ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is outperforming the S 500 and the energy sector so far this year. Brent crude oil prices (the international benchmark) are up 10.9% year to date. So, you may think that other energy majors would be keeping pace with Exxon, but this hasn't been the case.

Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Norwegian giant Equinor (NYSE: EQNR) are underperforming the S 500. Here's why Exxon, as well as these two high-yield energy majors, are worth a closer look, and why Chevron and Equinor could be even better passive income plays than Exxon right now.

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