o stock return by year

Suncor Energy (SU) had the best year by a US stock in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Industry in 1982, returning 646.4%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1962
-3.53%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1962
17.81%
Chevron (CVX)
1962
21.39%
Chevron (CVX)
1963
-5.54%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1963
27.74%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1963
43.55%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1964
18.76%
Chevron (CVX)
1964
23.32%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1964
42.84%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1965
-10.44%
Chevron (CVX)
1965
8.86%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1965
34.75%
Chevron (CVX)
1966
-24.61%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1966
-21.3%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1966
3.6%
Chevron (CVX)
1967
4.38%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1967
6.72%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1967
14.42%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1968
1.44%
Chevron (CVX)
1968
14.93%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1968
16.02%
Chevron (CVX)
1969
-29.11%
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
1969
-21.59%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1969
15.6%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1970
-4.51%