testing $66. DVN will have resistance located at $67. DVN is a strong buy below $60.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) - Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) is trading back below $26. CHK has really ramped up in the Eagle Ford Shale & Bakken Shale over the past eight months. They have also signed a huge JV in the Niobrara Shale. CHK is now a legit USA Oil Play and is a buy below $25. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) recently did a Utica Shale multi billion dollar joint venture.

Western Refining, Inc. (WNR) - Western Refining, Inc. (WNR) is trading back below $17. WNR is a buy below $15 for a trade.

EnCana Corporation (ECA) - Encana Corp (ECA) is a great Oil and Natural Gas stock play. ECA is now trading back $20. Look for Encana to hit Oil in the Collingwood Shale & Duvernay Shale in 2011-2012. ECA remains a strong buy below $20.

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG) - Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG) has some nice oil assets around the USA and is the first company to talk about the Chainman Shale. We also recently heard about the Smackover Brown Dense, another emerging play.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) - Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) is all over the place in the US and Internationally. I personally like APC because of their Eagle Ford Shale and Niobrara Shale holdings. APC has support at $70, resistance is located at $81.

Hess Corporation (HES) - Hess Corporation (HES) is a solid energy company worth watching going into 2012. HES is currently trading at $61.39 and is a buy below $55 if we see a large pullback.

Top US Shale Stocks 2011

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC)
Approach Resources, Inc. (AREX)
Apache Corp. (APA)
Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI)
Brigham Exploration Co. (BEXP)
BP plc (BP)
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG)
Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. (CRZO)
Chevron Corporation (CVX)
Cimarex Energy Co. (XEC)
Continental Resources Inc. (CLR)
Concho Resources, Inc. (CXO)
ConocoPhillips (COP)
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK)
Crimson Exploration Inc. (CXPO)
Denbury Resources Inc. (DNR)
Devon Energy Corporation (DVN)
EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG)
EXCO Resources Inc. (XCO)
Forest Oil Corp. (FST)
Geomet, Inc. (GMET)
GeoResources, Inc. (GEOI)
GMX Resources Inc. (GMXR)
Halliburton Company (HAL)
Hess Corporation (HES)
Linn Energy, LLC (LINE)
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. (MHR)
Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO)
MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU)
Newfield Exploration Co. (NFX)
Nexen Inc. (NXY)
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NOV)
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NOG)
Newfield Exploration Co. (NFX)
Oasis Petroleum Inc. (OAS)
Oceaneering International, Inc. (OII)
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY)
Petrohawk Energy Corporation (HK)
Petroleum Development Corporation (PETD)
Penn Virginia Corp. (PVA)
Pioneer Drilling Co. (PDC)
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (PXD)
Plains Exploration & Production Company (PXP)
Range Resources Corporation (RRC)
Rex Energy Corporation (REXX)
Rosetta Resources, Inc. (ROSE)
SandRidge Energy, Inc. (SD)
Schlumberger Limited (SLB)
Southwestern Energy Co. (SWN)
Stone Energy Corp. (SGY)
Swift Energy Co. (SFY)
Venoco, Inc. (VQ)
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (WLL)
Williams Companies, Inc. (WMB)

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