Industry Profiles

Industry Financials & Statistics

Industry Forecasts

Trade & Industry Associations

News, Trade & Industry Publications

Government & Regulatory Agencies

Companies

Resources related to the Oil & Gas Industries, including Petroleum Refining & Marketing, Natural Gas Extraction and Oil & Gas Equipment and Services. For general assistance researching an industry see our Subject Guide on Company & Industry Research.

STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SIC)
When using many databases and reference sources it is useful to know the SIC code for the industry you are studying. SIC codes for these industries include the following:

• SIC 1311 Crude Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
• SIC 2911 Petroleum Refining

This is not a complete list of codes for these industries, merely a sample. See the SIC MANUAL for additional codes, also in the Cole Library at REF HF 1042 .A55.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS)

The SIC system has recently been replaced by the NAICS. Only a few sources are now using these codes, but more will be making the switch in the near future. NAICS codes for these industries include the following:

• NAICS 221111 Oil and Gas Extraction
• NAICS 324110 Petroleum Refineries

These are samples, not complete lists, of SIC and NAICS codes for these industries. Use the following sources to identify additional SIC and NAICS codes for your company or industry.

• Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual
  Location of the print manual: REF HF 1042 .A55
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Manual
  Location of the print manual: REF HF 1042 .N67
• 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC Correspondence Tables
  Match SIC codes with NAICS codes, or match NAICS codes with SIC codes.
• 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS Correspondence Tables
  Match 2002 and 1997 NAICS codes in both directions.

Hoover's Industry Records (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Energy and Utilities
Get a detailed industry overview including key people and a ranking of key companies. Find industry news, company lists, news, and industry-related website links. Hoover's provides detailed sub-industry links, SIC and NAICS codes, and industry family trees.

Standard & Poor's Oil and Gas Industry Survey (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Obtain a substantial overview (about 30 pages), statistics and outlook for the industry. Includes a comparative analysis of statistics for the industry's major players.
Special Directions: select "Industry" from the horizontal blue menu bar at the top of S & P's home page.

Also available in the library in print.
Location: REF HC 106.6 .S74

Value Line Research Center Natural Gas (Distrib.), Natural Gas (Div.), Petroleum (Integrated), Petroleum(Producing), and Oilfield Svcs./Equip. Industry Descriptions (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Retrieve a one page overview and forecast, as well as some industry statistics, for the industry. Also available in the library in print.

Business Source Premier (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Under Mining, Oil, Gas, and Extraction and Petroleum, Coal Products, and Manufacturing
Use the Business Searching Interface to find global industry profiles from leading market research sources.

THE PRIZE: THE EPIC QUEST FOR OIL, MONEY AND POWER by Daniel Yergin (HD 9560.6 .Y47 1991)

Standard & Poor's Oil and Gas Industry Survey (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Obtain a substantial overview (about 30 pages), statistics and outlook for the industry. Includes a comparative analysis of statistics for the industry's major players.
Special Directions: select "Industry" from the horizontal blue menu bar at the top of S & P's home page.

Also available in the library in print.
Location: REF HC 106.6 .S74

Value Line Research Center Natural Gas (Distrib.), Natural Gas (Div.), Petroleum (Integrated), Petroleum(Producing), and Oilfield Svcs./Equip. Industry Descriptions (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Retrieve a one page overview and forecast, as well as some industry statistics, for the industry. Also available in the library in print.
Location: Business Reference Area

Mergent Oil and Gas Industry Report
(Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Obtain financial statistics, rankings and growth rates for the major companies in these industries.

US INDUSTRY & TRADE OUTLOOK (REF HC 101 .U54) See entries for Petroleum Refining and Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas. FORECASTING INFORMATION from the Energy Information Administration

Business & Company Resource Center (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)

Find associations related to the industry using Business & Company Resource Center. Use the Advanced Search and select Associations in the Content Area pull-down menu. This gives you online access to the International, US National, and Regional, State & Local volumes of the Encyclopedia of Associations.

Additional resources for finding associations are in the guide to Finding a Trade, Industry, or Professional Association.

Materials Science (CSA) Search citations and abstracts in the fields of mechanical engineering, materials science and aerospace. Earth and Environmental Sciences (CSA) Search citations and abstracts of articles in environmental science and materials toxicity, plus government reports and conference papers.

Search the Cole Library's list of electronc full text journals using the Electronic Journals: A-Z list.

ABI/Inform (ProQuest) (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Search for full text articles from over twenty trade publications related to the oil and gas industry.

Business Source Premier (EBSCO) (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Search for full text articles on the oil and gas industry from trade and business sources

GAS DAILY, GAS MARKETS WEEK, OIL & GAS JOURNAL, OIL DAILY, PETROLEUM ECONOMIST and many others are available through LEXIS-NEXIS ACADEMIC UNIVERSE. See our Databases page.

OFFICE OF FOSSIL ENERGY at the US Department of Energy

US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)

MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE (MMS) at the US Department of the Interior

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)

Find lists of major companies in the industry using these databases:

Mergent Online (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
See the Industry Reports or search by NAICS or SIC.

Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
See the Comparative Company Analysis section.

Hoover's (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Search one company in the industry and use the Competitors link to see others. Industry keyword search and browsing are also available.

See Locating a Company on the World Wide Web for guidance in finding the Web sites of companies not listed here.