Browse the listings below for Exploration and Production companies.

Acorn oil

http://www.acornoil.com

Small UK privately owned


Aera Energy

http://www.aeraenergy.com

California based privately owned – local focus


Albian Sands Energy

http://www.albiansands.com

Canadian company focussing on Tar sands


Altinex

http://www.altinex.no

Norwegian start up privately owned


Amadeus energy

http://www.amadeusenergy.com

Australian privately owned active in America


Anadarko

http://www.anadarko.com/

Large American privately owned with US and International Interests (now own UPR resources)


Antrim Energy

http://www.antrimenergy.com

Canadian privately owned active in Africa


Apache Corp

http://www.apachecorp.com/

Large American privately owned with US and International Interests


Anglo Siberian oil

http://www.anglosiberianoil.co.uk

UK privately owned with operations in Siberia


Ascent resources

http://www.ascentresources.com

UK start-up with international focus


ATP Oil and Gas

http://www.atpog.com

US privately owned


Aztec Energy

http://www.aztecoil-gas.com

US privately owned Domestic focus


Bashkirian oil company

http://www.bashneft.ru

Based in Bashkiria republic, Russia


Beach Petroleum

http://www.beachpetroleum.com.au

Small Australian privately owned with licences in Australia, Papua NG and N.Korea


Bearcat petroleum

http://www.bearcat.ab.ca

Small Canadian privately owned


Beta oil

http://www.betaoil.com

Small US privately owned domestic focus


Bitech petroleum

http://www.bitechpetroleum.com

Small Canadian privately owned with Russian Operations


Black Rock oil and gas

http://www.blackrockpetroleum.com.au

Australian privately owned


Black Rock Ventures

http://www.blackrock-ven.com

Canadian privately owned focussing on heavy oil


Bligh Petroleum

http://www.bligh.com.au

Small Australian privately owned


Boisd’Arc energy

http://www.boisdarcenergy.com

US privately owned


Bow Valley

http://www.bvenergy.com/

Large Canadian privately owned with International operations


Bula Resources

http://www.bularesources.com/

Small Irish privately owned


Burlington Resources

http://www.br-inc.com/

Large American privately owned with US and International Interests


Burren Energy

http://www.burren.co.uk

Small UK privately owned active in Africa


Cabot Oil & Gas

http://www.cabotog.com

US privately owned domestic focus


Cairn Energy

http://www.cairn-energy.plc.uk/

UK privately owned, Indian and Bangladesh Operations


Caledonia oil and gas

http://www.caledoniaoil.com

 


Canadian Natural Resources Ltd

http://www.cnrl.com/

Large Canadian privately owned, owned by Ranger


Can Argo Energy

http://www.canargo.com

privately owned active in Georgia (Caucasus)


Canadian Oil sands trust

http://www.canadianoilsandstrust.com

 


Canadian 88 Energy

http://www.cdn88energy.com

Canadian privately owned


Canadian superior

http://www.cansup.com

Canadian privately owned


Carnarvon Petroleum

http://www.carnarvon.com.au

Small Australian privately owned


Carrizo oil and gas

http://www.carizzo.cc

Small US privately owned active domestically and in UKCS


Centurion Energy

http://www.centurionenergy.com

Canadian privately owned focussed on North Africa (Egypt and Tunisia)


Century Exploration

http://www.centuryx.com

 


CH4 energy

http://www.ch4energy.com

UK start up privately owned focussing on Southern North Sea Gas basin


Cheetah oil

http://www.cheetahoil.com

Small Canadian privately owned operating in Papua New Guinea


Chesapeake Energy

http://www.chkenergy.com

US privately owned


Chaparral resources

http://www.chaparralresources.com

US privately owned


CMS Energy

http://cmsenergy.com/

Large US privately owned, also some downstream Gas and Power


Coastal

http://www.coastalcorp.com/

Large US privately owned


Dana Petroleum

http://www.dana-petroleum.com/

Irish Based privately owned


Darwin Oil company

http://www.darwinoil.com

Small privately owned


Denbury resources

http://www.denbury.com

US privately owned domestic focus


Desire Petroleum

http://www.desireplc.co.uk

Small UK privately owned


Devon Energy

http://www.dvn.com/

Large US privately owned domestic focus, but recently bought Penzoil’s and ocean energy’s international assets


Dragon oil

http://www.dragonoil.com/

UK privately owned active in Central Asia


Dyas

http://www.dyas.nl

Dutch energy company


Eastern Oil Company (Russia)

http://www.tsk.ru/vnk/

 


Edge Petroleum

http://www.edgepet.com

US privately owned


Edinburgh Oil and Gas

http://www.edinoilgas.com/

Small UK privately owned, UK onshore focus


EEX

http://www.eex.com

US privately owned


Egdon resources

http://www.egdonresources.com

Small UK privately owned with onshore focus


Emerald Energy

http://www.emeraldenergy.com

UK privately owned operating in US, Denmark and Latin America


Encana

http://www.encana.com

Large Canadian company with international operations (formerly Pan Canadian)


Endeavour Energy

http://www.endeavourcorp.com

 


Energy Africa

http://www.energyafrica.com/

South African privately owned, African focus


Encore Acquisition

http://www.encoreacq.com

US company focussing on Brownfield development


EOG resources

http://www.eogresources.com/

Formerly Enron Oil and Gas now spun off privately owned company based in Trinidad and USA


Essar oil

http://www.essar.com/ or http://www.essarenp.com

Part of India's largest private company


Europa oil & gas

http://www.eog.dircon.co.uk or http://www.europaoil.com

Small company with Eastern European operations


Faroe Petroleum

http://www.faroe-petroleum.com

privately owned company – North Atlantic focus


Fidelity oil

http://www.fidelityoil.com/

US privately owned


First Canadian Petroleums

http://www.fcpl.ca

Canadian privately owned active in Algeria


Fletcher Challenge

http://www.fcl.co.nz/

New Zealand based company,


Forest Oil

http://www.forestoil.com/

US privately owned


Fox Energy

http://www.foxenergy.com

Canadian privately owned – domestic focus


Fusion oil

http://www.fusionoil.com.au

privately owned company active in West Africa – part of Sterling resources


FX Energy

http://www.fxenergy.com/

US privately owned, with International operations


Genting Energy

http://www.genting.com.my/en/corporate/activities/oil.htm or http://www.gentingoil.com

Energy division of large Malaysian conglomerate


Geysir Petroleum

http://www.geysirpetroleum.is

Icelandic privately owned with a north Atlantic / Faroese focus


Global energy developments

http://www.globalenergyltd.com

UK privately owned focussed on Latin America


Gulfstream Resources Canada

http://www.gur.com/

Canadian privately owned


Gulf Coast Oil and Gas

http://www.goil.com

US privately owned


Hardman resources

http://www.hdr.com.au

Small Aussie privately owned active in Mauritania


Harken Energy

http://www.harkenenergy.com

US privately owned


Hindustan Petroleum

http://www.hindpetro.com/

 


Houston Exploration

http://www.houstonexploration.com

US privately owned


Hunt oil

http://www.huntoil.com/

Privately owned US privately owned also has operations in Yemen


Hurricane Hydrocarbons Ltd – now known as Petro- Kazakhstan

http://www.hurricane-hhl.com/ or http://www.petrokazakhstan.com

privately owned focussing on Kazakhstan


Husky oil

http://www.husky-oil.com/

Canadian privately owned


Iceni oil

http://www.icenioil.com

UK start up privately owned


Intrepid Energy

http://www.intrepidenergy.co.uk

 


Ithaca Energy

http://www.ithacaenergy.com

UK start up


JKX oil and Gas

http://www.jkx.co.uk/

UK based privately owned CIS focus


Kerr McGee

http://www.kerr-mcgee.com/

Large US privately owned, with International operations


KMOC

http://www.kmoc.com/

Russian oil company operating in Siberia, English site


Kosmos Energy

http://www.kosmosenergy.com

Small US privately owned focussed on West Africa


Lundin oil

http://www.lundin-petroleum.com

Swedish privately owned oil company with International operations, English site


Maersk oil

http://www.maersk.com/

Part of giant Danish Conglomerate


Magellan

http://www.magpet.com.au/

Small Australian privately owned


Melrose resources

http://www.melroseplc.com

Small UK privately owned with operations in Egypt, USA and Bulgaria


Meridian Petroleum

http://www.meridianpetroleum.com

US privately owned


Merty Energy

Merty Energy Ltd.

Turkish privately owned


Mid-coast energy

http://www.midcoastenergy.com

Small US privately owned


Midmar

http://www.midmar.co.uk

UK privately owned onshore focus


Mitchell Energy

http://www.mitchellenergy.com

US privately owned


Mosaic Oil

http://www.mosaicoil.com

Small Australian privately owned


Murphy

http://www.murphyoilcorp.com/

Large US company


Mustang oil

http://www.mustangoil.co.uk

Small UK privately owned


Nautical Petroleum

http://www.nauticalpetroleum.com

UK start up privately owned focussing on heavy oil


Newfield

http://www.newfld.com/

US privately owned also active in Australia and China


Nexen

http://www.nexeninc.com

Large Canadian privately owned with international operations formerly Canoxy


Nido petroleum

http://www.nido.com.au

Small Australian privately owned


Niko

http://www.nikoresources.com/

Small Canadian privately owned active in India


Nippon Oil exploration

http://www.noex.co.jp

 


Noble Energy

http://www.samedan.com or http://www.nobleenergyinc.com

US privately owned with worldwide activities including Israel


Northern Petroleum

http://www.northpet.com

Small UK privately owned


Novus

http://www.nvs.com.au/

Small Australian privately owned


Nuevo

http://www.nuevoenergy.com/

Small US privately owned


Occidental

http://www.oxy.com/

Large US company with international operations


Odebrecht

http://www.odebrecht.com.br/english/

Large Brazilian Industrial company, with a petroleum division. Site is in English and Spanish as well as Portuguese


Oil Search Ltd

http://www.oilsearch.com.au/

Small Australian privately owned


Oilexco

http://www.oilexco.com

Canadian privately owned focussing on UKCS


Ophir Energy

http://www.ophir-energy.com

South African privately owned active in Africa – majority African owned


Oranje Nassau

http://www.oranje-nassau.com

Dutch conglomerate company with international interests


Pacific Tiger

http://www.pacific-tiger.com

Small Australian privately owned with licences in Thailand and New Zealand


Pan Andean Resources

PanAndean Resources

Irish based privately owned – South American (Bolivia) Focus


Pan Continental

http://www.pancon.com.au

Small Auzzie privately owned, with international operations


Paladin Resources

http://www.paladinresources.plc.uk/

Small UK privately owned


Panaco

http://www.panaco.com

Small US privately owned


Petoil

http://www.petoil.com.tr

Turkish privately owned


Petro-Canada

http://www.petro-canada.ca/ or http://www.petrocanada.com

 


Petroquest Energy

PetroQuest Energy

US privately owned domestic focus


Perenco

http://www.perenco.com/

Small French privately owned with International operations (formerly known as Kelt Energy)


Pioneer Natural resources

http://www.pioneernrc.com

Us privately owned also active in Tunisia, South Africa and Argentina


Plains Resources

http://www.plainsresources.com

US privately owned


Plectrum

http://www.plectrum.co.uk

UK privately owned focussing on promoting EM technology for by-passed hydrocarbons


Pogo Producing

http://www.pogoproducing.com

US privately owned


Premier oil

http://www.premier-oil.com/

http://www.psp.com.pk

Small UK privately owned, with International activities

Pakistan subsidiary (JV with Shell)


Ramco Energy

http://www.ramco-plc.com/

UK privately owned Caspian Focus, also Eastern Europe 


Rathlin oil and gas

http://www.rathlinoilandgas.com

UK start up focussing on by-passed oil and gas opportunities


Reach Exploration

http://www.reachexploration.co.uk

 


Reading and Bates

http://www.rbfalcon.com/

Part of RB Falcon


Regal petroleum

http://www.regalpetroleum.com

UK privately owned active in Greece, Ukraine and Romania


Revus Energy

http://www.revus-energy.no

Small Norwegian privately owned


ROC oil

http://www.rocoil.com.au/

Small Australian privately owned, active in Australia, Africa and UK onshore


Rohoel

http://www.rohoel.at

Austrian privately owned –domestic focus – site in English and German

Roundstone

http://www.roundstone-exploration.co.uk

UK start up privately owned


Sefton Resources

http://www.seftonresources.com

US privately owned


Serica energy

http://www.serica-energy.com

Canadian privately owned active in UKCS and Indonesia


Sibir Energy

http://www.sibirenergy.com/

UK based privately owned, Siberia focus


Sipetrol

http://www.sipetrol.com

Chilean privately owned active in Africa


Soco International

http://www.socointernational.co.uk

Small UK privately owned, with international operations


Sonoran Energy

http://www.sonoranenergy.com

Us privately owned – International focus


Spinnaker exploration

http://www.spinnakerexploration.com

Small US privately owned


Sterling Resources

http://www.sterlingenergyplc.com

UK privately owned


Stone energy

http://www.stoneenergy.com

US privately owned - domestic


Strantic Energy

http://www.stranticenergy.com

Canadian privately owned with operations in UK, Turkey, Syria and Morocco


Suncor

http://www.suncor.com

Canadian company focussing on tar sands


Sunshine gas

http://www.sunshinegas.com.au

Small Ozzie privately owned


Swift Energy

http://www.swiftenergy.com

Small US privately owned


Syncrude

http://www.syncrude.com/

Canadian company focussing on the Alberta tar sands, excellent links to Canadian / Tar sands sites


Talisman

http://www.talisman-energy.com/

Large Canadian privately owned, with world wide operations


Tapoil

http://www.tapoil.com.au

Small Australian privately owned


Tatneft

http://www.tatneftjfc.ru/

Russian oil company, based in Tatarstan


Tecpetrol

http://www.tecpetrol.com

Argentinean privately owned, site is in Spanish only


Ternan

http://www.ternan.com

UK privately owned focussing on promote licences part of PGL


Teikoku Oil

http://www.teikokuoil.co.jp

Japanese oil company


3tec energy

http://www.3tecenergy.com

US privately owned


Toreador resources

http://www.toreador.net

US privately owned with operations in Turkey


Tullow

http://www.tullowoil.ie/

Irish based company, with international operations


Tuscan energy

http://www.tuscan-energy.com

UK privately owned focussing on Brownfield development


Tyumen oil company (TNK)

http://www.tnk.ru

Russian oil company based in Siberia, now part owned by BP


Vaalco Energy

http://www.vaalco.com

US privately owned also active in Gabon


Valhalla Oil and Gas

http://www.valhallaog.com

UK start up privately owned


Vanco Energy

http://www.vancoenergy.com/

US privately owned, West African Focus


Vanguard

http://www.vanguardoil.com/

Canadian privately owned with interests in Columbia, Egypt and Tunisia


Vastar

http://www.vastar.com/

Large US Based privately owned, domestic focus


Venture Production Company ltd

http://www.vpc.co.uk/

Small UK privately owned focussed on mature fields in the UK


Venus Exploration

http://www.venusexploration.com

Small US privately owned


Victoria Oil and Gas

http://www.victoriaoilandgas.com

UK privately owned focussed on FSU and eastern Europe


Victoria Petroleum

http://www.vicpet.com.au

Small Australian privately owned


Vostok Oil

http://www.vostokoil.com

Swedish privately owned with operations in Siberia


Western Oil sands

http://www.westernoilsands.com

Canadian company focussing on tar sands


Wham Energy

http://www.whamenergy.com

UK based start up privately owned


Wimbledon oil and gas

http://www.wimbledonoilandgas.com

Small UK privately owned focussing on promote licences


Wintershall

http://www.wintershall.de/

German Energy company, part of BASF, English available


Whiting petroleum

http://www.whiting.com

US privately owned


Woodside

http://www.woodside.com.au/

Australia’s largest privately owned


Xcite Energy

http://www.xcite-energy.com

UK start up privately owned


XTO energy

http://www.xtoenergy.com

US privately owned


YPF

http://www.ypf.com.ar/

Argentinean oil company (Owned by REPSOL)


Yuganskneftegas

http://www.yungjsc.com

Russian oil company