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Social influencers: top ten companies in oil and gas
Researchers at GlobalData’s Intelligence Centre have identified the top ten companies, organisations and government bodies that are shaping the oil and gas industry. Using a host of data from online engagement and number of mentions, to qualitative expert analysis, we highlight the top ten companies
1. International Energy Agency
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an independent organisation based in Paris, which helps its 30 member states and eight association countries to provide reliable, affordable and clean energy. The IEA holds global training sessions and collaborates with more than 6,000 energy experts.
Twitter: @IEA
Twitter followers: 148,610
2. US Energy Information Administration
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) is a governmental body that collects analyses and releases independent and objective energy information to promote good policymaking, market efficiency, and greater understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.
Twitter: @EIAgov
Twitter followers: 124,275
3. ExxonMobil Corporation
ExxonMobil is a US multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is one of the largest oil companies, producing 3.921 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, and the world’s ninth largest company by revenue at $237.1bn in 2017.
Twitter: @exxonmobil
Twitter followers: 291,756
4. China National Petroleum Corporation
The state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation is a major oil and gas firm headquartered in Beijing. It is one of the largest integrated energy groups worldwide and was ranked the fourth in the 2018 Fortune Global 500.
Twitter: @CNPC
Twitter followers: 1,034
5. US Department of Energy
The US Department of Energy is an executive department of the US Government that deals with policies relating to energy, including the handling of nuclear materials. As of 2 March 2017, the current Secretary of Energy is Rick Perry.
Twitter: @ENERGY
Twitter followers: 761,837
6. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is a state-owned United Arab Emirates oil and gas firm, which has held the seventh largest proven oil reserve worldwide since 2015, at 97.8 billion barrels. It is the world’s 12th largest oil company by production, producing around 3 million barrels per day.
Twitter: @AdnocGroup
Twitter followers: 39,659
7. ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips is a US-based multinational energy company headquartered in Houston, Texas. It is the world’s largest independent pure-play company and was ranked 95th in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of US corporations. It was created in 2002 through the merger of oil companies Conoco Inc and Phillips Petroleum Co.
Twitter: @conocophillips
Twitter followers: 159,160
8. Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras)
Petróleo Brasileiro SA, known commonly as Petrobras, is a Brazilian state-owned oil company from Rio de Janeiro. It operates in oil and gas sectors including refining, transportation and marketing, exploration and production, distribution, gas and power, and biofuels, among others. It was ranked 73th in the 2018 Global Fortune 500.
Twitter: @petrobras
Twitter followers: 507,931
9. Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is an intergovernmental group consisting of 15 petroleum-exporting nations. It was established in 1960 in Iraq by its five founding members and has been headquartered in Vienna, Austria since 1965. Qatar announced that it will leave OPEC in 2019.
Twitter: @OPECSecretariat
Twitter followers: 5,784
10. Glencore Plc
Glencore Plc is multinational commodity trading and mining company with headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, and a registered office in Saint Helier, Jersey. It is ranked 14th on the 2018 Global Fortune 500 list. Although predominantly a mining company, Glencore also deals in crude oil, oil products, coal and natural gas, as well as other metals and minerals, supplying them to international customers.
Twitter: @Glencore
Twitter followers: 87,825
Methodology
The analysis provided by GlobalData is based on the number of company or organisation mentions, online engagement by influencers, and expert analysis.
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