Oil & gas
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Segments
Company snapshot
What this shows: the size and current activity of this classification, plus recent formations, company age, revenue coverage, and trade participation.
All companies
6734
Active companies
4778
Formed in latest 12 months
356
Median active-company age
9.8 years
Revenue known
85
Importers
281
Exporters
293
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 6,734 |
| Active companies | 4,778 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 356 |
| Importers | 281 |
| Exporters | 293 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 85 known, 4693 unknown (1.8%).
Company formations
What this shows: monthly incorporations and dissolutions from 1 January 2024, including companies of every current status.
Latest ten months shown in the chart
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 22 | 68 |
| 2025-12 | 27 | 60 |
| 2026-01 | 22 | 55 |
| 2026-02 | 21 | 58 |
| 2026-03 | 26 | 69 |
| 2026-04 | 35 | 54 |
| 2026-05 | 35 | 51 |
| 2026-06 | 29 | 48 |
| 2026-07 | 40 | 79 |
| 2026-08 | 10 | 42 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values. Companies House Active records with dormant accounts are shown as Dormant; the remaining Companies House Active records are shown as Active. Blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 4,257 |
| Dissolved | 1,825 |
| Dormant | 521 |
| Liquidation | 126 |
| In Administration | 4 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 1 |
Active companies by UK region
What this shows: active companies with a known ITL2 region. The UK map falls back to a bar chart if map data cannot be loaded.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| North Eastern Scotland | 815 |
| Inner London - West | 724 |
| Eastern Scotland | 343 |
| Inner London - East | 234 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 188 |
| Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | 176 |
| Highlands and Islands | 171 |
| Norfolk | 164 |
| East Central Scotland | 131 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 123 |
Geography coverage: 4755 known, 23 unknown (99.5%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
Top values shown in the chart
| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 2,606 |
| 1m-15m | 516 |
| 15m-54m | 30 |
| 54m+ | 534 |
Revenue-range coverage: 3686 known, 1092 unknown (77.1%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 1,598 |
| Small | 1,415 |
| Medium | 11 |
| Large | 571 |
| Holding | 88 |
| Dormant | 521 |
Company-size coverage: 4204 known, 574 unknown (88.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 767 |
| 1–9 | 2,019 |
| 10–49 | 64 |
| 50–249 | 19 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 2871 known, 1907 unknown (60.1%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
Top values shown in the chart
| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 351 |
| 1–3 years | 536 |
| 3–5 years | 403 |
| 5–10 years | 1,146 |
| 10–20 years | 1,426 |
| 20+ years | 916 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 4778 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
Classification breakdown
What this shows: active companies across the next taxonomy level; direct assignments are labelled separately. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Oilfield services | 3,395 |
| Oil extraction | 1,253 |
| Gas extraction | 695 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
Top values shown in the chart
| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 50 |
| Exporter only | 62 |
| Both | 231 |
| Neither | 4,435 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 240 | £125,172,078,256 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 199 | £22,201,313,374 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 189 | £112,041,822,985 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 164 | £15,095,623,078 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 118 | £1,509,982,194 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 101 | £2,578,696,291 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 83 | £10,016,344,352 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 82 | £5,894,911,227 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 81 | £2,005,470,533 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 76 | £2,698,807,181 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 242 | £69,887,378,035 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 214 | £47,605,626,091 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 202 | £28,205,016,113 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 177 | £10,394,809,805 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 138 | £1,040,322,572 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 104 | £2,065,917,180 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 97 | £9,091,381,300 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts | 95 | £516,820,819 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 89 | £2,528,007,042 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 86 | £1,092,213,467 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Business and digital traits
What this shows: active companies identified with selected ownership, business-model, and online-presence traits.
Values shown in the chart with data coverage
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 581 | 3,504 | 1,274 | 73.3% |
| Holding company | 1 | 3,504 | 1,274 | 73.3% |
| Solo founder | 1,677 | 3,504 | 1,274 | 73.3% |
| Ecommerce | 6 | 199 | 4,579 | 4.2% |
| Website | 249 | 265 | 4,513 | 5.5% |
| 234 | 265 | 4,513 | 5.5% |
Leading active companies
What this shows: the ten active companies with the highest non-missing revenue, with company number used as the deterministic tie-breaker.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| National Oilwell Varco Uk Limited | £374,128,000 |
| Cheiron Oil & Gas Limited | £206,465,000 |
| Saka Indonesia Pangkah Limited | £154,028,000 |
| Ode Asset Management Limited | £54,441,164 |
| Sentinel Offshore Vessels Limited | £40,366,514 |
| Interwell Limited | £33,439,000 |
| Woodside Energy (la) Uk Ltd | £27,257,931 |
| Dcn Diving Uk Limited | £26,363,320 |
| First Marine Solutions Limited | £21,588,761 |
| Wellbore Integrity Solutions Uk Limited | £19,919,787 |
Revenue coverage: 85 known, 4693 unknown (1.8%).
Related classifications
What this shows: sibling classifications ranked by distinct active companies, excluding the current node. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Professional services | 811,771 |
| Real estate | 686,477 |
| Construction | 576,169 |
| Retail | 518,103 |
| Technology | 365,323 |
| Hospitality & Food Services | 310,109 |
| Health & social care | 273,128 |
| Business support | 259,131 |
| Personal services | 257,488 |
| Processing & manufacturing | 198,756 |
| Entertainment | 180,392 |
| Wholesale | 172,622 |
| Transport & storage | 171,806 |
| Education | 155,957 |
| Activities for own use | 141,907 |
| Holding companies | 139,148 |
| Industry not specified | 136,026 |
| Dormant company | 111,427 |
| Maintenance & repair | 108,078 |
| Facility Services | 93,876 |
| Other | 676,904 |