Oil stocks are generally very volatile so if you want to invest in a safe sector then I will suggest that you buy gold stock. 

That means that when gas prices are going to go up then you should look at gas stocks to buy which are pure exploration and refining type of stocks like Exxon Mobil (XOM) 

Factors governing the oil gas stocks are

 Worldwide demand of oil will increase by leaps and bounds

Worldwide reserves will decline each year by a huge percentage. 

Some large cap stocks to buy

Schlumberger(SLB)

Bake Hughes(BHI)

PetroChina(PTR)

 When the oil prices hit $100 a barrel people were rushing to buy stocks like ExxonMobil (XOM) but after the recession the stock has come down from the highs and now is available for picking.In general the oil companies are a screaming buy right now.However it is advisable that you know that understanding the stock market is not easy and same holds true for gas stocks. You need to monitor the stock as well the overall economy for the potential impact on the oil industry and subsequently the oil stocks. 

Time to invest in natural gas stocks

A lot of people are suggesting that it is better to invest in the natural energy stocks than the Ethanol alternative energy stocks and that is definitely the best strategy to have if you are betting big on the demand for the alternative energy sources to pick up anytime soon.

 Go international.

If you are only looking at the US gas companies then you are missing the strong gas stocks from the other countries.Canada is one where the natural gas companies are making good and one of these is TransCanada(TRO) and also China with PetroChina(PTR) being the stock that will benefit most form the demand in China.

Another way to invest in the oil and natural gas stocks is to make sure that you invest in the companies that are serving the oil drilling companies. There are a lot of tools and specialized services that are needed for drilling oil and these companies fortunes go up and down with the oil gas company’s stocks. The first thing that will come to your mind are the oil rigs and just imagine the rental rates for one day of the oil rig and these are $427000 a day. Yes a day. That is why Transocean(RIG) is one of the very good oil stocks to own. Another good stock is Diamond Offshore (DO) and then another one is the Patterson-UTI Energy ( PTEN ) 

Then another stock industry which will help you make good investments and is primarily recession proof are the oil pipeline stocks. The benefit is that oil pipelines will never go out of business and will have oil to pump come what may in terms of the crude oil prices. These have very good contracts for carrying oil and hence the vagaries of the oil demand do not hit these companies hard and also they have very stable earnings.

Some of the very good stocks in the gas pipeline are

Genesis Energy (GEL)

TC Pipelines (TCLP)

Spectra Energy Corp (SE)

 Good natural gas energy stocks to buy which always benefit form the cold winter and the focus on the non use of coal are

Chesapeake Energy (CHK)

Ultra Petroleum (UPL)

Devon Energy Corp. (NYSE: DVN)  – This is the best natural gas energy stock to have.

 That said I will suggest the stock market for beginners to invest their time and energy in  doing Fundamental analysis of stocks

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