3 Energy Stocks Better Than ExxonMobil

Oil prices jumped in early Monday trading on a new wave of optimism that a Covid-19 vaccine could be closer than ever to becoming a reality. WTI Crude was up 10.8% to trade at $41.16 per barrel after dropping to $35.80 about a week ago on news that Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech's (NASDAQ:BNTX) Covid-19 vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, has been more than 90% effective in preventing infections in early efficacy tests. The oil and gas sector in general is showing major strength, with the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) having surged 11.8% in the…