Gazprom and Reliance Industries are among the largest oil and gas companies worldwide by number of employees. The majority of companies in this ranking are state-owned enterprises. Reliance Industries is the highest ranking public company, with a workforce of nearly 390,000 people.
Leading oil and gas companies worldwide based on number of employees in 2023 and 2024
(in 1,000s)
* Data for Russian companies was no longer provided by the source in 2024.
Supplementary notes
Ranking compiled in June 2024 based on figures referring to last 12-month period. Figures include oil equipment, services and distribution companies in addition to oil and gas producing companies.
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Financial Times. (June 14, 2024). Leading oil and gas companies worldwide based on number of employees in 2023 and 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/717302/largest-oil-and-gas-companies-worldwide-by-employment/
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