Who were the Original Seven Sisters?
Standard Oil Companies in 1941
Who are the major corporate players in oil today?
2002 Revenues Assets
Exxon Mobil $192 billion $143 billion
BP Amoco $174 billion $141 billion
Royal $135 billion $112 billion
Dutch/Shell
Chevron Texaco $100 billion $76 billion
Total Fina Elf $94 billion $79 billion
ENI (Italy) $47 billion $56 billion
China Nat’l Pet. $41 billion $83 billion
Sinopec $40 billion $68 billion
Pemex $39 billion $61 billion
PDVSA (Ven.) $46 billion $58 billion
Saudi Arabian $75 billion/yr 264 billion bbl
Oil Company $6.6 trillion
Nat’l Iranian Oil $34 billion/yr 90 billion bbl
Company $2.25 trillion
Petroleos de $30 billion 78 billion bb
Venezuela $2 trillion
Iraq SOMO $18 billion 112 billion bbl
$2.8 trillion
Kuwait Oil $19 billion 95 billion
Company $2.4 trillion
Abu Dhabi Nat’l $18 billion 93 billion
Oil Company $2.3 trillion