Best Oil & Gas Upstream Companies in England, United Kingdom
The 144 best Oil & Gas Upstream companies in England, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: EnQuest.
Ranked: Best Oil & Gas Upstream companies in England
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EnQuest Operator of energy production and decarbonisation infrastructure 45Partners top 21%News top 31%Market top 33%Funding top 34% All 8 signals ▾Partnerstop 21% Newstop 31% Markettop 33% Fundingtop 34% Fin. healthtop 48% Growthbottom 43% Globalbottom 30% Techbottom 26% Partners: 4 partnership announcements in 12 mo (6 in 24 mo) · 10 contract events in 12 mo News: 21 BI events in 12 mo (of 180 tracked, 12 types) · +50% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $1.9B | 60 mo ago | 715 715 → 887 (+24%) | 2010 | — | — |
| 2 | Hurricane Energy Exploration and produciton of oil and gas properties in the United Kingdom 19Funding top 44%Market bottom 43%Tech bottom 42%Global bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% Marketbottom 43% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Growthbottom 25% Newsbottom 24% Funding: Raised $735M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 14 yrs (0.3/yr) Market: 55 employees rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $735M | 107 mo ago | 55 | 2005 | — | — |
| 3 | Afren Upstream oil & gas company with focus on Africa 53Market top 34%Funding top 40%News bottom 36%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾Markettop 34% Fundingtop 40% Newsbottom 36% Globalbottom 25% Market: 926 employees (top 12% of Energy) Funding: Raised $705M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 15 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $705M | 133 mo ago | 926 | 2004 | — | — |
| 4 | Pantheon Resources Developer of Alaskan oil and gas resources 32Funding top 16%News top 27%Growth top 37%Global bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 16% Newstop 27% Growthtop 37% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 27% Techbottom 27% Funding: Raised $682M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 12 yrs (0.8/yr) News: 25 BI events in 12 mo (of 43 tracked, 6 types) · +92% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $682M | 9 mo ago | 14 14 → 16 (+14%) | 2005 | — | — |
| 5 | Delonex Energy Provider of telecommunications products and insurance services 7Funding top 36%Global bottom 37%News bottom 27%Market bottom 16% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 36% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 27% Marketbottom 16% Funding: Raised $600M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 13 yrs (0.1/yr) Global: Investors from 1 country beyond United Kingdom rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100 | $600M | 156 mo ago | 1 | 2013 | — | — |
| 6 | TrailStone Corporate backed infrastructure investment firm focused on oil & gas based sectors 53Funding top 29%Growth top 45%Talent top 45%Global bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Growthtop 45% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 45% Marketbottom 40% Newsbottom 24% Funding: Raised $500M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 13 yrs (0.3/yr) Growth: Headcount 44 → 52 (+18%) across vintages rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $500M | 29 mo ago | 52 | 2013 | John Redpath CEO & Senior Partner | — |
| 7 | Trident Energy Upstream oil and gas company 53Patents top 30%Moat top 32%Innovation top 35%Funding top 38% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 30% Moattop 32% Innovationtop 35% Fundingtop 38% Markettop 45% Growthtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 24% Patents: 58 patents matched (strict assignee match) · Lead CPC: H02K35/00 (+2 more areas) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 58 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $500M | 120 mo ago | 623 | 2016 | Jean-Michel Jacoulot CEO | 4 job openings |
| 8 | Rockhopper Exploration Exploration and production company 37Funding top 26%News top 27%Growth top 30%Tech bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Newstop 27% Growthtop 30% Techbottom 49% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 24% Funding: Raised $475M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 16 yrs (0.2/yr) News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 23 tracked, 8 types) · +75% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $475M | 10 mo ago | 9 | 2004 | — | 1 partnership |
| 9 | Phoenix Global Resources Oil & gas exploration and production company 19Funding top 40%News top 43%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 43% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 40% Newstop 43% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 35% Growthbottom 25% Funding: Raised $278M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 3 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Announcements, Funding rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $278M | 61 mo ago | 67 67 → 134 (+100%) | 2004 | Anuj Sharma CEO | — |
| 10 | Indus Gas Oil and gas exploration and development company | $161M | 201 mo ago | — | 2008 | Ajay Kalsi Founder & CEO | — |
| 11 | Celtique Energie Manufacturer of home hygiene and industrial cleaning chemicals | $150M | 183 mo ago | 4 | 2004 | — | — |
| 12 | Oyster Petroleum Exploration and production company | $150M | 153 mo ago | 11 | 2013 | — | — |
| 13 | NewAge Oil and gas E&P company | $125M | 119 mo ago | 38 | 2007 | — | — |
| 14 | Buried Hill Oil and Gas E&P Company | $110M | 158 mo ago | 5 | 2002 | — | — |
| 15 | Salamander Energy Asia-focused independent oil and gas exploration and production company | $108M | 195 mo ago | 300 | 2005 | Nicholas Cooper Co-Founder & Director | — |
| 16 | Zennor Petroleum Provider of background checks, verification, and fraud prevention services | $100M | 130 mo ago | 16 | 2006 | — | — |
| 17 | Hansa Hydrocarbons Upstream energy company focused on oil and gas exploration and production | $100M | 215 mo ago | 8 | 2008 | Simon Lunn Founder | — |
| 18 | Sound Energy Developer of lower-carbon energy solutions 7Funding top 50%Tech bottom 39%Global bottom 37%News bottom 28% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 50% Techbottom 39% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 28% Fin. healthbottom 27% Marketbottom 23% Growthbottom 22% Funding: Raised $85.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 12 yrs (0.3/yr) Tech: 19 technologies across 2/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100 | $85M | 48 mo ago | 14 14 → 24 (+71%) | 2005 | — | — |
| 19 | Impact Oil & Gas Offshore oil and gas exploration company 48Innovation top 20%Product top 21%Talent top 25%Funding top 43% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 21% Talenttop 25% Fundingtop 43% Techtop 43% Globalbottom 39% Growthbottom 35% Marketbottom 29% Newsbottom 24% Innovation: 4 product lines Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $76M | 37 mo ago | 20 | 2009 | James Nicolella | — |
| 20 | Panoro Energy Provider of oil & gas exploration and production services | $70M | 64 mo ago | 29 29 → 44 (+52%) | 2009 | John Hamilton CEO | — |
| 21 | Energean Offshore oil & gas exploration and production company 48Partners top 23%Funding top 35%Market top 36%Fin. health top 41% All 10 signals ▾Partnerstop 23% Fundingtop 35% Markettop 36% Fin. healthtop 41% Newstop 44% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 32% Partners: 5 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 5 deals Funding: Raised $60.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 13 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $60M | 30 mo ago | 527 | 2007 | Mathios Rigas CEO | 1 expansion |
| 22 | IGas Energy Upstream oil and gas company | $40M | 80 mo ago | 140 | 2003 | — | — |
| 23 | Union Jack Oil E&P company with interests in UK-based oil reserves 19Funding top 45%Talent top 45%News top 49%Growth top 50% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Talenttop 45% Newstop 49% Growthtop 50% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 30% Fin. healthbottom 30% Marketbottom 14% Funding: Raised $39.3M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 12 yrs (1.1/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $39M | 10 mo ago | 4 | 2011 | Raymond Godson Non Executive Director | — |
| 24 | Moorland Energy Onshore oil & gas exploration in UK | $28M | 198 mo ago | 1 | 2008 | — | — |
| 25 | Burren Energy Oil and gas E&P company | $27M | 228 mo ago | 1,249 | 1994 | — | — |
| 26 | Nobel Upstream Provider of oil & gas exploration services | $25M | 66 mo ago | — | 2014 | Nasib Hasanov Founder | — |
| 27 | Angus Energy Operator of onshore oil and gas fields, focused on production and gas storage | $25M | 47 mo ago | 23 23 → 18 (-22%) | 2009 | — | — |
| 28 | Andes Energia Exploration and Production in Latin America | $19M | 129 mo ago | — | 2004 | Alejandro Jotayan CEO | — |
| 29 | Zephyr Energy Provider of oil & gas exploration and production services 13Funding top 39%Growth bottom 47%Tech bottom 38%Global bottom 30% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Growthbottom 47% Techbottom 38% Globalbottom 30% Newsbottom 24% Marketbottom 9% Funding: Raised $18.8M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $19M | 11 mo ago | 2 | 2002 | — | 1 expansion |
| 30 | 3sun Group OIl and gas and renewable energy service provider | $17M | 147 mo ago | 35 | 2007 | Neil John Tawse Executive Director | — |
| 31 | Chariot Oil & Gas Developer of transitional energy projects in Africa | $14M | 99 mo ago | 60 | 2008 | — | — |
| 32 | President Energy PLC Provider of oil and gas exploration opportunities | $11M | 67 mo ago | 65 | 2004 | Peter Levine Founder & CEO | — |
| 33 | Columbus Energy Resources Oil & gas exploration and production company | $10M | 79 mo ago | 60 | 2006 | — | — |
| 34 | Coryton Supplier of fuels | $8M | 100 mo ago | 52 | 2010 | Andrew Willson Chief Executive Officer | — |
| 35 | Quadrise Provider of exploration and production services for oil & gas sector 40Patents top 31%Innovation top 41%Funding top 47%Talent top 48% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 31% Innovationtop 41% Fundingtop 47% Talenttop 48% Moatbottom 49% Growthbottom 47% Techbottom 45% Partnersbottom 42% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 33% Newsbottom 33% Patents: 16 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 11 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 Innovation: 16 patents (top 63% of patent-holders) · 11 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $8M | 16 mo ago | — | 2006 | Jason Miles CEO | — |
| 36 | Rose Petroleum Provider of Southern-style barbecue, catering, and food truck services | $7M | 86 mo ago | 2 | 2003 | Matthew Idiens CEO & Director | — |
| 37 | Anglo African Oil & Gas Natural resources extraction and exploration company for oil & gas | $7M | 83 mo ago | 9 | 1996 | — | — |
| 38 | Tower Resources Oil and gas E&P company 27Growth top 41%News top 42%Funding top 44%Partners top 47% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 41% Newstop 42% Fundingtop 44% Partnerstop 47% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 24% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 74 tracked, 10 types) · -30% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $6M | 8 mo ago | 6 | 2005 | — | — |
| 39 | Wentworth Resources Oil & gas exploration and production company | $6M | 109 mo ago | 14 | 2010 | — | — |
| 40 | Corallian Energy Oil and gas appraisal and exploration company | $5M | 66 mo ago | — | 2015 | David Gaudoin CEO & MD | — |
| 41 | Baron Oil Independent oil & gas exploration & production company | $4M | 28 mo ago | 6 | 2004 | — | — |
| 42 | TomCo Energy Crude oil exploration and production company | $3M | 27 mo ago | 1 | 2010 | Stephen Komlosy CEO | — |
| 43 | Cap Energy Provider of music streaming and broadcast services | $2M | 132 mo ago | 5 | 2005 | Lina Haidar CEO | — |
| 44 | Red Rock Resources Oil and natural resource exploration and development company | $2M | 64 mo ago | 14 14 → 14 (+0%) | 2004 | Andrew Bell Chairman and CEO | — |
| 45 | Gemini Resources Oil and gas exploration company focusing on onshore reserves and resources | $1M | 37 mo ago | — | 2017 | Daniel Martin CEO | — |
| 46 | Curzon Energy Producer of coal bed methane gas | $1M | 87 mo ago | 3 | 2016 | Stephen Schoepfer Managing Director | — |
| 47 | Nostra Terra Developer of conventional oil and gas assets | $961K | 22 mo ago | 3 | 2005 | Matt Lofgran CEO | — |
| 48 | Molecular Energies Provider of oil & gas, fuels, and lithium production services | $827K | 28 mo ago | 65 | 2004 | Diego La Vega CEO | — |
| 49 | Orcadian Oil and gas development company 10Funding top 44%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 30%News bottom 18% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 30% Newsbottom 18% Marketbottom 15% Funding: Raised $675k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 10/100 | $675K | 5 mo ago | 6 | 2014 | Stephen Brown CEO | — |
| 50 | PennPetro Energy Oil and gas production company 6Funding top 50%Tech bottom 35%Global bottom 30%Market bottom 16% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 50% Techbottom 35% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 16% Funding: Raised $342k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 10 technologies across 2/8 capability areas · Security: Hsts rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 6/100 | $342K | 4 mo ago | 3 | 2016 | — | — |
Top 12 Oil & Gas Upstream companies in England
#1
Public · London, England · founded 2005 · 14 employees$682.1Mraised▾
Developer of Alaskan oil and gas resources. This company focuses on the appraisal and development of oil and gas fields, leveraging existing infrastructure for efficient production. A key strategy involves near-term development of assets adjacent to existing export pipelines, minimizing upfront capital needs and reducing reliance on external funding until cash flow breakeven. The company also pursues gas sales agreements to support development costs and enhance overall project viability. Efforts include resource assessment, reserve estimation, and securing agreements for gas sales.
- Sep 2025Post IPO$30M
- Jul 2025Post IPO$16.2M
- Jun 2024Post IPO$3.4M
- Jun 2023Post IPO$630.9K
#2
Public · Salisbury, England · founded 2004 · 9 employees$475Mraised▾
Rockhopper Exploration is a public oil and gas company. The company focuses on exploration and production of oil and gas. The operations of the company are focused in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region.
- Aug 2025Post IPO$140M
- Jun 2022Post IPO$7M
- Oct 2010Post IPO$328M
#3
Public · Bath, England · founded 2011 · 4 employees$39.3Mraised▾
Union Jack Oil is a UK-based upstream oil and gas company. The company focuses on the exploration and production of oil and gas from reserves in the East Midlands Basin and the Weald Basin.
- Jul 2025Post IPO$2.7M
- Sep 2020Post IPO$9.1M
- Nov 2019Post IPO$6.4M
- Jun 2019Post IPO$2.9M
#4
Public · London, England · founded 2005 · 6 employees$6Mraised▾
Tower Resources is a UK based upstream oil and gas company. The company focuses on exploration and production of assets in the African continent. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
- Oct 2025Post IPO$738.6K
- Jul 2024Post IPO$408K
- Oct 2019Post IPO$750K
- Nov 2017Post IPO$2.8M
#5
Public · Newbury, England · founded 2002 · 2 employees$18.8Mraised▾
Provider of oil & gas exploration and production services
- Jun 2025Post IPO$14.3M
- Dec 2022Grant (prize money)$1M
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$600K
- Oct 2020Post IPO$2.9M
#6
Public · London, England · founded 2014 · 6 employees$674.8Kraised▾
Oil and gas development company
- Dec 2025Post IPO$674.8K
#7
Acquired · London, England · founded 2013 · 52 employees$500Mraised▾
Corporate backed infrastructure investment firm focused on oil & gas based sectors
- Jan 2024Conventional Debt$470.5M
- Jan 2022Conventional Debt$198.1M
- Dec 2018Conventional Debt$330M
- May 2013PE$500M
#8
Public · London, England · founded 2016 · 3 employees$341.8Kraised▾
PennPetro Energy is an oil and gas production company which operating assets of Nobel Petroleum company of the UK. Has drilled over 6 wells in the City of Gonzales and is performing the seismic survey for exploration of petroleum reserves.
- Jan 2026Post IPO$341.8K
#9
Public · London, England · founded 2006$8Mraised▾
Provider of exploration and production services for oil & gas sector
- Jan 2025Post IPO$5.5M
- Jul 2023Post IPO$2.4M
#10
Public · London, England · founded 2010 · 715 employees$1.9Braised▾
Operator of energy production and decarbonisation infrastructure. This business focuses on the management of energy assets and the development of facilities for carbon reduction. Operations include the maintenance of terminal infrastructure and the progression of energy transition projects. The company provides services for the extraction and processing of energy resources while implementing strategies to support decarbonisation efforts.
- Jun 2021Conventional Debt—
- Sep 2018Conventional Debt$175M
- Oct 2016Conventional Debt$1.7B
#11
Public · London, England · founded 2007 · 527 employees$60Mraised▾
Energean is an offshore oil & gas exploration and production company. Has 50 mmbls oil 2P reserves and 2.4 TCF gas 2C reserves, as of Mar'18. Has 13 E&P licenses, 16 active wells, and operational in 4 countries in Eastern Mediterranean, as of Mar'18.
- Dec 2023Post IPO$51.9M
- May 2013Series C$60M
#12
Series D · Woking, England · founded 2009 · 20 employees$75.5Mraised▾
Impact Oil and Gas is an offshore oil & gas exploration and production company operating in Africa. Claims to have operating interests in Gabon, Namibia, Orange Basin, Algoa, and Transkei of Africa.
- Apr 2023Series D$138.6M
- Aug 2022Series C$60.5M
- Dec 2018Series B$20.5M
- Jul 2014Series B$55M
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