Top 10 Exploration and Production Companies of the world

The fluctuating market and unstable prices owing to a lot of socio-political and geographical factors have affected the making and un-making of Oil companies. But here is the list of ten leaders of the oil exploration and production companies of the world which stood the test of the times:

1. Saudi Aramco

Saudi Aramco operates the world’s largest single hydrocarbon network, the Master gas system. It originated to meet oil shortages faced by the world during World War I. The company’s operation which includes exploration, production, distribution, and marketing are spread across the world. It’s maintaining its steady operations and hold on the market with its innovative technologies like research in co-generation and its exploration in fields of Shaybah and Khurais.

2. Sinopec group

Sinopec, a state-owned Energy and Chemicals Company in China, boasts of its recent technological advancements in E&P with enhanced oil recovery technology among others. It maintains a stable market share in the Middle East and Latin American countries with almost nine overseas projects it has bagged in the recent past; it is planning to aim high with cost-effective techniques in exploration.

3. PetroChina

PetroChina is China’s biggest oil producer. Witnessing a devastating 78% fall in its profit, the company believes it can recover by cutting its high-cost productions in order to increase exploration investment efficiency. It maintained its market-oriented principles even at the time of crunch.

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4. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation

KPC produces 7% of the world’s total crude oil and spread its reach globally in the year 1981 with its foreign upstream and downstream operations and today it boasts of marketing as many as 301, 000 barrels of products per day in western Europe. Incorporating latest technologies it is involved in several projects like seismic acquisition in Pakistan and implementation of the work plan of Shale gas exploration in Canada.

5. Royal Dutch Shell

Beginning its operation in 1907, it now operates in as many as 70 countries worldwide. To meet the growing competition and responding to market fluctuations, the company decided to re-shape by growing free cash flow per share and returns. Monitoring its growth by adopting affordable growth plans for deepwater exploration, it seeks to move towards future energies like Shale.

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6. ExxonMobil Corporation

Probably the leader of R&D in this list, investing $1 billion a year, this is a 135 years old company. Fighting hard to recover from the prolonged downturn in prices, Exxon Mobil picked up in the year 2016 with estimated earnings of $7.8 billion. Harping on the maturing oil fields in North America, technology is driving force for its future prospects to incorporate in-situ extraction methods to recover bitumen.

7. British Petroleum

Sharing ground with ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Royal Dutch Shell, BP PLC is one of the Big Oil, seven sisters. Founded in 1909, BP has established a concrete base in the oil and gas industry. However, the Oil crash of 2014 did strike the company down, compelling them to find a middle ground with the havoc. BP saw a more than 40% reduction in unit production cost over the period 2014-17, by reducing “decline holding production almost flat.”

8. Total SA

Total, the world’s fourth-largest oil and gas company, is spearheading the industry with a substantial presence in around more than 130 nations. The company is a leading in low-carbon energy resources. Energy is brought to the end users after completing its journey from being discovered to the stage where it reaches the market. Total is deeply committed to the cause of sustainable development and makes sure that its products are safer, cleaner and more efficient. The idea is to aspire to be a responsible energy major and reach out to as many people as possible.

9. Pemex (PetróleosMexicanos)

Owned by the Mexican Government, it is said to have lacking the tools and technology for deep water explorations. But its business plan for 2021 seems promising in this regard which indicates that it will choose austerity measures. It aims to achieve profitability in its ventures with budget adjustments however thus far it has incurred losses.

10. Chevron Corporation

This Company in the US alone has almost 11, 000 oil and natural gas wells. For the second quarter, the company reports a net income of $1.5 billion. It has also reached the pinnacles of cost-effective production by whittling down its capital spending by 34% and it claims to have reduced its operating expenses by 10% in the last six years.