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Saudi Aramco tops oil and gas company ranking
Energy Intelligence has released its annual ranking of the world’s 100 largest oil and gas companies, which compares private sector firms with national oil companies (NOCs).
The Top 10 companies in this year’s rankings are 1 – Saudi Aramco; 2 – NIOC; =3 – CNPC and ExxonMobil; 5 – PDVSA; =6 – BP and Rosneft; 8 – Shell; 9 – Gazprom and 10 – Total. Some mid-tier NOCs appear to be struggling, with Mexico’s Pemex down three places to 18th and Libya’s National Oil Corporation sliding two to 33rd.
Spain’s Repsol jumped seven places following its acquisition of Canada’s Talisman. Meanwhile, headwinds in shale hit US independents, with Anadarko dropping five places and Chesapeake three.
News Item details
Journal title: Petroleum Review
Subjects: Economics, business and commerce, Energy research, Commercial, Oil and gas
