Oil extraction
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
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
1787
Active companies
1253
Formed in latest 12 months
47
Median active-company age
13.5 years
Revenue known
14
Importers
69
Exporters
66
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,787 |
| Active companies | 1,253 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 47 |
| Importers | 69 |
| Exporters | 66 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 14 known, 1239 unknown (1.1%).
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 | 0 | 14 |
| 2025-12 | 8 | 9 |
| 2026-01 | 3 | 17 |
| 2026-02 | 3 | 17 |
| 2026-03 | 4 | 19 |
| 2026-04 | 2 | 13 |
| 2026-05 | 6 | 15 |
| 2026-06 | 2 | 10 |
| 2026-07 | 1 | 21 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 13 |
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 | 1,044 |
| Dissolved | 492 |
| Dormant | 209 |
| Liquidation | 40 |
| In Administration | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - West | 381 |
| North Eastern Scotland | 148 |
| Inner London - East | 89 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 49 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 39 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 39 |
| West Yorkshire | 38 |
| East Central Scotland | 34 |
| Highlands and Islands | 30 |
| Eastern Scotland | 28 |
Geography coverage: 1249 known, 4 unknown (99.7%).
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 | 458 |
| 1m-15m | 166 |
| 15m-54m | 3 |
| 54m+ | 294 |
Revenue-range coverage: 921 known, 332 unknown (73.5%).
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 | 312 |
| Small | 289 |
| Large | 301 |
| Holding | 51 |
| Dormant | 209 |
Company-size coverage: 1162 known, 91 unknown (92.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 168 |
| 1–9 | 341 |
| 10–49 | 4 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 514 known, 739 unknown (41.0%).
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 | 45 |
| 1–3 years | 86 |
| 3–5 years | 60 |
| 5–10 years | 246 |
| 10–20 years | 404 |
| 20+ years | 412 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1253 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 |
|---|---|
| Directly assigned to this segment | 1,253 |
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 | 16 |
| Exporter only | 13 |
| Both | 53 |
| Neither | 1,171 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 64 | £55,678,054,697 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 51 | £6,370,828,622 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 49 | £45,101,374,270 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 49 | £8,348,595,406 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 33 | £509,009,238 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 29 | £791,723,821 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 27 | £596,289,416 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 26 | £3,194,952,013 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 22 | £166,469,602 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts | 22 | £237,328,800 | 2016-03-01 – 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 | 54 | £20,390,193,898 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 49 | £13,814,552,326 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 42 | £7,638,285,627 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 36 | £3,188,496,163 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 34 | £294,722,105 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 86 — Railway and tramway vehicles and parts | 22 | £223,579,992 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 40 — Rubber and rubber products | 21 | £595,346,747 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 19 | £271,583,721 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 18 | £2,046,316,449 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 16 | £330,767,272 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
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 | 92 | 650 | 603 | 51.9% |
| Holding company | 0 | 650 | 603 | 51.9% |
| Solo founder | 235 | 650 | 603 | 51.9% |
| Ecommerce | 0 | 47 | 1,206 | 3.8% |
| Website | 58 | 64 | 1,189 | 5.1% |
| 55 | 64 | 1,189 | 5.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Cheiron Oil & Gas Limited | £206,465,000 |
| Saka Indonesia Pangkah Limited | £154,028,000 |
| Optima Solutions Uk Limited | £7,701,544 |
| Twed Consultancy Limited | £83,569 |
| Rig & Lift Limited | £49,254 |
| Inishowen Associates Limited | £48,874 |
| Quantum Xploration International Limited | £41,706 |
| Stevenson Process Technology Ltd | £14,731 |
| Ranger Consultants Limited | £14,556 |
| Kampac International Plc | £0 |
Revenue coverage: 14 known, 1239 unknown (1.1%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Oilfield services | 3,396 |
| Gas extraction | 696 |
SIC classification
SIC 06100 — Extraction of crude petroleum
Includes
extraction of crude petroleum oils, extraction of bituminous or oil shale and tar sand, production of crude petroleum from bituminous shale and sand, processes to obtain crude oils: decantation, desalting, dehydration, stabilisation etc.
Excludes
support activities for oil and natural gas extraction, see ##09.10, oil and gas exploration, see ##09.10, manufacture of refined petroleum products, see ##19.20, recovery of liquefied petroleum gases in the refining of petroleum, see ##19.20, operation of pipelines, see ##49.50