Mentions of cybersecurity increased by a CAGR of 45% in the oil & gas industry since 2020

The global oil & gas industry experienced a 45% rise in compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in company filings mentions of cybersecurity since 2020. Key companies in terms of mentions include Mosaic, Snam, and Celanese, according to GlobalData’s analysis of over 5,600 oil & gas company filings.  

Notably, since 2020, cybersecurity was the most referenced technology theme in terms of mentions, followed by cloud and big data, according to GlobalData's Company Filings database. Mentions related to cybersecurity increased by 17% year-on-year in 2021 but fell by 1% year-on-year in 2022. 

Of the 50 leading companies in the oil & gas industry, Northwest Natural had the highest year-on-year increase in references to cybersecurity in 2022. GlobalData identified 52 cybersecurity related sentences in the company's filings in 2022, 1% of all sentences. Meanwhile, Italgas had the highest year-on-year increase in references for cybersecurity in 2021. GlobalData identified 29 cybersecurity related sentences in the company's filings in 2021, less than 1% of all sentences.

GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics also applies a sentiment weight to reference sentences, based on how positive the sentiment has turned. Sentiment score is based on the level of positivity on a scale of 0 to 1. The average sentiment score for cybersecurity in 2022 was 0.31, which was less positive compared to the average industry sentiment of 0.63.

GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis used to produce this article. 

Global Data’s Company Filings Analytics uses machine learning to uncover key insights and track sentiment across millions of regulatory filings and other corporate disclosures for thousands of companies across the world’s largest industries.