Stocks to Buy for Rising Gas Prices: Source: Maarten Heerlien via Flickr EOG Resources (EOG) According to the Federal Trade Commission, over the last twenty years, changes to the price of crude oil have caused roughly 85% of the changes in retail gasoline prices. And you can't get better than EOG Resources Inc (NYSE: EOG ) EOG was one of the first movers in hot shales like the Eagle Ford and Bakken. This provides EOG with some of the lowest costs and best margins per barrel compared to other rival E&P players.