Chevron remains your top oil pick

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Chevron rebounded strongly as re-opening of the global economy lifted crude oil prices—the stock is up 62% in the past year compared to the 14% drop for the S&P 500 Index. While oil prices could suffer if the economy weakens, higher profits from Chevron’s refining operations (which need crude oil) would help offset that decline. The company should also benefit from better operating efficiency and extra production from its recent acquisitions and new projects. Together, those should let Chevron keep rewarding investors with higher dividends and share buybacks. CHEVRON CORP. $184 is a buy. The company (New York symbol CVX; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 1.9 billion; Market cap: $349.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield: 3.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.chevron.com) is the second-largest integrated oil producer in the U.S. by revenue after ExxonMobil (New York symbol XOM). Producing oil and natural gas supplies 80% of Chevron’s earnings. Based on current production rates, its reserves of 11.3 billion barrels (as of December 31, 2021)…