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Top 25 Independent oil and gas producers worldwide
RevenueBase identified 675 independent oil and gas producers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 44,609 professional contacts across them, including 9,939 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and Houston the largest hub.
This list covers independent oil and gas producers worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026. Country and city lists for independent oil and gas producers follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest independent oil and gas producers worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,489 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “We are an independent oil and natural gas acquisition, exploitation and exploration company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 3,514 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Murphy Oil Corporation is a global independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 3,460 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Anadarko is among the world’s largest independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, with corporate offices in The Woodlands, Texas.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 2,176 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “SM Energy Company is an independent energy company focused on the exploration, exploitation, development, acquisition, and production of natural gas and crude oil in the United…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 1,803 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Hilcorp Energy Company was founded in 1989 with the vision of being the premier independent energy company in America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 1,690 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Encana is a leading North American energy producer that is focused on growing its strong portfolio of diverse resource plays producing natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 1,396 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are energy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 1,388 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Continental Resources, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 1,240 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Diamondback is an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in Midland, Texas, focused on the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of unconventional…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 1,155 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “WE ARE NOBLE.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 927 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Cairn Energy PLC ('Cairn') is one of Europe's leading independent oil and gas exploration and production companies and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 785 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Gran Tierra Energy Inc, together with its subsidiaries, is a company focused on oil and gas exploration and production in Azerbaijan, Canada, Colombia and Ecuador.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 770 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Pioneer Energy Services is now Patterson-UTI” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 655 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Assala Energy is an oil exploration and production company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 587 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Denbury Inc, is an independent oil and natural gas company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 484 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Unit Corporation is a Tulsa-based publicly held energy company engaged through its subsidiary, Unit Petroleum Company, in the exploration for and production of oil and natural…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 483 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Matador Resources Company (“Matador”) is a Dallas-based, well established, publicly traded,(NYSE:MTDR), independent energy company engaged in exploration, development, production…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 424 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “EnerVest is a top-tier, low-cost oil and natural gas operating company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 422 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Paramount Resources Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 414 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “ConocoPhillips has completed its acquisition of Concho Resources.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 388 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The merger between Cimarex Energy and Cabot Oil & Gas was completed on October 1, 2021, creating the new E&P company, Coterra Energy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 387 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “With a proud legacy and an exciting future, QEP Resources is a leading independent crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company focused on two of the most prolific…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 377 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “EXCO Resources is an oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development and exploitation of onshore North American oil and natural gas properties.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 353 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Crescent is a differentiated energy company committed to delivering value through a disciplined, returns-driven growth through acquisition strategy and consistent return of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 337 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: independent oil and gas producers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names independent oil and gas producers.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of independent oil and gas producers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name independent oil and gas producers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Independent oil and gas producers worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 16, 2026Companies by employee count
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among independent oil and gas producers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- 3 countries, largest first: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada. Country and city lists for independent oil and gas producers are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “independent oil and gas producers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names independent oil and gas producers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among independent oil and gas producers, and records with no verified work email.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 9,939 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Independent oil and gas producers by location
8 lists · largest firstEvery Independent oil and gas producers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Independent oil and gas producers based in the United States596
- Independent oil and gas producers based in the United Kingdom41
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Canada38
Cities
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Houston, United States104
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Dallas, United States51
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Oklahoma City, United States28
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Midland, United States27
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Denver, United States25
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names independent oil and gas producers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many independent oil and gas producers are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 675 independent oil and gas producers worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
W&t Offshore Inc. Nyse WTI, headquartered in Houston, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which country has the most independent oil and gas producers?
The United States leads with 596 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (41) and Canada (38). Every independent oil and gas producers list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most independent oil and gas producers?
Houston leads with 104 headquartered companies, followed by Dallas (51) and Calgary (32).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 9,939 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 675 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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Top 25 independent oil and gas producers worldwide
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 675 matching company records for independent oil and gas producers worldwide, with 44,609 tracked contacts and 9,939 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 16, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 independent oil and gas producers worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W&t Offshore Inc. Nyse WTIwtoffshore.com HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Houston, TX, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 5,489 contacts → |
“We are an independent oil and natural gas acquisition, exploitation and exploration company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Murphy OIL Corporationmurphyoilcorp.com HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Houston, TX, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 3,514 contacts → |
“Murphy Oil Corporation is a global independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  Anadarko Petroleum Corporationanadarko.comHQ: The Woodlands, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | The Woodlands, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,460 contacts → |
“Anadarko is among the world’s largest independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, with corporate offices in The Woodlands, Texas.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | SM Energy Companysm-energy.com HQ: Denver, CO, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Denver, CO, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 2,176 contacts → |
“SM Energy Company is an independent energy company focused on the exploration, exploitation, development, acquisition, and production of natural gas and crude oil in the United…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 |  Hilcorphilcorp.comHQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Houston, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,803 contacts → |
“Hilcorp Energy Company was founded in 1989 with the vision of being the premier independent energy company in America.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  Encana Corporationencana.comHQ: Calgary, AB, CanadaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Calgary, AB, Canada | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,690 contacts → |
“Encana is a leading North American energy producer that is focused on growing its strong portfolio of diverse resource plays producing natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 |  Southwestern Energyswn.comHQ: Spring, TX, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Spring, TX, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 1,396 contacts → |
“We are energy.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | Continental Resourcesclr.com HQ: Oklahoma City, OK, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Oklahoma City, OK, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,388 contacts → |
“Continental Resources, Inc.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Diamondback Energydiamondbackenergy.com HQ: Midland, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Midland, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,240 contacts → |
“Diamondback is an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in Midland, Texas, focused on the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of unconventional…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  Noble Energynblenergy.comHQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Houston, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,155 contacts → |
“WE ARE NOBLE.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Cairn Energy PLCcairnenergy.com HQ: Edinburgh, United KingdomReported employees: 201-500 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 201-500 | Exact match | 927 contacts → |
“Cairn Energy PLC ('Cairn') is one of Europe's leading independent oil and gas exploration and production companies and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  Gran Tierra Energygrantierra.comHQ: Calgary, AB, CanadaReported employees: 501-1,000 | Calgary, AB, Canada | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 785 contacts → |
“Gran Tierra Energy Inc, together with its subsidiaries, is a company focused on oil and gas exploration and production in Azerbaijan, Canada, Colombia and Ecuador.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 |  Pioneer Energy Servicespatenergy.comHQ: San Antonio, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | San Antonio, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 770 contacts → |
“Pioneer Energy Services is now Patterson-UTI” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 |  Assala Energyassalaenergy.comHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 201-500 | London, United Kingdom | 201-500 | Exact match | 655 contacts → |
“Assala Energy is an oil exploration and production company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Denbury INCdenbury.com HQ: Plano, TX, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Plano, TX, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 587 contacts → |
“Denbury Inc, is an independent oil and natural gas company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Unit Corporationunitcorp.com HQ: Tulsa, OK, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Tulsa, OK, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 484 contacts → |
“Unit Corporation is a Tulsa-based publicly held energy company engaged through its subsidiary, Unit Petroleum Company, in the exploration for and production of oil and natural…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Matador Resources Companymatadorresources.com HQ: Dallas, TX, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Dallas, TX, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 483 contacts → |
“Matador Resources Company (“Matador”) is a Dallas-based, well established, publicly traded,(NYSE:MTDR), independent energy company engaged in exploration, development, production…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 |  Enervest, LTDenervest.netHQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Houston, TX, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 424 contacts → |
“EnerVest is a top-tier, low-cost oil and natural gas operating company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 |  Paramount Resourcesparamountres.comHQ: Calgary, AB, CanadaReported employees: 201-500 | Calgary, AB, Canada | 201-500 | Exact match | 422 contacts → |
“Paramount Resources Ltd.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 |  Conchoconocophillips.comHQ: Midland, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Midland, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 414 contacts → |
“ConocoPhillips has completed its acquisition of Concho Resources.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 |  Cimarex Energycoterra.comHQ: Denver, CO, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Denver, CO, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 388 contacts → |
“The merger between Cimarex Energy and Cabot Oil & Gas was completed on October 1, 2021, creating the new E&P company, Coterra Energy.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | QEP Resourcesqepres.com HQ: Denver, CO, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Denver, CO, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 387 contacts → |
“With a proud legacy and an exciting future, QEP Resources is a leading independent crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company focused on two of the most prolific…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Exco Resources, INCexcoresources.com HQ: Dallas, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Dallas, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 377 contacts → |
“EXCO Resources is an oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development and exploitation of onshore North American oil and natural gas properties.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 |  Crescent Energycrescentenergyco.comHQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Houston, TX, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 353 contacts → |
“Crescent is a differentiated energy company committed to delivering value through a disciplined, returns-driven growth through acquisition strategy and consistent return of…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Citation OIL & GAS Corpcogc.com HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Houston, TX, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 337 contacts → |
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Independent oil and gas producers: dataset insights
September 16, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Reported company sizes
674 records in the displayed employee bands.
1 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 16, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Independent oil and gas producers by location
8 lists · largest firstEvery Independent oil and gas producers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Independent oil and gas producers based in the United States596
- Independent oil and gas producers based in the United Kingdom41
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Canada38
Cities
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Houston, United States104
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Dallas, United States51
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Oklahoma City, United States28
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Midland, United States27
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Denver, United States25
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for independent oil and gas producers?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many independent oil and gas producers did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 675 matching company records, 44,609 tracked contacts and 9,939 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 16, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 independent oil and gas producers worldwide. Snapshot: September 16, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/independent-oil-and-gas-producers.
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RevenueBase records 675 matching company records for independent oil and gas producers worldwide, with 44,609 tracked contacts and 9,939 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 16, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 independent oil and gas producers worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W&t Offshore Inc. Nyse WTIwtoffshore.com HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Houston, TX, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 5,489 contacts → |
“We are an independent oil and natural gas acquisition, exploitation and exploration company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Murphy OIL Corporationmurphyoilcorp.com HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Houston, TX, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 3,514 contacts → |
“Murphy Oil Corporation is a global independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Anadarko Petroleum Corporationanadarko.com HQ: The Woodlands, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | The Woodlands, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,460 contacts → |
“Anadarko is among the world’s largest independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, with corporate offices in The Woodlands, Texas.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | SM Energy Companysm-energy.com HQ: Denver, CO, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Denver, CO, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 2,176 contacts → |
“SM Energy Company is an independent energy company focused on the exploration, exploitation, development, acquisition, and production of natural gas and crude oil in the United…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Hilcorphilcorp.com HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Houston, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,803 contacts → |
“Hilcorp Energy Company was founded in 1989 with the vision of being the premier independent energy company in America.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Encana Corporationencana.com HQ: Calgary, AB, CanadaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Calgary, AB, Canada | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,690 contacts → |
“Encana is a leading North American energy producer that is focused on growing its strong portfolio of diverse resource plays producing natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Southwestern Energyswn.com HQ: Spring, TX, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Spring, TX, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 1,396 contacts → |
“We are energy.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | Continental Resourcesclr.com HQ: Oklahoma City, OK, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Oklahoma City, OK, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,388 contacts → |
“Continental Resources, Inc.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Diamondback Energydiamondbackenergy.com HQ: Midland, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Midland, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,240 contacts → |
“Diamondback is an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in Midland, Texas, focused on the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of unconventional…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | Noble Energynblenergy.com HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Houston, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,155 contacts → |
“WE ARE NOBLE.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Cairn Energy PLCcairnenergy.com HQ: Edinburgh, United KingdomReported employees: 201-500 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 201-500 | Exact match | 927 contacts → |
“Cairn Energy PLC ('Cairn') is one of Europe's leading independent oil and gas exploration and production companies and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Gran Tierra Energygrantierra.com HQ: Calgary, AB, CanadaReported employees: 501-1,000 | Calgary, AB, Canada | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 785 contacts → |
“Gran Tierra Energy Inc, together with its subsidiaries, is a company focused on oil and gas exploration and production in Azerbaijan, Canada, Colombia and Ecuador.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Pioneer Energy Servicespatenergy.com HQ: San Antonio, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | San Antonio, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 770 contacts → |
“Pioneer Energy Services is now Patterson-UTI” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | Assala Energyassalaenergy.com HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 201-500 | London, United Kingdom | 201-500 | Exact match | 655 contacts → |
“Assala Energy is an oil exploration and production company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Denbury INCdenbury.com HQ: Plano, TX, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Plano, TX, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 587 contacts → |
“Denbury Inc, is an independent oil and natural gas company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Unit Corporationunitcorp.com HQ: Tulsa, OK, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Tulsa, OK, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 484 contacts → |
“Unit Corporation is a Tulsa-based publicly held energy company engaged through its subsidiary, Unit Petroleum Company, in the exploration for and production of oil and natural…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Matador Resources Companymatadorresources.com HQ: Dallas, TX, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Dallas, TX, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 483 contacts → |
“Matador Resources Company (“Matador”) is a Dallas-based, well established, publicly traded,(NYSE:MTDR), independent energy company engaged in exploration, development, production…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Enervest, LTDenervest.net HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Houston, TX, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 424 contacts → |
“EnerVest is a top-tier, low-cost oil and natural gas operating company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Paramount Resourcesparamountres.com HQ: Calgary, AB, CanadaReported employees: 201-500 | Calgary, AB, Canada | 201-500 | Exact match | 422 contacts → |
“Paramount Resources Ltd.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Conchoconocophillips.com HQ: Midland, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Midland, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 414 contacts → |
“ConocoPhillips has completed its acquisition of Concho Resources.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Cimarex Energycoterra.com HQ: Denver, CO, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Denver, CO, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 388 contacts → |
“The merger between Cimarex Energy and Cabot Oil & Gas was completed on October 1, 2021, creating the new E&P company, Coterra Energy.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | QEP Resourcesqepres.com HQ: Denver, CO, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Denver, CO, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 387 contacts → |
“With a proud legacy and an exciting future, QEP Resources is a leading independent crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company focused on two of the most prolific…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Exco Resources, INCexcoresources.com HQ: Dallas, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Dallas, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 377 contacts → |
“EXCO Resources is an oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development and exploitation of onshore North American oil and natural gas properties.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Crescent Energycrescentenergyco.com HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Houston, TX, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 353 contacts → |
“Crescent is a differentiated energy company committed to delivering value through a disciplined, returns-driven growth through acquisition strategy and consistent return of…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Citation OIL & GAS Corpcogc.com HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Houston, TX, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 337 contacts → |
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Independent oil and gas producers: dataset insights
September 16, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Reported company sizes
674 records in the displayed employee bands.
1 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 16, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Independent oil and gas producers by location
8 lists · largest firstEvery Independent oil and gas producers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Independent oil and gas producers based in the United States596
- Independent oil and gas producers based in the United Kingdom41
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Canada38
Cities
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Houston, United States104
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Dallas, United States51
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Oklahoma City, United States28
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Midland, United States27
- Independent oil and gas producers based in Denver, United States25
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for independent oil and gas producers?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many independent oil and gas producers did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 675 matching company records, 44,609 tracked contacts and 9,939 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
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How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 16, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 independent oil and gas producers worldwide. Snapshot: September 16, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/independent-oil-and-gas-producers.
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