Upstream players like EOG, COP and FANG are embracing the strategy of production expansion to benefit from potentially profitable crude prices.
After a 4% increase since the beginning of this year, at the current price of around $121 per share, we believe ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), a pure-play oil and natural gas prodaucer, looks fairly priced at this point. In the recent first quarter, the company saw lower natural gas prices and increased costs offset higher oil production volumes.