The price action has been nothing short of breathtaking — oil has swung by $55 a barrel this year. On Thursday alone, it surged by more than 7% after peace negotiations stalled in Ukraine and billionaire Warren Buffett boosted his stake in a high-flying U.S. oil company.
A screen of oil producers with the highest expected free cash flow yields is below. It can serve as a starting point for your own research. The list includes Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY, +9.47%, which Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s BRK.B, +2.64% Buffett has recently shined a light on. Occidental’s shares are up 85% this year.Supply-and-demand imbalance bodes well for oil stocks Peters wasn’t necessarily focusing on the turmoil in world energy markets caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
There’s your perfect scenario for a healthy supply/demand environment for oil producers and their shareholders over the next several years, even when peace breaks out in Europe. Combine those factors with the general hostility of the Biden administration to domestic oil production, and the U.S. producers can be expected to remain hesitant to invest.