The Woodside Energy Group Ltd (ASX: WDS) share price managed to shake off the rather dismal performance we witnessed through much of 2024 to finish January 2025 in the green.

Shares in the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) energy stock closed out December trading for $24.60. When the closing bell rang on 31 January, shares were changing hands for $24.71 apiece.

While this saw the Woodside share price up 0.5% for the month, the performance still significantly trailed the 4.6% gains posted by the ASX 200.

Longer term, Woodside stock remains down more than 23% since this time last year. Though the pain for investors will be somewhat alleviated by the company’s dividend payouts. The ASX 200 oil and gas…