Best Oil & Gas Downstream Companies in United Kingdom
The 80 best Oil & Gas Downstream companies in United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SGN.
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Ranked: Best Oil & Gas Downstream companies in United Kingdom
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SGN Operator of gas distribution networks 57Partners top 34%Funding top 36%Talent top 38%Market top 42% All 10 signals ▾Partnerstop 34% Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 38% Markettop 42% Producttop 42% Growthtop 45% Techtop 46% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 24% Partners: 0 partnership announcements in 12 mo (1 in 24 mo) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 9% of tracked companies Funding: Raised $756M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 21 yrs (0.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $756M | 116 mo ago | Acquired | Mark Wild CEO | 2005 | DrupalPHPSalesforce+17 | — | 1 award |
| 2 | firmus energy Provider of natural gas distribution and related services 55Product top 26%Innovation top 36%Tech top 38%Funding top 40% All 8 signals ▾Producttop 26% Innovationtop 36% Techtop 38% Fundingtop 40% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 21% Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired Innovation: 7 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $271M | 28 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2005 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365PHP+25 | — | — |
| 3 | Limejump Provider of virtual power plant aggregation solutions for renewable energy assets | $21M | 87 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2013 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | — |
| 4 | Gasrec Natural gas and biogas distribution company | $5M | 54 mo ago | Seed | Rob Wood CEO | 2003 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17 | 9 patents Landfill methane capture and recovery systems for renewable energy generation. | 1 expansion |
| 5 | Zero Manufacturer of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels for aviation and automotive use | $275K | 57 mo ago | Seed | — | 2020 | ContentfulNode.jsTailwind CSS+12 | — | — |
| 6 | Universal Fuels Provider of domain name registration and parking services | $241K | 165 mo ago | Deadpooled | Oliver Morgan Founder & Director | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Rhino HySafe Distributor of fuels, lubricants, and petrochemicals | $148K | 58 mo ago | Funding Raised | Stuart Lawrence Managing Director | 2021 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 8 | Skarvi Systems Energy trading and risk management software | $55K | 81 mo ago | Seed | Ramanathan Ravi Founder | 2019 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Oil & Gas Downstream companies in United Kingdom
#1
Acquired · Antrim, Northern Ireland · founded 2005 · 109 employees$271.4Mraised▾
Provider of natural gas distribution and related services. It offers natural gas supply to residential and business customers. Services include meter installation and maintenance, billing, and customer support. The company also provides energy efficiency advice and programs to help customers reduce their energy consumption. It manages a network infrastructure for natural gas delivery. Additional offerings may include installer networks and various customer account management tools.
- Jan 2024Conventional Debt—
- Oct 2018Conventional Debt$271.4M
#2
Acquired · Horley, England · founded 2005 · 3800 employees$755.7Mraised▾
Operator of gas distribution networks. This entity manages infrastructure for the transport of gas to households and businesses. It focuses on maintaining safe and reliable energy delivery systems while exploring technologies to support the transition to sustainable energy sources. The organization works to ensure the efficient operation of its network assets and investigates methods for decarbonisation within the energy sector.
- Oct 2016Series D$755.7M
- 2005Seed—
#3
Acquired · London, England · founded 2013 · 60 employees$20.6Mraised▾
Provider of virtual power plant aggregation solutions for renewable energy assets. It aggregates distributed energy assets—including batteries, solar, wind, peaking plants, and flexible demand—into virtual power plants for grid balancing, trading, and optimization. It handles assets from small-scale to large portfolios, enabling frequency response, capacity market bids, and pan-European flexibility, though it currently offers no new contracts post-strategic review.
#4
Seed · Northampton, England · founded 2003 · 33 employees$4.8Mraised▾
Gasrec is a gas distribution company which supplies, builds, and operates natural gas and biogas (LNG & CNG) refueling stations in the UK. Also, supplies gas fuel to fleet operators and the clients are DHL, Argos, TESCO, B & Q, Waitrose, and Arla.
- Dec 2021Seed—
- Apr 2012Grant (prize money)$4.8M
#5
Seed · United Kingdom · founded 2020 · 50 employees$274.6Kraised▾
Manufacturer of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels for aviation and automotive use. The company produces gasoline, diesel, aviation gasoline, and jet fuel using a process that combines air and water. These fuels are drop-in replacements for fossil fuels, requiring no engine modifications. A licensing model allows for the production of the fuel at various locations. The company's technology addresses the need for sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels in sectors where electric or hydrogen solutions are currently impractical. The manufacturing process utilizes renewable energy sources.
#6
Funding Raised · Port Talbot, Wales · founded 2021$148.4Kraised▾
Distributor of fuels, lubricants, and petrochemicals. Company focusing on the design, manufacture, and installation of high-performance, ultrafast explosion relief systems, particularly for the hydrogen industry. Its core capabilities include structural dynamic design of blast-resistant walling systems and doors, blast venting technology, and safety products engineered to mitigate explosion hazards in industrial and hydrogen-related applications.
- Aug 2021Grant (prize money)$148.4K
#7
Deadpooled · London, England · founded 2009$241.1Kraised▾
Provider of domain name registration and parking services. This entity offers the registration and management of domain names. The domain name parking service allows owners to generate revenue from their unused domains through advertising. The service utilizes a third-party platform for domain parking and advertising display. No direct involvement in fuel-related businesses is indicated.
- Sep 2012Seed$79.4K
- 2012Conventional Debt$161.7K
#8
Seed · London, England · founded 2019 · 1 employees$55.3Kraised▾
Energy trading and risk management software. It provides automated refinery margin reports, trade capture, cargo, vessel, and treasury operations, price calculations and invoicing, movement reports, and more. It uses artificial intelligence for product trading, contract analysis, risk management and hedging, and counterparty credit exposure.
- Sep 2019Seed$55.3K
#9
Public · Warwick, England · founded 1990 · 13424 employees—raised▾
Distributor of natural gas and power
#10
Acquired · Hertfordshire, England · founded 2011 · 241 employees—raised▾
Operator of forecourts providing fuel, retail, food, and electric vehicle charging. The business offers convenient shopping experiences and services to support local communities. It provides infrastructure for motorists and opportunities for entrepreneurs to run businesses. The operator invests in electric vehicle charging to enable transition to lower carbon future.
#11
Public · London, England · founded 2012 · 6 employees—raised▾
SulNOx Group is a company that specializes in creating fuel additives and conditioners that reduce carbon emissions and increase fuel savings. Their products, such as SulNOxEco™ Petrol Conditioner and SulNOxEco™ Diesel Conditioner, are made with natural, biodegradable ingredients and comply with global road fuel standards. They have partnerships with companies like Eliminox and RemNOx Ltd. to reduce environmental pollutants produced by diesel engines.
#12
Public · London, England · founded 1907 · 103000 employees—raised▾
Provider of natural gas & oil exploration, refining, midstream, and upstream services. Its businesses include the production, distribution, and marketing of chemicals. It also has a presence in the wind and solar power industry. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $365.89B and a net profit of $43.51B.
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