This statistic shows enterprise figures for the crude petroleum and natural gas extraction industry in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2017. In the period of consideration, the number of enterprises has fluctuated, with 150 enterprises registered in 2017.
Number of enterprises in the crude petroleum and natural gas extraction industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 8, 2018). Number of enterprises in the crude petroleum and natural gas extraction industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/858885/extraction-industry-number-of-enterprises-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of enterprises in the crude petroleum and natural gas extraction industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017." Chart. November 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/858885/extraction-industry-number-of-enterprises-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2018). Number of enterprises in the crude petroleum and natural gas extraction industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/858885/extraction-industry-number-of-enterprises-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Enterprises in The Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction Industry in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2008 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/858885/extraction-industry-number-of-enterprises-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of enterprises in the crude petroleum and natural gas extraction industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/858885/extraction-industry-number-of-enterprises-uk/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Number of enterprises in the crude petroleum and natural gas extraction industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2017 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/858885/extraction-industry-number-of-enterprises-uk/