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Got $10,000 to Invest in This High-Yield, Midstream Stock? Here's What It Could Be Worth in 10 Years.

Hess Midstream LP (HESM) is highlighted as an attractive midstream energy investment opportunity, offering a 7.7% dividend yield with quarterly increases over nine years. The company operates oil, gas, and produced water handling assets in North Dakota's Bakken and Three Forks Shale plays. Its corporate structure was restructured in 2019 to simplify tax treatment for investors.

This Overlooked Pipeline Stock Quietly Raised Its Dividend Again. Almost Nobody Covered It. (It's Now Yielding Nearly 8%!)

Hess Midstream LP (HESM), a pipeline company processing natural gas from North Dakota's Bakken and Three Forks Shale regions, has quietly maintained a strong dividend yield of 7.8% with consistent quarterly increases over nine years. The company has also engaged in share buybacks and has benefited from geopolitical tensions, with energy sector tailwinds boosting related stocks.

BMO Capital Maintains Outperform on Chevron, Raises Price Target to $235

BMO Capital analyst Phillip Jungwirth maintains Chevron (NYSE:CVX) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $210 to $235.

Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on Chevron, Raises Price Target to $243

Should You Invest in the VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH)?

The VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH) offers exposure to the Energy - Equipment and Services sector with a low expense ratio of 0.35% and $2.05 billion in assets. The ETF has delivered strong year-to-date performance of 53.31% and one-year returns of 73.3%, but carries high risk with a beta of 0.90 and standard deviation of 30.61%. Top holdings include Schlumberger, Baker Hughes, and TechnipFMC, with concentrated exposure across 26 holdings.

Energy ETFs to Watch as US-Venezuela Sign Historic Oil Deal

The U.S. government has secured a major agreement with Venezuela granting access to 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves through 100-year concessions across 17 oilfields. Chevron is positioned as the primary immediate beneficiary with plans to boost Venezuelan crude production by up to 50%, while oilfield services companies like SLB and Halliburton are expected to benefit from an estimated $100 billion infrastructure investment needed to modernize Venezuela's oil industry. Energy ETFs including XLE, VDE, OIH, and IYE are positioned to capture gains from this multi-year investment cycle.