3 Top Oil Stocks to Buy in November

After an ugly and protracted downturn that's lasted far longer than almost anyone expected, oil prices are starting to creep up. Both Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude futures are up about 20% in the past few months, putting crude at the highest levels in more than two years.

That's not to say oil prices can't -- or won't -- fall again. If there's anything investors should have learned by now, it's that oil prices can always go lower. But at the same time, the companies still operating have largely figured out how to make money at far lower oil prices than they needed in the past. 

Three of our energy-industry contributing investors who have followed the oil market since before the turndown have identified three stocks they think are top buys right now: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP)Cheniere Energy Partners LP (NYSEMKT: CQP), and Core Laboratories N.V. (NYSE: CLB). Not only have these companies survived the downturn, but they're built to make money in the current environment and have very real catalysts that could help their profits soar. 

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Source: Fool.com