投资者相信勘探与生产将继续抑制增长并优先考虑现金流的产生，因此热情地重返石油和天然气领域，为该行业带来跑赢指数的股票表现。

Confident that E&Ps will continue to temper growth and prioritize cash flow generation, investors have enthusiastically returned to the oil and gas fold, providing the industry with index-beating stock performance.