Why Royal Dutch Shell Belongs In Your Portfolio

By Dividend Kings:Falling, or rather plunging, natural gas prices have been hard on natural gas stocks and even big diversified energy stocks like Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) are feeling some of the pain, thanks to having exposure to natural gas. However, Exxon Mobil has remained resolute in its focus on natural gas for the long term, which begs the question: should investors be concerned about that?

By Bargain Bin:Exxon Mobil (XOM) is an integrated oil and gas company, with $486 billion in revenue in 2011. Exxon is one of the world's largest companies with a market capitalization of nearly $400 billion.

Brian Rezny submits: The BP spill has thrust oil and offshore drilling into the spotlight. And in the shadow of the disaster, meaningful developments have occurred in another energy space: natural gas.

Dan Hennessy submits: Company Introduction

Dividend Growth Investor submits:Exxon Mobil (XOM) is one of the largest oil companies in the world. Its roots could be traced to Standard Oil, which was broken into several separate companies in 1911. Eventually two of those companies merged in 1999 to form Exxon Mobil.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) have recently begun expanding in the Gulf of Mexico. Their expansion exploits one of the largest discoveries in the Gulf in the last decade and will also enlarge US-produced oil and gas supplies.

Dividends4Life submits: Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, and manufacture of petroleum products, as well as transportation and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products.