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Top 25 Oil exploration companies worldwide
RevenueBase identified 2,830 company matches for oil exploration companies worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 322,741 professional contacts across them, including 56,870 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Houston the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for oil exploration companies worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 20, 2026. Country and city lists for oil exploration companies follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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 oil exploration companies worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28,095 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) is a leading global energy company committed to powering society’s progress in a responsible and sustainable manner.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 15,828 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “We are a global oil and gas company tasked with an important job-to safely find and deliver energy for the world.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 14,332 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “We provide reliable energy for a world with growing demand.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 12,478 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “We are the leading exploration and production company in the Sultanate of Oman that delivers the majority of the country's crude oil production and natural gas supply, but above…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 6,379 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Cenovus Energy Inc.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 5,559 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “We aim to thrive through the global energy transition with a low-cost, lower-carbon, profitable, resilient and diversified portfolio.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 5,489 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “We are an independent oil and natural gas acquisition, exploitation and exploration company.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 5,220 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Founded over thirty years ago, Perenco is an independent hydrocarbon producer involved in the entire lifecycle of projects, from exploration to decommissioning.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 4,845 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Seadrill is setting the standard in deepwater oil and gas drilling.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 4,642 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Hess Corporation is a global independent energy company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 4,346 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “EOG Resources, Inc.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 3,932 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “We are the one and only national company that possesses combined competencies in oil & gas services: seismic, drilling and oilfield.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 3,753 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “PTTEP conducts business in petroleum exploration, development, and production.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 3,514 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Murphy Oil Corporation is a global independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 3,460 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Anadarko is among the world’s largest independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, with corporate offices in The Woodlands, Texas.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 2,946 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “A PERBRAS é uma empresa brasileira que atua há 50 anos no mercado de Petróleo e Gás em diversas regiões do Brasil.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 2,910 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Medco E&P Indonesia, a subsidiary of Medco Energi Internasional Tbk, is dedicated to oil and gas operations in Indonesia, with a focus on upstream activities such as exploration…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 2,764 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Pluspetrol es una empresa privada de energía con más 45 años de experiencia en la exploración y producción de hidrocarburos.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 2,703 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Aker BP explores for and produces oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 2,585 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Cairn Oil & Gas, part of Vedanta Limited, is India's largest private oil and gas exploration and production company, contributing more than a quarter of India’s domestic crude oil…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 2,511 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “INA-Industrija nafte, d.d.(INA, d.d.) is a medium-sized European oil company.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 2,450 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The pioneer of the natural gas industry in the country, Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has been a frontline player in the energy sector since the mid-1950s.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 2,259 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Bapco (with a legacy of being referred to as “The Company” in Arabic - Ash Shariqa locally) is a trusted and enterprising organisation, which has never stood still since its…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 2,249 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “OiLSERV is a provider of an expanding range of oilfield services, including well logging, well testing, production enhancement, drilling services, surface production management…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 2,240 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (“Petrotrin”), is an integrated Oil and Gas Company.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 20, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche business in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch compares the meaning of your description with company business descriptions compiled in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit.
This list uses Exact for “oil exploration companies”. Each Exact match badge shows membership in that saved search; it is not an individual similarity score or a service-quality rating. Recorded descriptions are shown where available.
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Oil exploration companies worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 20, 2026Companies by employee count
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How this list was built
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- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- Every country. Country and city lists for oil exploration companies are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “oil exploration companies” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
- RevenueBase SmartSearch
- Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
- Public preview
- The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
- Match quality
- RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
- 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 displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 56,870 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. 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 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Record context
- Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.
Oil exploration companies by location
18 lists · largest firstEvery Oil exploration companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Oil exploration companies based in the United States794
- Oil exploration companies based in the United Kingdom168
- Oil exploration companies based in Canada160
- Oil exploration companies based in Nigeria121
- Oil exploration companies based in India77
- Oil exploration companies based in Australia75
- Oil exploration companies based in Indonesia55
- Oil exploration companies based in Brazil52
- Oil exploration companies based in Egypt46
- Oil exploration companies based in the United Arab Emirates39
- Oil exploration companies based in Norway37
- Oil exploration companies based in Malaysia30
Cities
- Oil exploration companies based in Houston, United States162
- Oil exploration companies based in Dallas, United States56
- Oil exploration companies based in Denver, United States31
- Oil exploration companies based in Midland, United States29
- Oil exploration companies based in Oklahoma City, United States27
- Oil exploration companies based in Fort Worth, United States25
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?
RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “oil exploration companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many oil exploration companies are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 2,830 company matches for oil exploration companies worldwide as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.
What is the largest company on this list?
Petronas tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.
Which country has the most oil exploration companies?
The United States leads with 794 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (168) and Canada (160). Every oil exploration companies list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most oil exploration companies?
Houston leads with 162 company records, followed by Calgary (110) and London (78).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 56,870 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 2,830 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 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 SmartSearch, 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 oil exploration companies worldwide
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 2,830 matching company records for oil exploration companies worldwide, with 322,741 tracked contacts and 56,870 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 20, 2026.
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Top 25 oil exploration companies 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 | Petronaspetronas.com HQ: Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaReported employees: 10001+ | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 10001+ | Exact match | 28,095 contacts → |
“Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) is a leading global energy company committed to powering society’s progress in a responsible and sustainable manner.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 |  Conocophillipsconocophillips.comHQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Houston, TX, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 15,828 contacts → |
“We are a global oil and gas company tasked with an important job-to safely find and deliver energy for the world.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  Equinorequinor.comHQ: Stavanger, NorwayReported employees: 10001+ | Stavanger, Norway | 10001+ | Exact match | 14,332 contacts → |
“We provide reliable energy for a world with growing demand.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Petroleum Development Omanpdo.co.om HQ: Muscat, OmanReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Muscat, Oman | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 12,478 contacts → |
“We are the leading exploration and production company in the Sultanate of Oman that delivers the majority of the country's crude oil production and natural gas supply, but above…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 |  Cenovus Energycenovus.comHQ: Calgary, AB, CanadaReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Calgary, AB, Canada | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 6,379 contacts → |
“Cenovus Energy Inc.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  Woodside Energywoodside.comHQ: Perth, AustraliaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Perth, Australia | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 5,559 contacts → |
“We aim to thrive through the global energy transition with a low-cost, lower-carbon, profitable, resilient and diversified portfolio.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | 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 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 |  Perencoperenco.comHQ: Londres, United KingdomReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Londres, United Kingdom | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 5,220 contacts → |
“Founded over thirty years ago, Perenco is an independent hydrocarbon producer involved in the entire lifecycle of projects, from exploration to decommissioning.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 |  Seadrillseadrill.comHQ: Houston, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Houston, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 4,845 contacts → |
“Seadrill is setting the standard in deepwater oil and gas drilling.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  Hess Corporationchevron.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | New York, NY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 4,642 contacts → |
“Hess Corporation is a global independent energy company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 |  EOG Resourceseogresources.comHQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Houston, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 4,346 contacts → |
“EOG Resources, Inc.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  PT Elnusa TBKelnusa.co.idHQ: Jakarta Selatan, IndonesiaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,932 contacts → |
“We are the one and only national company that possesses combined competencies in oil & gas services: seismic, drilling and oilfield.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | PTTEPpttep.com HQ: Chatuchak, ThailandReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Chatuchak, Thailand | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,753 contacts → |
“PTTEP conducts business in petroleum exploration, development, and production.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | 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 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 |  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 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 |  Perbrasperbras.com.brHQ: Catu, BrazilReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Catu, Brazil | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,946 contacts → |
“A PERBRAS é uma empresa brasileira que atua há 50 anos no mercado de Petróleo e Gás em diversas regiões do Brasil.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Medco E&p Indonesiamedcoenergi.com HQ: IndonesiaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Indonesia | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,910 contacts → |
“Medco E&P Indonesia, a subsidiary of Medco Energi Internasional Tbk, is dedicated to oil and gas operations in Indonesia, with a focus on upstream activities such as exploration…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 |  Pluspetrolpluspetrol.netHQ: Caba, IndiaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Caba, India | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,764 contacts → |
“Pluspetrol es una empresa privada de energía con más 45 años de experiencia en la exploración y producción de hidrocarburos.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 |  Aker BP ASAakerbp.comHQ: Lysaker, NorwayReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Lysaker, Norway | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,703 contacts → |
“Aker BP explores for and produces oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Cairn OIL And GAScairnindia.com HQ: Gurugram, IndiaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Gurugram, India | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,585 contacts → |
“Cairn Oil & Gas, part of Vedanta Limited, is India's largest private oil and gas exploration and production company, contributing more than a quarter of India’s domestic crude oil…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | INA Grupaina.hr HQ: Zagreb, CroatiaReported employees: 10001+ | Zagreb, Croatia | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,511 contacts → |
“INA-Industrija nafte, d.d.(INA, d.d.) is a medium-sized European oil company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Pakistan Petroleum Limitedppl.com.pk HQ: Karachi, PakistanReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Karachi, Pakistan | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,450 contacts → |
“The pioneer of the natural gas industry in the country, Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has been a frontline player in the energy sector since the mid-1950s.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Bapco Refiningbapco.net HQ: Awali, BahrainReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Awali, Bahrain | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,259 contacts → |
“Bapco (with a legacy of being referred to as “The Company” in Arabic - Ash Shariqa locally) is a trusted and enterprising organisation, which has never stood still since its…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 |  Oilservoilserv.comHQ: Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,249 contacts → |
“OiLSERV is a provider of an expanding range of oilfield services, including well logging, well testing, production enhancement, drilling services, surface production management…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Petrotrinpetrotrin.com HQ: Pointe-a-pierre, Trinidad and TobagoReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Pointe-a-pierre, Trinidad and Tobago | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 2,240 contacts → |
“Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (“Petrotrin”), is an integrated Oil and Gas Company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Oil exploration companies: dataset insights
September 20, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
2,817 records in the displayed employee bands.
13 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 2,830 companies.
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.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
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 20, 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 ↗
Oil exploration companies by location
18 lists · largest firstEvery Oil exploration companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Oil exploration companies based in the United States794
- Oil exploration companies based in the United Kingdom168
- Oil exploration companies based in Canada160
- Oil exploration companies based in Nigeria121
- Oil exploration companies based in India77
- Oil exploration companies based in Australia75
- Oil exploration companies based in Indonesia55
- Oil exploration companies based in Brazil52
- Oil exploration companies based in Egypt46
- Oil exploration companies based in the United Arab Emirates39
- Oil exploration companies based in Norway37
- Oil exploration companies based in Malaysia30
Cities
- Oil exploration companies based in Houston, United States162
- Oil exploration companies based in Dallas, United States56
- Oil exploration companies based in Denver, United States31
- Oil exploration companies based in Midland, United States29
- Oil exploration companies based in Oklahoma City, United States27
- Oil exploration companies based in Fort Worth, United States25
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for oil exploration companies?
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 oil exploration companies did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 2,830 matching company records, 322,741 tracked contacts and 56,870 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 20, 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 oil exploration companies worldwide. Snapshot: September 20, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/oil-exploration-companies.
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RevenueBase records 2,830 matching company records for oil exploration companies worldwide, with 322,741 tracked contacts and 56,870 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 20, 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 oil exploration companies 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 | Petronaspetronas.com HQ: Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaReported employees: 10001+ | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 10001+ | Exact match | 28,095 contacts → |
“Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) is a leading global energy company committed to powering society’s progress in a responsible and sustainable manner.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Conocophillipsconocophillips.com HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Houston, TX, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 15,828 contacts → |
“We are a global oil and gas company tasked with an important job-to safely find and deliver energy for the world.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Equinorequinor.com HQ: Stavanger, NorwayReported employees: 10001+ | Stavanger, Norway | 10001+ | Exact match | 14,332 contacts → |
“We provide reliable energy for a world with growing demand.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Petroleum Development Omanpdo.co.om HQ: Muscat, OmanReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Muscat, Oman | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 12,478 contacts → |
“We are the leading exploration and production company in the Sultanate of Oman that delivers the majority of the country's crude oil production and natural gas supply, but above…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Cenovus Energycenovus.com HQ: Calgary, AB, CanadaReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Calgary, AB, Canada | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 6,379 contacts → |
“Cenovus Energy Inc.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Woodside Energywoodside.com HQ: Perth, AustraliaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Perth, Australia | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 5,559 contacts → |
“We aim to thrive through the global energy transition with a low-cost, lower-carbon, profitable, resilient and diversified portfolio.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | 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 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | Perencoperenco.com HQ: Londres, United KingdomReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Londres, United Kingdom | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 5,220 contacts → |
“Founded over thirty years ago, Perenco is an independent hydrocarbon producer involved in the entire lifecycle of projects, from exploration to decommissioning.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Seadrillseadrill.com HQ: Houston, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Houston, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 4,845 contacts → |
“Seadrill is setting the standard in deepwater oil and gas drilling.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | Hess Corporationchevron.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | New York, NY, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 4,642 contacts → |
“Hess Corporation is a global independent energy company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | EOG Resourceseogresources.com HQ: Houston, TX, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Houston, TX, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 4,346 contacts → |
“EOG Resources, Inc.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | PT Elnusa TBKelnusa.co.id HQ: Jakarta Selatan, IndonesiaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,932 contacts → |
“We are the one and only national company that possesses combined competencies in oil & gas services: seismic, drilling and oilfield.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | PTTEPpttep.com HQ: Chatuchak, ThailandReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Chatuchak, Thailand | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 3,753 contacts → |
“PTTEP conducts business in petroleum exploration, development, and production.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | 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 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | 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 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Perbrasperbras.com.br HQ: Catu, BrazilReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Catu, Brazil | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,946 contacts → |
“A PERBRAS é uma empresa brasileira que atua há 50 anos no mercado de Petróleo e Gás em diversas regiões do Brasil.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Medco E&p Indonesiamedcoenergi.com HQ: IndonesiaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Indonesia | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,910 contacts → |
“Medco E&P Indonesia, a subsidiary of Medco Energi Internasional Tbk, is dedicated to oil and gas operations in Indonesia, with a focus on upstream activities such as exploration…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Pluspetrolpluspetrol.net HQ: Caba, IndiaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Caba, India | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,764 contacts → |
“Pluspetrol es una empresa privada de energía con más 45 años de experiencia en la exploración y producción de hidrocarburos.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Aker BP ASAakerbp.com HQ: Lysaker, NorwayReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Lysaker, Norway | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,703 contacts → |
“Aker BP explores for and produces oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Cairn OIL And GAScairnindia.com HQ: Gurugram, IndiaReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Gurugram, India | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,585 contacts → |
“Cairn Oil & Gas, part of Vedanta Limited, is India's largest private oil and gas exploration and production company, contributing more than a quarter of India’s domestic crude oil…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | INA Grupaina.hr HQ: Zagreb, CroatiaReported employees: 10001+ | Zagreb, Croatia | 10001+ | Exact match | 2,511 contacts → |
“INA-Industrija nafte, d.d.(INA, d.d.) is a medium-sized European oil company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Pakistan Petroleum Limitedppl.com.pk HQ: Karachi, PakistanReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Karachi, Pakistan | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,450 contacts → |
“The pioneer of the natural gas industry in the country, Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has been a frontline player in the energy sector since the mid-1950s.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Bapco Refiningbapco.net HQ: Awali, BahrainReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Awali, Bahrain | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,259 contacts → |
“Bapco (with a legacy of being referred to as “The Company” in Arabic - Ash Shariqa locally) is a trusted and enterprising organisation, which has never stood still since its…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Oilservoilserv.com HQ: Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 2,249 contacts → |
“OiLSERV is a provider of an expanding range of oilfield services, including well logging, well testing, production enhancement, drilling services, surface production management…” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Petrotrinpetrotrin.com HQ: Pointe-a-pierre, Trinidad and TobagoReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Pointe-a-pierre, Trinidad and Tobago | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 2,240 contacts → |
“Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (“Petrotrin”), is an integrated Oil and Gas Company.” Recorded description excerpt · September 20, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Oil exploration companies: dataset insights
September 20, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
2,817 records in the displayed employee bands.
13 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 2,830 companies.
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.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
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 20, 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 ↗
Oil exploration companies by location
18 lists · largest firstEvery Oil exploration companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Oil exploration companies based in the United States794
- Oil exploration companies based in the United Kingdom168
- Oil exploration companies based in Canada160
- Oil exploration companies based in Nigeria121
- Oil exploration companies based in India77
- Oil exploration companies based in Australia75
- Oil exploration companies based in Indonesia55
- Oil exploration companies based in Brazil52
- Oil exploration companies based in Egypt46
- Oil exploration companies based in the United Arab Emirates39
- Oil exploration companies based in Norway37
- Oil exploration companies based in Malaysia30
Cities
- Oil exploration companies based in Houston, United States162
- Oil exploration companies based in Dallas, United States56
- Oil exploration companies based in Denver, United States31
- Oil exploration companies based in Midland, United States29
- Oil exploration companies based in Oklahoma City, United States27
- Oil exploration companies based in Fort Worth, United States25
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for oil exploration companies?
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 oil exploration companies did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 2,830 matching company records, 322,741 tracked contacts and 56,870 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 20, 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 oil exploration companies worldwide. Snapshot: September 20, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/oil-exploration-companies.
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