2014 IW 1000: Big Oil—Battered, but Still Boss [SLIDESHOW]

Sept. 8, 2014

The world's biggest oil companies continue to dominate this year's IW 1000, even though many of them had a rough year financially.

Pete Fehrenbach

The world's biggest oil companies continue to dominate this year's IW 1000, even though many of them had a rough year financially.

Big Oil—the companies that constitute the IW 1000 Petroleum & Coal Products sector—secured seven of the top 10 spots in this year's ranking. That sector also holds 137 of the top 1,000 spots, thereby widely outdistancing the three next most heavily represented sectors—Chemicals, Computers, and Primary Metals—which respectively placed 95, 92, and 72 companies in the top 1,000.

This slideshow provides snapshots of the world's top 10 revenue-producing oil companies, with key stats showing how they performed in their most recent fiscal year.

About the Author

Pete Fehrenbach | Pete Fehrenbach, Associate Editor

Focus: Workforce | Chemical & Energy Industries | IW Manufacturing Hall of Fame

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Associate editor Pete Fehrenbach covers strategies and best practices in manufacturing workforce, delivering information about compensation strategies, education and training, employee engagement and retention, and teamwork. He writes a blog about workforce issue called Team Play.

Pete also provides news and analysis about successful companies in the chemical and energy industries, including oil and gas, renewable and alternative.

In addition, Pete coordinates the IndustryWeek Manufacturing Hall of Fame, IW’s annual tribute to the most influential executives and thought leaders in U.S. manufacturing history.