Top-Rated Oil and Gas Stocks
By
Motley Fool Staff
June 10, 2008
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OK, "Big Oil" may not be ruining your life, but that doesn't make the pain at the pump any less acute. And with the national average for regular gasoline above $4 a gallon, and a barrel of crude oil perched above $130, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that oil and gas companies stand to profit in this environment.
With that in mind, we'll use the aggregate intelligence of the 105,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS to find oil and gas stocks that the community likes -- those with four- and five-star ratings. The community's approval could be a sign that further research is in order.
Here are five such stocks:
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Company
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Primary Industry
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% CAPS All-Star Bulls
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CAPS Rating
(out of 5)
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CAPS Research
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Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK)
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Exploration
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99.2%
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*****
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CHK
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Noble (NYSE: NE)
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Drilling
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99.6%
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*****
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NE
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Petrobras (NYSE: PBR)
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Integrated Oil & Gas
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98.9%
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*****
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PBR
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Transocean (NYSE: RIG)
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Drilling
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98.5%
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*****
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RIG
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Valero (NYSE: VLO)
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Refining & Marketing
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97.8%
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*****
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VLO
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Source: Motley Fool CAPS, as of June 9, 2008.
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