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Best Oil & Gas Midstream Companies in United Kingdom

The 41 best Oil & Gas Midstream companies in United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Savannah Energy.

41companies tracked
$191Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
4have raised
Sources & further reading
  • Technavio
  • maximizemarketresearch.com

Ranked: Best Oil & Gas Midstream companies in United Kingdom

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackMarket signals (1y)Patents & IP focusRecent signals
1Savannah Energy
Operator of energy and resource projects
$102M91 mo agoPublicAndrew Knott
CEO
2004Concrete CMSApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+1617 signals
Earnings · Leadership · Board
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2Vortexa
Provider of artificial intelligence based data processing services
69Tech top 26%Funding top 34%Growth top 34%Product top 35%
All 10 signals ▾
Techtop 26%
Fundingtop 34%
Growthtop 34%
Producttop 35%
Talenttop 38%
Innovationtop 39%
AItop 45%
Marketbottom 40%
Globalbottom 39%
Newsbottom 21%
Tech: 56 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services
Funding: Raised $64.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100
$64M22 mo agoSeries CEtienne Amic
Co-Founder & Chairman
2016WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+35———
3Fletcher Group
Oil & gas processing company
$13M166 mo agoSeries BOzzie Thoreson
Co-founder
2007Apple iCloud MailPHPFacebook Login+16——5 job openings
4Hoover Solutions
Provides solutions for the transportation and storage of chemicals
$9M45 mo agoSeries A—1911WordPressMySQLPHP+28—217 patents
Advanced cyclonic vacuum cleaning and handheld floor‑care technologies
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5Harris Pye
Manufacturer and repair services to FPSO units and gas tankers
$3M121 mo agoAcquiredMike Dawson
Founder
1978WordPressMySQLPHP+20———
6Essar Oil
Provider of oil refinery and transportation services
—35 mo agoFunding Raised—1924Apple iCloud MailJavaBootstrap+8———
7Portofaberdeen
Provider of port services and marine logistics
—39 mo agoFunding RaisedBob Sanguinetti
Chief Executive Officer
—Apple iCloud MailNginxCloudflare+17———
8Shell
Provider of natural gas & oil exploration, refining, midstream, and upstream services
—44 mo agoPublicGeert Wouw
Managing Director
1996SAP Commerce CloudCart FunctionalityJava+24——1 launch

Top 12 Oil & Gas Midstream companies in United Kingdom

#1
Series C · London, England · founded 2016 · 76 employees
$64Mraised
▾

Vortexa provides artificial intelligence based data processing services. It uses algorithms to process the data available from various satellites, government agencies, and related companies to project the flow of oil and other hydrocarbons worldwide. It also provides information regarding arrival times of crude oil cargos, seaborne movement of oil from OPEC(Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) & non-OPEC countries. Clients can also check live cargo movement, real-time global and local oil storage information and on-demand access to historical data of seaborne cargos.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 26%
Funding
top 34%
Growth
top 34%
Product
top 35%
Talent
top 38%
Innovation
top 39%
Tech: 56 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Funding: Raised $64.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Oct 2024)
Growth: Headcount 33 → 76 (+130%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 72k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2024Conventional Debt$25M
  • Jan 2024Series C$34M
  • Feb 2021Series B$19M
  • Feb 2019Series A$5M
Founders & team
Etienne AmicCo-Founder & ChairmanFabio KuhnCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Notion, Mosaic Ventures, FJ Labs, Monashees, Metaplanet, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContentful
#2
Public · London, England · founded 2004 · 556 employees
$101.7Mraised
▾

Operator of energy and resource projects. This business focuses on the delivery of hydrocarbon and renewable energy assets. It manages upstream oil and gas fields while developing large-scale hydroelectric and solar power infrastructure to generate electricity.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 36k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2019Post IPO$23M
  • Feb 2017Post IPO$2.7M
  • Jul 2016Post IPO$40M
  • Jun 2015Post IPO$36M
Founders & team
Andrew KnottCEO
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple Icloud MailBootstrapConcrete CmsCookiebotDocusign
#3
Series A · United Kingdom · founded 1911 · 210 employees
$9.2Mraised
▾

Provides solutions for the transportation and storage of chemicals

Investors
Riverstone Holdings, First Reserve, RCOI, Court Square, Race Rock Group, OFS Energy Fund
Tech stack
All In One SeoCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#4
Series B · Dundee, Scotland · founded 2007 · 83 employees
$12.8Mraised
▾

Provider of shipping and self managed vessel services. The company's portfolio includes Platform Support Vehicles (PSVs) in the North Sea, in order to support the offshore oil & gas industry by transporting everything an oil rig needs to function 365 days a year including food, consumables, production or drilling equipment and replacement parts, enabling the vessel crew authority and accountability to manage both their vessel and its budget.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 26k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 10 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +10 · hiring: Ships Electrician, 2nd Engineer
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2012Series B$12.8M
Founders & team
Ozzie ThoresonCo-founderKeith FletcherManaging DirectorSheena HollandPersonnel Director
Investors
Maven Capital Partners, RBS Group, Santander
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailBootstrapCdnjsCloudflare
#5
Acquired · Cardiff, Wales · founded 1978 · 671 employees
$3.3Mraised
▾

Manufacturer and repair services to FPSO units and gas tankers

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 136k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Marine E&I / Automation Engineers, Project / Operations Coordinator
Activity: 1 product launches · 2 expansions announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Mike DawsonFounderMark PrendergastCEO
Investors
Finance Wales
Tech stack
Core-JsElementorElementor Header & Footer BuilderEmotionFont AwesomeGoogle Font Api
#6
Funding Raised · Ellesmere Port, England · founded 1924 · 611 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of oil refinery and transportation services

Investors
Hamburg Commercial Bank, Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank, Apollo Global Management
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareHstsJava
#7
Funding Raised · United Kingdom
—raised
▾

Provider of port services and marine logistics. It offers berthing solutions, deepwater capacity, and a skilled workforce to support various sectors including oil and gas, renewables, decommissioning, cargo, cruise, and ferry operations. The company also provides property lease and purchase options. Its focus is on seamless logistics, efficient operations, and a commitment to net-zero emissions. It invests in infrastructure improvements to enhance its capabilities and create prosperity.

Founders & team
Bob SanguinettiChief Executive Officer
Investors
Scotland Government, Gov
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBabelCampaign MonitorCivicCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#8
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.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7.8M LinkedIn followers — 90.8% of this cohort's audience · 760 engagements/post (22.6× cohort median)
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Robert LinckChief Investment Officer and Co-Founder - Shell VenturesJurgen HornmanYesTjerk JoustraGeneral Manager
Investors
Europa, Bund.de, Gov, United States Department of Agriculture, FEMA, Pierce Mason Private Equity
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Client Data LayerAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAkamai
#9
Public · London, England · founded 2000 · 155 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of liquefied petroleum products

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 22k LinkedIn followers · 97 engagements/post (2.9× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2020Post IPO—
Founders & team
David ButtersChairmanMads Peter ZachoChief Executive Officer
Investors
BW Group
Tech stack
AosChart.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFont AwesomeGoogle Font Api
#10
Deadpooled · London, England · founded 2008 · 5 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of gas storage services

Founders & team
John WoodCEO
#11
Public · Perth, Scotland · founded 1998 · 3 employees
—raised
▾

SSE is a producer, distributor, and supplier of electricity & gas. Its main business includes the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity, the production, storage, distribution, and supply of gas, and in other energy services in Great Britain and Ireland. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $13.64B and a net profit of $1.31B.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 183k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Alistair DaviesCEO
Investors
Gov
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud MailAzureBootstrap
#12
Acquired · London, England · founded 1946 · 18 employees
—raised
▾

Marine-based LNG midstream company

Founders & team
Iain RossCEO

Funding & investor landscape

$191Mtotal disclosed funding
5companies funded
9disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Gov3 rounds
Apollo Global Management1 rounds
BGF1 rounds
BW Group1 rounds
Bund.de1 rounds
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce1 rounds
Communitas Capital1 rounds
Court Square1 rounds
Davenport Resources1 rounds
David A Smolen and Amy E S Smolen1 rounds

Notable founders

Etienne Amic
Co-Founder & Chairman · Vortexa
Fabio Kuhn
Co-Founder & CEO · Vortexa
Andrew Knott
CEO · Savannah Energy
Ozzie Thoreson
Co-founder · Fletcher Group
Keith Fletcher
Managing Director · Fletcher Group
Mike Dawson
Founder · Harris Pye
Mark Prendergast
CEO · Harris Pye
Bob Sanguinetti
Chief Executive Officer · Portofaberdeen
Robert Linck
Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder - Shell Ventures · Shell
Jurgen Hornman
Yes · Shell
David Butters
Chairman · Navigator Gas
Mads Peter Zacho
Chief Executive Officer · Navigator Gas
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 471,854 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Oil & Gas Midstream coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United Kingdom

How research on Oil & Gas Digital is moving in the United Kingdom

A read on the academic research around Oil & Gas Digital — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,233 United Kingdom-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 22% → 46% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Halliburton236
  • Imperial College London191
  • Heriot-Watt University106
  • BP55
  • University of Aberdeen47
leading researchers
Mehran Sohrabi · Martin J. Blunt · S. Geiger · Ann Muggeridge · Matthew D. Jackson · David A. Wood · K. S. Sorbie · Samuel Krevor
▲ Breakthroughs241 · 20%
▲ 18%→22% share
▲1.2× share momentum4 median citations36% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (18%→22% of field), led by Adsorption.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Adsorption1→5
  • Surface tension3→7
  • Nanoparticle1→5
  • Flow (mathematics)6→9
  • Reservoir computing1→4
Newly emergingArtificial neural network 0→5
Landmark Zeta potential in oil-water-carbonate systems and its impact on oil recovery during controlled salinity water-flooding · 283 cites
◆ Advancements707 · 57%
▲ 57%→59% share
▲1.0× share momentum5 median citations33% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (57%→59% of field), led by Brine.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Brine16→24
  • Salinity8→15
  • Nanoparticle2→9
  • Porous medium10→17
  • Rheology5→11
Newly emergingGeothermal gradient 0→6
Landmark Pore-scale imaging and modelling · 1,875 cites
▼ Concerns189 · 15%
▼ 18%→11% share
▼0.6× share momentum6 median citations23% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (18%→11% of field), led by Supercritical fluid.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Supercritical fluid1→5
  • Wetting3→5
  • Plume2→4
Landmark Conditions for a Low-Salinity Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Effect in Carbonate Oil Reservoirs · 427 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United Kingdom

Where oil gas digital is researched across United Kingdom

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

London224 · +0.48
Hot · Reservoir simulationAdvancing · Finite volume methodOpportunity · Core sampleConcern · Petrophysics
Edinburgh155 · +0.43
Hot · Petroleum engineeringAdvancing · MicromodelOpportunity · DiscretizationConcern · Dissolution
Manchester32 · +0.49
Hot · PorosityAdvancing · Chemical engineeringOpportunity · Water injection (oil production)Concern · Porous medium
Cambridge15 · +0.50
Hot · MechanicsAdvancing · Chemical engineeringOpportunity · Reservoir computing
Glasgow14 · +0.13
Hot · Crude oilAdvancing · ViscosityOpportunity · Degradation (telecommunications)Concern · Porosity
Oxford10 · +0.66
Hot · Porous mediumAdvancing · Capillary pressure
Bristol6 · +0.85
Advancing · Geology
PATENT SIGNAL · United Kingdom

Who's filing oil gas digital patents in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom oil gas digital patent filing is steady — 17 filings from 53 assignees (2016–2025), led by BP Exploration Operating, Schlumberger Technology, Schlumberger CA; annual filings 2→2.

17 filings53 assigneespeak 3/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • BP Exploration Operating15
  • Schlumberger Technology15
  • Schlumberger CA7
  • Schlumberger Holdings7
  • Schlumberger Services Petrol7
  • Oilflow Solutions Holdings5
  • PRAD RES & DEV5
  • QLM TECH3

Common questions

How many Oil & Gas Midstream companies are there in United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 41 indexable Oil & Gas Midstream companies headquartered in United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Oil & Gas Midstream companies in United Kingdom?
The Oil & Gas Midstream companies in United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $191M in disclosed equity funding across 5 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Oil & Gas Midstream company in United Kingdom?
Savannah Energy is the highest-funded Oil & Gas Midstream company in United Kingdom, with $101.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Oil & Gas Midstream companies in United Kingdom are funded?
5 of the 41 Oil & Gas Midstream companies in United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Oil & Gas Midstream unicorns are there in United Kingdom?
None of the Oil & Gas Midstream companies in United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United Kingdom Oil & Gas Midstream companies?
The most active investors in United Kingdom Oil & Gas Midstream companies on this list include Gov, Apollo Global Management, BGF, BW Group, Bund.de.
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