# List of oil exploration and production companies

The following is a list of notable companies in the petroleum industry that are engaged in petroleum exploration and production. The list is in alphabetical order by continent and then by country. This list does not include companies only involved in refining and marketing.
Africa :
| Company | Country |
| Naftal | Algeria |
| Sonatrach | Algeria |
| Sonangol Group | Angola |
| Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo | Congo |
| Star Africa Commodities & Minerals Limited | Ghana |
| Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation | Egypt |
| EGAS | Egypt |
| Arabian Gulf Oil Company | Libya |
| National Oil Corporation | Libya |
| Madagascar Oil | Madagascar |
| Aiteo | Nigeria |
| Lekoil Nigeria Limited | Nigeria |
| Dangote | Nigeria |
| Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation | Nigeria |
| PetroSA | South Africa |
| Sasol | South Africa |
| Gigajoule International | South Africa |
| Wozani Berg Gasoline | South Africa |
| EasiGas | South Africa |
| Engen Petroleum | South Africa |
| iGas | South Africa |
| Imvume | South Africa |
| Total South Africa | South Africa |
| Sudapet | Sudan |
| Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation | Tanzania |
| Entreprise Tunisienne d'Activités Pétrolières | Tunisia |
| Asia ||
| Company | Country |
| Azerbaijan International Operating Company | Azerbaijan |
| SOCAR | Azerbaijan |
| Nobel Oil Group | Azerbaijan |
| Brunei Shell Petroleum | Brunei |
| Bahrain Petroleum Company | Bahrain |
| Petrobangla | Bangladesh |
| Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise | Myanmar |
| CNOOC | China |
| China National Petroleum Corporation | China |
| CITIC Resources | China |
| Geo-Jade Petroleum | China |
| Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum | China |
| Sinochem | China |
| China Petrochemical Corporation | China |
| Southernpec | China |
| The Hong Kong and China Gas Company | China |
| United Energy Group | China |
| Indian Oil Corporation Limited | India |
| Oil and Natural Gas Corporation | India |
| Oil India | India |
| Bharat Petroleum | India |
| Hindustan Petroleum | India |
| Nayara Energy | India |
| Reliance Industries | India |
| Cairn India | India |
| GAIL | India |
| Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation | India |
| MedcoEnergi | Indonesia |
| Pertamina | Indonesia |
| National Iranian Oil Company | Iran |
| North Oil Company | Iraq |
| South Oil Company | Iraq |
| Missan Oil Company | Iraq |
| Midland Oil Company | Iraq |
| Delek | Israel |
| Isramco | Israel |
| Modiin Energy | Israel |
| Eneos | Japan |
| Inpex | Japan |
| JAPEX | Japan |
| KazMunayGas | Kazakhstan |
| Kuwait Petroleum Corporation | Kuwait |
| Consolidated Contractors Company | Lebanon |
| Petronas | Malaysia |
| Petroleum Development Oman | Oman |
| Oil and Gas Development Company | Pakistan |
| Pakistan Petroleum | Pakistan |
| Pakistan Oilfields | Pakistan |
| Mari Petroleum Company Limited | Pakistan |
| Petron Corporation | Philippines |
| Philippine National Oil Company | Philippines |
| QatarEnergy | Qatar |
| Saudi Aramco | Saudi Arabia |
| Singapore Petroleum Company | Singapore |
| Ceylon Petroleum Corporation | Sri Lanka |
| Korea National Oil Corporation | South Korea |
| Korea Gas Corporation | South Korea |
| CPC Corporation | Taiwan |
| PTT | Thailand |
| Thai Oil | Thailand |
| Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı | Turkey |
| Çalık Enerji | Turkey |
| Aladdin Middle East Ltd. ("AME") | Turkey |
| Abu Dhabi National Oil Company | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirates National Oil Company | United Arab Emirates |
| Uzbekneftegaz | Uzbekistan |
| Petrovietnam | Vietnam |
| Vietsovpetro | Vietnam |
| Europe ||
| Company | Country |
| OMV | Austria |
| RAG | Austria |
| Petrol AD | Bulgaria |
| INA – Industrija Nafte | Croatia |
| Moravské naftové doly | Czech Republic |
| Ørsted A/S | Denmark |
| Atlantic Petroleum | Faroe Islands |
| Neste | Finland |
| TotalEnergies | France |
| Engie | France |
| Perenco | France |
| Perenco | United Kingdom |
| Wintershall DEA | Germany |
| Hellenic Petroleum | Greece |
| MOL Group | Hungary |
| Maxol | Ireland |
| Anonima Petroli Italiana | Italy |
| Edison | Italy |
| Eni | Italy |
| Erg | Italy |
| Saras S.p.A. | Italy |
| Ascom Group | Moldova |
| Makpetrol | North Macedonia |
| Aker BP | Norway |
| Bayerngas | Norway |
| DNO ASA | Norway |
| Equinor | Norway |
| InterOil | Norway |
| Noreco | Norway |
| Rocksource | Norway |
| Grupa Lotos | Poland |
| PGNiG | Poland |
| PKN Orlen | Poland |
| Galp Energia | Portugal |
| Partex Oil and Gas | Portugal |
| OMV Petrom | Romania |
| Rompetrol | Romania |
| Bashneft | Russia |
| Gazprom | Russia |
| Itera | Russia |
| Lukoil | Russia |
| Novatek | Russia |
| Rosneft | Russia |
| Rusneftegaz | Russia |
| Russneft | Russia |
| Sakhalin Energy | Russia |
| Surgutneftegas | Russia |
| Tatneft | Russia |
| Naftna Industrija Srbije | Serbia |
| Cepsa | Spain |
| Repsol | Spain |
| Lundin Energy | Sweden |
| Naftogaz | Ukraine |
| BP | United Kingdom |
| Cairn Energy | United Kingdom |
| Centrica | United Kingdom |
| Dana Petroleum | United Kingdom |
| Premier Oil | United Kingdom |
| Regal Petroleum | United Kingdom |
| Shell | United Kingdom |
| Tullow Oil | United Kingdom |
| North America ||
| Company | Country |
| ARC Resources | Canada |
| Baytex Energy | Canada |
| Canadian Natural Resources | Canada |
| Cenovus Energy | Canada |
| Crescent Point Energy | Canada |
| Enbridge | Canada |
| Enerplus | Canada |
| First Calgary Petroleums | Canada |
| Frontera Energy | Canada |
| Imperial Oil | Canada |
| Irving Oil | Canada |
| MEG Energy | Canada |
| Nalcor Energy | Canada |
| Obsidian Energy | Canada |
| Questerre | Canada |
| Ridgeback Resources | Canada |
| Suncor Energy | Canada |
| Syncrude | Canada |
| ShaMaran Petroleum | Canada |
| TC Energy | Canada |
| Vermilion Energy | Canada |
| Cuba Petróleo Union | Cuba |
| Uno | Honduras |
| Pemex | Mexico |
| Petrotrin | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Antero Resources | United States |
| APA Corporation | United States |
| Berry Corporation | United States |
| Blacksands Pacific | United States |
| California Resources Corporation | United States |
| Chevron Corporation | United States |
| Chord Energy | United States |
| CNX Resources | United States |
| ConocoPhillips | United States |
| Continental Resources | United States |
| Coterra | United States |
| Devon Energy | United States |
| Diamondback Energy | United States |
| EOG Resources | United States |
| EQT Corporation | United States |
| Expand Energy | United States |
| ExxonMobil | United States |
| Greka Energy | United States |
| Hess Corporation | United States |
| HKN, Inc. | United States |
| Koch Industries | United States |
| Laredo Petroleum | United States |
| Marathon Oil | United States |
| Murphy Oil | United States |
| Occidental Petroleum | United States |
| Ovintiv | United States |
| Range Resources | United States |
| SandRidge Energy | United States |
| Shell Oil Company | United States |
| SM Energy | United States |
| Valero Energy | United States |
| Vaalco Energy | United States |
| XTO Energy | United States |
| United States ||
| Company | Country |
| Australian Worldwide Exploration (AWE) | Australia |
| BHP | Australia |
| Origin Energy | Australia |
| Santos | Australia |
| Woodside Energy | Australia |
| Todd Corporation | New Zealand |
| Oil Search | Papua New Guinea |
| South America ||
| Company | Country |
| Bridas Corporation | Argentina |
| Enarsa | Argentina |
| YPF | Argentina |
| YPFB | Bolivia |
| Dommo Energia | Brazil |
| Ipiranga | Brazil |
| Synergy Group | Brazil |
| Petrobras | Brazil |
| Empresa Nacional del Petróleo | Chile |
| Empresas Copec | Chile |
| Ecopetrol | Colombia |
| Petroecuador | Ecuador |
| Petropar | Paraguay |
| Petroperú | Peru |
| ANCAP | Uruguay |
| PDVSA | Venezuela |