Since the beginning of the
20th century, natural gas needs have continued to grow along with the
development of countries and consumers around the world.
Gas and petroleum companies are also the target of investors in various parts of the world. In
2014, world oil prices declined to the lowest point, resulting in termination
of employment everywhere, but the oil and gas sector was still in demand. Here
are 5 of the largest oil and gas producers in the world based on the production
of the Kontan version.
Address: International
Headquarters, 1 St James's Square, London, SW1Y 4PD
Country of Origin: England
Founder: Donald Alexander
Smith, William Knox D'Arcy
Established since: 1908
Production per year: 3.24
billion barrel equivalent
Company Value: US $ 121
billion or if US $ 1 = Rp. 13,000, the value is equivalent to Rp. 1,573
trillion
Caption: - In December 1998,
BP joined American Oil Company (Amoco), forming "BP Amoco".
- This legal step is
generally believed to be the forced purchase of Amoco by BP.
- After a year of
operating together, the two were combined. The name "Amoco" was
released.
- BP is also a leading
partner in the controversial Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline.
- On April 20, 2010 the
Deepwater Horizon exploded and 11 people died. The US marine environment is
contaminated.
- The impact is serious
on wildlife, the local fishing industry, and regional tourism.
- In the incident, the
US Government referred to BP as the responsible party.
Address: 9 Dongzhimen North
Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, P.R.China. Postal Code: 10000
Country of origin: China
Founder: Zhou Jiping
Established: November 5, 1999
Production per year: 4.07
billion barrel equivalents
Company Value: US $ 303
billion or if US $ 1 = Rp. 13,000, the value is equivalent to Rp. 3,939
trillion
Caption: - PetroChina is a
large oil and gas company from China.
- In 2010, PetroChina
successfully competed with ExxonMobil.
- In 2014, PetroChina
ranked 10th in the list of large companies released by Forbes.
- At present,
PetroChinam has experienced a rapid increase in production, and ranks fourth in
the world.
- In Indonesia,
PetroChina operates in Jabung block, in Sumatra, from January to December 2014.
Name: Exxon Mobil
Address: 5959 Las Colinas
Boulevard, Irving, Texas 75039-2298
Country of Origin: United
States
Founder: John D. Rockefeller
Established: Established since
1870 and merged on 30 November 1999
Production per year: 4.1
billion barrel equivalents
Company Value: US $ 390
billion or if US $ 1 = Rp. 13,000, the value is equivalent to Rp. 5,070
trillion
Description: - Exxon and Mobil
are actually subsidiaries of Standard Oil. Founded by John D. Rockefeller.
- The name ExxonMobil
emerged from the merger of two companies, Exxon and Mobil on November 30, 1999.
- Exxon was previously
named Standard Oil Company of Ney Jersey and the previous Car was named
Standard Oil Company of New York.
- This company is the
parent of Exxon, Mobil and Esso companies throughout the world.
- The seventh largest
company in the world based on 2016's Forbes Global revenue and market
capitalization.
- ExxonMobil was also
criticized for being too bland towards efforts to clean up spilled oil at Exxon
Valdez, Alaska, which is called the worst oil spill in the world.
Address: 26/1, Sofiyskaya
Embankment, 117997, Moscow, Russian Federation
Country of origin: Russia
Founder: Russian Government
Established since: 1993
Production per year: 5.07
billion barrel equivalents
Company Value: US $ 72.5
billion or if US $ 1 = Rp. 13,000, the value is equivalent to Rp. 942.5
trillion
Remarks: - This company is
also still from Russia.
- Rosneft is
headquartered in Balchug district in Moscow, near the Kremlin, the river bank
of Moscow.
- Established since
1993, most of the shares are owned by the Russian Government (75%) and BP
around 19%.
- Rosneft conducts oil
and gas exploration and production activities on Sakhalin Island, Siberia,
Timan-Pechora, Southern Russia and Chechna.
- On January 15, 2011
Rosneft and BP announced an agreement, developing the East-Prinovozemelsky
field on Russian Arctic shelves.
Address: 16 Nametkina St.,
Moscow, GSP-7, 117997, Russian Federation
Country of origin: Russia
Founder: Viktor Chernomyrdin
Established since: August 1,
1989
Production per year: 8.38
billion barrel equivalents
Company Value: US $ 84.3 billion
or if US $ 1 = Rp. 13,000, the value is equivalent to Rp. 1,092.9 trillion
Description: - Gazprom is the
largest oil company in the world which is based in Moscow, Russia and was
founded in 1989.
- Activities carried out
by Gazprom include exploration, production, processing, transportation and
sales.
- In addition to Russia,
the company also supplies about a quarter of the total amount of gas used by
the continent of Europe and some countries of the former Soviet Union.
- In 2015 Gazprom
reportedly experienced a decline in profits of 70% due to the conflict in
Russia and Ukraine.
- In 2016, Forbes
magazine, named the company as the top gas company with a production of 8.38
billion barrels with a company value of $ 84.3 billion.
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