Oil & Gas Companies

Tracked Roster by Segment

Forty public companies, grouped by the five businesses used as tabs. This is a map of who sits where. Company pages are thin in this pass; the sector charts above carry the book.

Integrated

Ticker
XOM
Company
ExxonMobil
Country
US
Why they are here
The largest western oil company. Guyana offshore and the Permian (via the $60B Pioneer acquisition) drive growth; downstream and chemicals smooth the cycle.

Integrated

Ticker
CVX
Company
Chevron
Country
US
Why they are here
Second-largest US major. Closed the Hess acquisition in 2025, gaining a 30% stake in Guyana's Stabroek block alongside Permian and Tengiz production.

Integrated

Ticker
SHEL
Company
Shell
Country
GB
Why they are here
Europe's largest energy company and the world's top LNG trader. Refocused on oil, gas, and LNG after scaling back renewables targets.

Integrated

Ticker
BP
Company
BP
Country
GB
Why they are here
British major that walked back its green pivot in 2025 to refocus on oil and gas returns. Perennial breakup and takeover speculation at a valuation discount to US peers.

Integrated

Ticker
TTE
Company
TotalEnergies
Country
FR
Why they are here
French major balancing a large LNG portfolio with the most serious renewables build-out among the big five.

Integrated

Ticker
E
Company
Eni
Country
IT
Why they are here
Italian major with a distinctive satellite model: spinning growth businesses (Plenitude, Enilive) into separately funded vehicles. Strong exploration record in Africa and the Mediterranean.

Integrated

Ticker
EQNR
Company
Equinor
Country
NO
Why they are here
Norwegian state-controlled producer supplying roughly a third of Europe's pipeline gas since Russian flows collapsed. Offshore wind ambitions trimmed in the 2025 reset.

Integrated

Ticker
PBR
Company
Petrobras
Country
BR
Why they are here
Brazil's state-controlled giant, pumping some of the world's lowest-cost deepwater oil from the pre-salt basins. High dividends offset chronic political interference risk.

Integrated

Ticker
SU
Company
Suncor
Country
CA
Why they are here
Canadian oil sands integrated: mines and upgrades bitumen, refines it, and sells through Petro-Canada stations. Long-life, no-decline assets with high fixed costs.

Integrated

Ticker
IMO
Company
Imperial Oil
Country
CA
Why they are here
ExxonMobil-controlled Canadian integrated with oil sands production at Kearl and Cold Lake plus refining and the Esso brand.

Exploration and production

Ticker
COP
Company
ConocoPhillips
Country
US
Why they are here
The largest US pure E&P after the Marathon Oil acquisition. Global portfolio spans the Permian, Alaska's Willow project, and LNG stakes. The closest thing to a major without refining.

Exploration and production

Ticker
EOG
Company
EOG Resources
Country
US
Why they are here
The quality benchmark in US shale: premium drilling-return hurdles, a fortress balance sheet, and consistently best-in-class margins. Added Utica scale with the 2025 Encino acquisition.

Exploration and production

Ticker
OXY
Company
Occidental
Country
US
Why they are here
Permian heavyweight carrying the debt of the Anadarko and CrownRock deals. Berkshire Hathaway owns roughly 28%. Also building direct air capture as a long-dated carbon bet.

Exploration and production

Ticker
CNQ
Company
Canadian Natural
Country
CA
Why they are here
Canada's largest producer, built on long-life oil sands and heavy oil with decades of reserves. A dividend-growth machine with 25 consecutive annual increases.

Exploration and production

Ticker
FANG
Company
Diamondback
Country
US
Why they are here
Pure-play Permian consolidator (Endeavor, Double Eagle) known for the lowest-cost structure in the basin and blunt shareholder letters.

Exploration and production

Ticker
DVN
Company
Devon Energy
Country
US
Why they are here
Multi-basin US producer (Delaware, Eagle Ford, Bakken, Powder River, plus Marcellus and Anadarko from Coterra) that pioneered the fixed-plus-variable dividend model the industry then copied. Completed the all-stock Coterra merger on 7 May 2026.

Exploration and production

Ticker
APA
Company
APA Corporation
Country
US
Why they are here
Permian and Egypt producer whose wildcard is Suriname's offshore Block 58, developed with TotalEnergies toward first oil in 2028.

Exploration and production

Ticker
AR
Company
Antero Resources
Country
US
Why they are here
Appalachian natural gas and NGL producer with premium exposure to LNG-corridor pricing. One of the highest-beta ways to own the US gas story.

Exploration and production

Ticker
EQT
Company
EQT
Country
US
Why they are here
The largest US natural gas producer, vertically integrated after buying back Equitrans' pipeline network. The flagship equity for the AI-datacenter gas demand thesis.

Exploration and production

Ticker
EXE
Company
Expand Energy
Country
US
Why they are here
Formed from the Chesapeake and Southwestern merger. Spans Appalachia and the Haynesville, the basin closest to Gulf Coast LNG terminals. Agreed on 24 July 2026 to buy gas marketer Twin Eagle for $1.25 billion, with closing expected in the third quarter of 2026.

Exploration and production

Ticker
PR
Company
Permian Resources
Country
US
Why they are here
Delaware Basin pure-play assembled through the Centennial and Earthstone mergers, run by a young management team with heavy insider ownership.

Exploration and production

Ticker
MTDR
Company
Matador Resources
Country
US
Why they are here
Founder-led Delaware Basin producer that also owns midstream infrastructure through its San Mateo joint venture. Agreed in July 2026 to buy Paloma Permian for $1.275 billion in cash, with closing expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Refining

Ticker
PSX
Company
Phillips 66
Country
US
Why they are here
Diversified downstream: refining plus large midstream and chemicals (CPChem) businesses. Fought a 2025 proxy battle with Elliott over whether to break itself up.

Refining

Ticker
MPC
Company
Marathon Petroleum
Country
US
Why they are here
The largest US refiner by capacity, with 13 refineries and control of MPLX, whose distributions now cover much of the parent's capital returns.

Refining

Ticker
VLO
Company
Valero
Country
US
Why they are here
Gulf Coast refining benchmark and the largest independent refiner globally, plus the leading renewable diesel platform through Diamond Green Diesel.

Refining

Ticker
DINO
Company
HF Sinclair
Country
US
Why they are here
Mid-continent and Rockies refiner formed from HollyFrontier and Sinclair, with lubricants and renewables alongside the DINO brand.

Refining

Ticker
PBF
Company
PBF Energy
Country
US
Why they are here
The highest-torque refining equity: six refineries, thin margins, and big swings in both directions with crack spreads.

Midstream

Ticker
KMI
Company
Kinder Morgan
Country
US
Why they are here
One of North America's largest energy networks, moving roughly 40% of US natural gas. Growth backlog is increasingly tied to power-generation demand.

Midstream

Ticker
WMB
Company
Williams
Country
US
Why they are here
Owner of Transco, the largest-volume US gas pipeline, serving Southeast power and LNG demand. Among the purest infrastructure plays on gas-fired electricity growth.

Midstream

Ticker
LNG
Company
Cheniere
Country
US
Why they are here
The largest US LNG exporter, running Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi under long-term take-or-pay contracts. The defining pure-play on US LNG.

Midstream

Ticker
ET
Company
Energy Transfer
Country
US
Why they are here
Sprawling pipeline and terminal partnership spanning gas, NGLs, and crude, with the Lake Charles LNG project as its next leg. Trades at a persistent discount to C-corp peers.

Midstream

Ticker
EPD
Company
Enterprise Products
Country
US
Why they are here
The blue chip of MLPs: NGL-focused infrastructure, 26 consecutive years of distribution growth, and famously conservative leverage.

Midstream

Ticker
OKE
Company
ONEOK
Country
US
Why they are here
NGL and gas infrastructure consolidator (Magellan, EnLink, Medallion) linking Permian and Mid-Continent supply to Gulf Coast demand.

Midstream

Ticker
TRGP
Company
Targa Resources
Country
US
Why they are here
Permian gathering-and-processing leader riding the basin's associated gas growth, with NGL exports from its Galena Park terminal.

Oilfield services

Ticker
SLB
Company
SLB
Country
US
Why they are here
The world's largest oilfield services company (formerly Schlumberger), strongest in international and offshore markets, with a growing digital and AI drilling business.

Oilfield services

Ticker
HAL
Company
Halliburton
Country
US
Why they are here
North America's fracking leader, most exposed of the big three to US shale activity swings.

Oilfield services

Ticker
BKR
Company
Baker Hughes
Country
US
Why they are here
Half oilfield services, half industrial energy technology: LNG liquefaction turbines and compression, where it holds a dominant franchise, plus datacenter power equipment. Completed the $13.6 billion enterprise-value Chart Industries acquisition on 16 July 2026.

Oilfield services

Ticker
NOV
Company
NOV
Country
US
Why they are here
The industry's equipment maker: rig systems, drill pipe, and downhole tools. So ubiquitous the nickname is 'No Other Vendor.'

Oilfield services

Ticker
FTI
Company
TechnipFMC
Country
GB
Why they are here
Subsea engineering leader whose integrated iEPCI model wins deepwater projects in Brazil, Guyana, and West Africa. The purest play on the offshore cycle.

Oilfield services

Ticker
WFRD
Company
Weatherford
Country
US
Why they are here
Restructured services provider back from bankruptcy, focused on international well construction and intervention with margins near peer levels.
SegmentTickerCompanyCountryWhy they are here
IntegratedXOMExxonMobilUSThe largest western oil company. Guyana offshore and the Permian (via the $60B Pioneer acquisition) drive growth; downstream and chemicals smooth the cycle.
IntegratedCVXChevronUSSecond-largest US major. Closed the Hess acquisition in 2025, gaining a 30% stake in Guyana's Stabroek block alongside Permian and Tengiz production.
IntegratedSHELShellGBEurope's largest energy company and the world's top LNG trader. Refocused on oil, gas, and LNG after scaling back renewables targets.
IntegratedBPBPGBBritish major that walked back its green pivot in 2025 to refocus on oil and gas returns. Perennial breakup and takeover speculation at a valuation discount to US peers.
IntegratedTTETotalEnergiesFRFrench major balancing a large LNG portfolio with the most serious renewables build-out among the big five.
IntegratedEEniITItalian major with a distinctive satellite model: spinning growth businesses (Plenitude, Enilive) into separately funded vehicles. Strong exploration record in Africa and the Mediterranean.
IntegratedEQNREquinorNONorwegian state-controlled producer supplying roughly a third of Europe's pipeline gas since Russian flows collapsed. Offshore wind ambitions trimmed in the 2025 reset.
IntegratedPBRPetrobrasBRBrazil's state-controlled giant, pumping some of the world's lowest-cost deepwater oil from the pre-salt basins. High dividends offset chronic political interference risk.
IntegratedSUSuncorCACanadian oil sands integrated: mines and upgrades bitumen, refines it, and sells through Petro-Canada stations. Long-life, no-decline assets with high fixed costs.
IntegratedIMOImperial OilCAExxonMobil-controlled Canadian integrated with oil sands production at Kearl and Cold Lake plus refining and the Esso brand.
Exploration and productionCOPConocoPhillipsUSThe largest US pure E&P after the Marathon Oil acquisition. Global portfolio spans the Permian, Alaska's Willow project, and LNG stakes. The closest thing to a major without refining.
Exploration and productionEOGEOG ResourcesUSThe quality benchmark in US shale: premium drilling-return hurdles, a fortress balance sheet, and consistently best-in-class margins. Added Utica scale with the 2025 Encino acquisition.
Exploration and productionOXYOccidentalUSPermian heavyweight carrying the debt of the Anadarko and CrownRock deals. Berkshire Hathaway owns roughly 28%. Also building direct air capture as a long-dated carbon bet.
Exploration and productionCNQCanadian NaturalCACanada's largest producer, built on long-life oil sands and heavy oil with decades of reserves. A dividend-growth machine with 25 consecutive annual increases.
Exploration and productionFANGDiamondbackUSPure-play Permian consolidator (Endeavor, Double Eagle) known for the lowest-cost structure in the basin and blunt shareholder letters.
Exploration and productionDVNDevon EnergyUSMulti-basin US producer (Delaware, Eagle Ford, Bakken, Powder River, plus Marcellus and Anadarko from Coterra) that pioneered the fixed-plus-variable dividend model the industry then copied. Completed the all-stock Coterra merger on 7 May 2026.
Exploration and productionAPAAPA CorporationUSPermian and Egypt producer whose wildcard is Suriname's offshore Block 58, developed with TotalEnergies toward first oil in 2028.
Exploration and productionARAntero ResourcesUSAppalachian natural gas and NGL producer with premium exposure to LNG-corridor pricing. One of the highest-beta ways to own the US gas story.
Exploration and productionEQTEQTUSThe largest US natural gas producer, vertically integrated after buying back Equitrans' pipeline network. The flagship equity for the AI-datacenter gas demand thesis.
Exploration and productionEXEExpand EnergyUSFormed from the Chesapeake and Southwestern merger. Spans Appalachia and the Haynesville, the basin closest to Gulf Coast LNG terminals. Agreed on 24 July 2026 to buy gas marketer Twin Eagle for $1.25 billion, with closing expected in the third quarter of 2026.
Exploration and productionPRPermian ResourcesUSDelaware Basin pure-play assembled through the Centennial and Earthstone mergers, run by a young management team with heavy insider ownership.
Exploration and productionMTDRMatador ResourcesUSFounder-led Delaware Basin producer that also owns midstream infrastructure through its San Mateo joint venture. Agreed in July 2026 to buy Paloma Permian for $1.275 billion in cash, with closing expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.
RefiningPSXPhillips 66USDiversified downstream: refining plus large midstream and chemicals (CPChem) businesses. Fought a 2025 proxy battle with Elliott over whether to break itself up.
RefiningMPCMarathon PetroleumUSThe largest US refiner by capacity, with 13 refineries and control of MPLX, whose distributions now cover much of the parent's capital returns.
RefiningVLOValeroUSGulf Coast refining benchmark and the largest independent refiner globally, plus the leading renewable diesel platform through Diamond Green Diesel.
RefiningDINOHF SinclairUSMid-continent and Rockies refiner formed from HollyFrontier and Sinclair, with lubricants and renewables alongside the DINO brand.
RefiningPBFPBF EnergyUSThe highest-torque refining equity: six refineries, thin margins, and big swings in both directions with crack spreads.
MidstreamKMIKinder MorganUSOne of North America's largest energy networks, moving roughly 40% of US natural gas. Growth backlog is increasingly tied to power-generation demand.
MidstreamWMBWilliamsUSOwner of Transco, the largest-volume US gas pipeline, serving Southeast power and LNG demand. Among the purest infrastructure plays on gas-fired electricity growth.
MidstreamLNGCheniereUSThe largest US LNG exporter, running Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi under long-term take-or-pay contracts. The defining pure-play on US LNG.
MidstreamETEnergy TransferUSSprawling pipeline and terminal partnership spanning gas, NGLs, and crude, with the Lake Charles LNG project as its next leg. Trades at a persistent discount to C-corp peers.
MidstreamEPDEnterprise ProductsUSThe blue chip of MLPs: NGL-focused infrastructure, 26 consecutive years of distribution growth, and famously conservative leverage.
MidstreamOKEONEOKUSNGL and gas infrastructure consolidator (Magellan, EnLink, Medallion) linking Permian and Mid-Continent supply to Gulf Coast demand.
MidstreamTRGPTarga ResourcesUSPermian gathering-and-processing leader riding the basin's associated gas growth, with NGL exports from its Galena Park terminal.
Oilfield servicesSLBSLBUSThe world's largest oilfield services company (formerly Schlumberger), strongest in international and offshore markets, with a growing digital and AI drilling business.
Oilfield servicesHALHalliburtonUSNorth America's fracking leader, most exposed of the big three to US shale activity swings.
Oilfield servicesBKRBaker HughesUSHalf oilfield services, half industrial energy technology: LNG liquefaction turbines and compression, where it holds a dominant franchise, plus datacenter power equipment. Completed the $13.6 billion enterprise-value Chart Industries acquisition on 16 July 2026.
Oilfield servicesNOVNOVUSThe industry's equipment maker: rig systems, drill pipe, and downhole tools. So ubiquitous the nickname is 'No Other Vendor.'
Oilfield servicesFTITechnipFMCGBSubsea engineering leader whose integrated iEPCI model wins deepwater projects in Brazil, Guyana, and West Africa. The purest play on the offshore cycle.
Oilfield servicesWFRDWeatherfordUSRestructured services provider back from bankruptcy, focused on international well construction and intervention with margins near peer levels.

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