The following 30 companies represent the most popular employers that over 11,000 oil and gas professionals around the globe would ideally like to work for.
2019 Rank |
2018 Rank |
Company | Jobs | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1 | ![]() |
Shell | View Jobs |
2 |
3 | ![]() |
ExxonMobil | |
3 |
4 | ![]() |
Chevron | View Jobs |
4 |
2 | ![]() |
Halliburton | View Jobs |
5 |
5 | ![]() |
BP | |
6 |
6 | ![]() |
Schlumberger | View Jobs |
7 |
8 | ![]() |
Saudi Aramco | View Jobs |
8 |
7 | ![]() |
Total | |
9 |
9 | ![]() |
BHGE | View Jobs |
10 |
26 | ![]() |
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) | |
11 |
28 | ![]() |
Qatar Petroleum (QP) | View Jobs |
12 |
10 | ![]() |
Weatherford | View Jobs |
13 |
11 | ![]() |
Transocean | View Jobs |
14 |
14 | ![]() |
ConocoPhillips | |
15 |
15 | ![]() |
Anadarko Petroleum (Pre-Merger) | View Jobs |
16 |
16 | ![]() |
Seadrill | |
17 |
17 | ![]() |
Nabors | View Jobs |
18 |
12 | ![]() |
Equinor | |
19 |
13 | ![]() |
Maersk | |
20 |
20 | ![]() |
ENI | View Jobs |
21 |
19 | ![]() |
Petronas | View Jobs |
22 |
21 | ![]() |
ENSCO | View Jobs |
23 |
23 | ![]() |
TechnipFMC | |
24 |
18 | ![]() |
Saipem | View Jobs |
25 |
21 | ![]() |
Wood | View Jobs |
26 |
24 | ![]() |
Diamond Offshore Drilling | |
27 |
N/A | ![]() |
OXY | |
28 |
29 | ![]() |
Marathon Oil | View Jobs |
29 |
27 | ![]() |
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) | |
30 |
25 | ![]() |
Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) |
The following 10 companies represent the most popular employers classified as Drilling Contractors.
2019 Rank |
2018 Rank |
Company | Jobs | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1 | ![]() |
Transocean | View Jobs |
2 |
2 | ![]() |
Seadrill | |
3 |
3 | ![]() |
Nabors | View Jobs |
4 |
5 | ![]() |
ENSCO | View Jobs |
5 |
4 | ![]() |
Saipem | View Jobs |
6 |
6 | ![]() |
Diamond Offshore Drilling | |
7 |
7 | ![]() |
Noble | |
8 |
8 | ![]() |
Rowan Companies | |
9 |
10 | ![]() |
Stena Drilling | |
10 |
9 | ![]() |
Helmerich & Payne |
The following 10 companies represent the most popular employers classified as National Oil Companies (minimum 50% State-owned).
2019 Rank |
2018 Rank |
Company | Jobs | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1 | ![]() |
Saudi Aramco | View Jobs |
2 |
4 | ![]() |
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) | |
3 |
5 | ![]() |
Qatar Petroleum (QP) | View Jobs |
4 |
2 | ![]() |
PETRONAS | View Jobs |
5 |
3 | ![]() |
Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) | |
6 |
7 | ![]() |
Petroelum Development Oman (PDO) | View Jobs |
7 |
8 | ![]() |
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) | |
8 |
10 | ![]() |
Gazprom | |
9 |
9 | ![]() |
Empresa Colombiana de Petroleos (Ecopetrol) | |
10 |
6 | ![]() |
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) |
The following 10 companies represent the most popular employers classified as Independent Oil and Gas Companies.
2019 Rank |
2018 Rank |
Company | Jobs | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1 | ![]() |
ConocoPhillips | |
2 |
2 | ![]() |
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) | View Jobs |
3 |
3 | ![]() |
Marathon Oil | View Jobs |
4 |
6 | ![]() |
Repsol | |
5 |
8 | ![]() |
EOG Resources | |
6 |
7 | ![]() |
HESS | |
7 |
4 | ![]() |
Pioneer Natural Resources | |
8 |
5 | ![]() |
Apache | |
9 |
10 | ![]() |
Hilcorp | |
10 |
9 | ![]() |
Devon Energy |
The following 10 companies represent the most popular employers classified as Oilfield Services Companies.
2019 Rank |
2018 Rank |
Company | Jobs | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1 | ![]() |
Halliburton | View Jobs |
2 |
2 | ![]() |
Schlumberger | View Jobs |
3 |
3 | ![]() |
BHGE | View Jobs |
4 |
4 | ![]() |
Weatherford | View Jobs |
5 |
6 | ![]() |
TechnipFMC | |
6 |
5 | ![]() |
Wood | View Jobs |
7 |
7 | ![]() |
National Oilwell Varco | |
7 |
8 | ![]() |
Petrofac | |
9 |
9 | ![]() |
Oceaneering | View Jobs |
10 |
10 | ![]() |
Aker Solutions |
The following 10 companies represent the most popular employers that work in Upstream.
2019 Rank |
2018 Rank |
Company | Jobs | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1 | ![]() |
Shell | View Jobs |
2 |
3 | ![]() |
ExxonMobil | |
3 |
4 | ![]() |
Chevron | View Jobs |
4 |
2 | ![]() |
Halliburton | View Jobs |
5 |
5 | ![]() |
Schlumberger | View Jobs |
6 |
6 | ![]() |
BP | |
7 |
7 | ![]() |
BHGE | View Jobs |
8 |
9 | ![]() |
Saudi Aramco | View Jobs |
8 |
8 | ![]() |
Total | View Jobs |
10 |
10 | ![]() |
Transocean | View Jobs |
The following 10 companies represent the most popular employers that work in Midstream.
2019 Rank |
2018 Rank |
Company | Jobs | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1 | ![]() |
Shell | View Jobs |
2 |
2 | ![]() |
ExxonMobil | |
3 |
2 | ![]() |
Chevron | View Jobs |
4 |
4 | ![]() |
BP | |
5 |
6 | ![]() |
Total | |
6 |
5 | ![]() |
Halliburton | View Jobs |
7 |
8 | ![]() |
Saudi Aramco | View Jobs |
8 |
7 | ![]() |
Schlumberger | View Jobs |
8 |
N/A | ![]() |
Qatar Petroleum (QP) | View Jobs |
10 |
N/A | ![]() |
BHGE | View Jobs |
The following 10 companies represent the most popular employers that work in Downstream.
2019 Rank |
2018 Rank |
Company | Jobs | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1 | ![]() |
Shell | View Jobs |
2 |
2 | ![]() |
ExxonMobil | |
3 |
3 | ![]() |
Chevron | View Jobs |
4 |
4 | ![]() |
BP | |
5 |
5 | ![]() |
Saudi Aramco | View Jobs |
6 |
6 | ![]() |
Total | |
7 |
N/A | ![]() |
Qatar Petroleum (QP) | View Jobs |
8 |
10 | ![]() |
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) | |
9 |
7 | ![]() |
Halliburton | View Jobs |
10 |
8 | ![]() |
Schlumberger | View Jobs |
The following rankings are the most important attributes that oil and gas professionals look for in an ideal employer.
2019 Rank |
2018 Rank |
Percentage | Attribute |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 86% | Commitment to health and safety |
2 | 2 | 82% | Manages business with integrity/in an ethical way |
3 | 2 | 81% | Competitive salary |
3 | 5 | 81% | Positive organization / organizational culture |
5 | 2 | 78% | Challenging/Interesting work |
5 | 6 | 78% | Solid training and development programs |
5 | 6 | 78% | Strong executive leadership |
8 | 8 | 75% | Financial performance/strength of firm |
9 | 8 | 74% | Health benefits |
10 | 10 | 72% | Uses environmentally sound practices |
11 | 11 | 71% | Opportunities for promotion |
11 | 11 | 71% | Has corporate values I agree with |
13 | 13 | 68% | Innovator in the industry |
14 | 13 | 67% | Established leader in the industry |
15 | 15 | 65% | Retirement benefits |
16 | 16 | 62% | Competitive bonus |
17 | 18 | 60% | Progressive on CSR |
18 | 17 | 57% | Workplace facilities |
19 | 18 | 55% | Manageable working hours |
20 | 22 | 50% | Desirable location |
20 | 20 | 50% | Flexible working options |
22 | 20 | 48% | Opportunity to travel |
23 | 23 | 29% | Company perks (gym membership, discounts) |