Immediately, 3 Chinese oil and gas companies made it to the top 10 in the world by market capitalization in 2025. As the infographic shows, the highest position (fourth) is held by Petrochina ($218 billion), in eighth place is CNOOC ($117 billion), and in ninth place is Sinopec ($90 billion).

The leader is undisputed: Saudi Aramco ($1.565 trillion). The top also includes 3 American companies, 2 British, and one French.

Let us remind you that last year, crude oil and natural gas production in China exceeded 400 million tons of oil equivalent for the first time. For the last 8 years, the production of these energy carriers in the PRC has grown by at least 10 million tons.