The oil and natural gas industry has recently been a bastion of safety in an otherwise turbulent stock market. Oil and natural gas prices have been relatively strong as energy buyers shift their focus toward reliability, security, and safety.

The impact of the energy transition toward green and renewable sources, and how fossil fuel companies respond to it, will remain a major theme across the sector. However, present-day energy market dynamics are a reminder that the world still runs on oil and natural gas. Since energy demand tends to increase every year, the retirement of fossil fuel assets may happen at a slower pace than many folks expect.

Here's why integrated energy major (NYSE: CVX) remains the best way to play the boom in oil and natural gas prices.

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