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Oil & gas fields worldwide

A directory of 847 oil & gas fields across 98 countries — extracts crude oil and natural gas at the wellhead. Capacity, owner, location and CO₂ from open data.

847oil & gas fields
98countries
832with reported CO₂
4.0B tCO₂e/yr total

Top countries by number of oil & gas fields

United States: 352 facilities352United Sta…China: 32 facilities32ChinaRussian Federation: 29 facilities29Russian Fe…Indonesia: 25 facilities25IndonesiaAustralia: 20 facilities20AustraliaBrazil: 17 facilities17BrazilCanada: 15 facilities15CanadaArgentina: 13 facilities13ArgentinaColombia: 12 facilities12ColombiaIndia: 12 facilities12India

Facility counts, Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How many oil & gas fields are there worldwide?
847 oil & gas fields across 98 countries are tracked in this open dataset.
Which country has the most oil & gas fields?
United States — 352 oil & gas fields.
How much CO₂ do these oil & gas fields emit?
Together about 3,965,952,071 tonnes of CO₂e per year (reported facilities).
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e emissions (CC BY 4.0).