Oil-Borne Dividends Face-Off: Chevron vs. ConocoPhillips

Chevron (CVX) and ConocoPhillips (COP) are among the oldest U.S.-based energy titans. Chevron is based on San Ramon, California, ConocoPhillips is based in Houston, Texas. Both companies engage in petroleum operations, chemicals operations, mining operations, power generation, and energy services. Their operations consist of exploring for, developing and producing crude oil and natural gas; transporting crude oil by international oil export pipelines; transporting, storage and marketing of natural gas, and a gas-to-liquids project. Chevron's market cap of $208.80 billion is two times higher than that of ConocoPhillips' [$102.76 billion]. Here, is a brief analysis of Chevron and ConocoPhillips (data from Finviz): Chevron Corporation , through its subsidiaries, engages in petroleum, chemicals, mining, power generation, and energy operations worldwide. It operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment involves the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas. The Downstream segment engages in the refining of crude oil... Read more