"The decline in oil price over the past year has battered some stocks which are clearly now looking attractive," explains Accendo's Marc Kimsey. "In the last year BG shares fell 30 per cent, shares in Tullow Oil have fallen 65 per cent, Premier Oil down 55 per cent, and Petrofac down 20 per cent. By comparison sector behemoths BP and Royal Dutch Shell have only shed 10 per cent over the same period, leaving them in the position of predator rather than prey."