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title: "3 Strong Buy Energy Stocks to Watch as Crude Prices Surge, 8/20/26"
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description: "Amid rising Middle East tensions pushing crude prices up, TipRanks identifies three energy stocks with a 'Strong Buy' consensus: Antero Resources, Devon Energy, and Halliburton. While AR and DVN are producers, Halliburton provides services benefiting from increased activity. These stocks offer diverse exposure to the strengthening energy market with significant upside potential."
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# 3 Strong Buy Energy Stocks to Watch as Crude Prices Surge, 8/20/26

Oil prices rose on Thursday as escalating Middle East tensions raised concerns about global energy supplies. At the time of writing, Brent crude (**CM:BZ**) rose 2.2% to $94.13 a barrel, while WTI crude (**CM:CL**) was up 2.3% at $87.04 a barrel.

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Using TipRanks’ Stock Comparison Tool, we identified 3 energy stocks — Antero Resources, Devon Energy, and Halliburton — that carry a Strong Buy consensus rating. While AR and DVN are oil and gas producers, Halliburton provides services to energy companies and could benefit from increased drilling and production activity. Together, these stocks offer investors different ways to gain exposure to a stronger energy market, with analysts seeing meaningful upside potential.

### Related Stocks

- [DVN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DVN.US.md)
- [AR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AR.US.md)
- [HAL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HAL.US.md)

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- [Fifth Third Bancorp Acquires 133,396 Shares of Devon Energy Corporation $DVN](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296017096.md)
- [Crude Prices Supported by Dollar Weakness and Middle East Tensions](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296376829.md)
- [Crude Oil Prices Consolidate Below Thursday’s 1-Month High](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296635976.md)
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