With that in mind, here are the top oil and gas stocks to buy for 2026:

EQT (NYSE:EQT) is the country’s largest independent natural gas supplier focusing on production in the Marcellus Shale field of the Appalachian Basin, accounting for about 6% of U.S. natural gas output.

Samantha Dart, Goldman Sachs co-head of global commodities research, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the soaring natural gas prices, impact of this weekend's storm, and more.

Natural gas is the main bridge fuel of the energy transition and is helping to power the birth of artificial intelligence.

These five natural gas stocks are poised to benefit from huge demand driven by frigid winter weather and electricity use by data centers.

Buy First Trust Natural Gas ETF: diversified exposure, 2.8% yield, and LNG/data-center demand tailwinds into 2026. Click for more on FCG.

Riverwater Partners, an investment management company, released its “Small Cap Strategy” Q4 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The Strategy underperformed the Russell 2000 Index during the fourth quarter as well as in FY2025.

If you're an income-minded investor who can look a little further down the road, though, oil giant BP (NYSE: BP) may be a great "forever" name to step into while its 15% pullback from its early 2023 peak has pumped its forward-looking dividend yield up to a healthy 5.6%.