Data from the official company registers of 12 countries. Not an official register.

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Extraction of natural gas

UK SIC 2007 · 06200ISIC 06 · Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gasB · Mining and quarrying
Live companies265main activity SIC 06200
New, past 12 months207.5% of live
Median age10 yrsof live companies
Liquidation or administration62.3%
Oldest1956incorporated 19 Jan 1956

When they were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

051015202011: 420112012: 142013: 1520132014: 82015: 820152016: 102017: 1220172018: 112019: 1120192020: 82021: 1120212022: 152023: 1020232024: 142025: 1520252026: 17

Regions

Where these companies have their registered office.

London
87
Scotland
48
South East
33
East of England
19
North West
18
North East
16
Wales
14
Yorkshire and The Humber
10
West Midlands
9
East Midlands
5
South West
5
Northern Ireland
1

Towns with the most

Live companies in this activity by town.

Companies

265 live companies, oldest first. Page 1 of 6.

CompanyTownIncorporated
Grundon Waste Food Products Limited
00560190
Harefield19 Jan 1956
Montrose Industries Limited
00654944
Leominster1 Apr 1960
Perenco Gas (UK) Limited
00715529
City of Westminster15 Feb 1962
Saltfleetby Energy Limited
00953066
Hounslow29 Apr 1969
Iranian Oil Company (U.K.) Limited
01019769
City of Westminster4 Aug 1971
Ineos UK SNS Limited
01021338
Lyndhurst17 Aug 1971
Equinor UK Limited
01285743
City of Westminster10 Nov 1976
Victoria Petroleum Limited
01681831
City and County of the City of London26 Nov 1982
Pentex Italia Limited
01875292
Islington3 Jan 1985
T.T. Surveys Limited
01891769
Trevone4 Mar 1985
Exeter Oil and Gas Limited
01993383
Exeter28 Feb 1986
Lee Price Properties Limited
02383166
Maesteg12 May 1989
Process Limited
02619989
Coventry13 Jun 1991
U.K. Gas Limited
02648117
North Cornelly and Kenfig Hill24 Sept 1991
Eni Jpda 03-13 Limited
02664257
City of Westminster19 Nov 1991
Cresswell Petroleum Limited
02862049
Hounslow13 Oct 1993
Cuffe Harrell and Associates Limited
02997541
Godstone2 Dec 1994
UK Onshore Gas Limited
03040791
North Cornelly and Kenfig Hill31 Mar 1995
Holywell Resources Limited
03042838
Whiteley6 Apr 1995
Centrica Energy Storage Limited
03294124
Hessle18 Dec 1996
Energy Commercialisation Ltd
03323454
Richmond upon Thames24 Feb 1997
Coastal Oil and Gas Limited
03440732
North Cornelly and Kenfig Hill26 Sept 1997
U.K. Methane Limited
03452019
North Cornelly and Kenfig Hill20 Oct 1997
Omega Well Intervention Limited
SC190060
Aberdeen7 Oct 1998
Shell Exploration and Production Limited
03763512
Lambeth28 Apr 1999
Star Energy Limited
03806814
Sudbrooke14 Jul 1999
Struan Energy Limited
SC199331
Edinburgh31 Aug 1999
Ineos UK E&P Holdings Limited
SC200459
Aberdeen30 Sept 1999
BG Kenya L10B Limited
03886417
Lambeth25 Nov 1999
Gasconsult Limited
03923966
Richmond upon Thames11 Feb 2000
Warwick Energy Limited
04095285
Redditch24 Oct 2000
Ross Drilling Consultants Ltd.
SC219656
Dundee30 May 2001
Centrica Offshore UK Limited
04248952
Hessle10 Jul 2001
Torr Geophysical Consulting Limited
04318382
Lamberhurst7 Nov 2001
Enwell Energy plc
04462555
City of Westminster17 Jun 2002
Perenco Cuu Long Limited
04740791
City of Westminster22 Apr 2003
Telluris Consulting Ltd
04751661
Keighley1 May 2003
Transarca Limited
04850357
Cuffley30 Jul 2003
Holford Gas Storage Limited
SC254265
Edinburgh14 Aug 2003
Nexgas Limited
04919575
Amersham2 Oct 2003
Dart Energy (Europe) Limited
SC259898
Edinburgh27 Nov 2003
Ferguson Marine Services Limited
SC265861
Glasgow31 Mar 2004
Victoria Oil & Gas plc
05139892
City and County of the City of London27 May 2004
Dome Petroleum Resources Ltd
05454245
Kingston upon Thames17 May 2005
Ged Wylie Associates Limited
05483625
Burchett's Green17 Jun 2005
Wharf Resources Ltd
05497670
Kingston upon Thames3 Jul 2005
Valhalla Oil and Gas Limited
05498467
Camden4 Jul 2005
Binagold Limited
05609640
Cobham (Elmbridge)2 Nov 2005
Perenco North Sea Limited
SC293676
Edinburgh25 Nov 2005
Allied Oil & Gas Ltd
05743869
Kingston upon Thames15 Mar 2006