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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 64. Chapters: Gazprom, Petronas, Petrobras, National Iranian Oil Company, Statoil, National Oil Corporation, Saudi Aramco, PetroChina, Petroleum Development Oman, Rosneft, Ecopetrol, Pertamina, Qatar Petroleum, SOCAR, Sinopec, China National Petroleum Corporation, Petroleos de Venezuela, Pemex, Sonatrach, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Oil India, ADNOC, Uzbekneftegaz, Sonangol Group, North Absheron Operating Company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Petrovietnam, Enarsa, KazMunayGas, Nunaoil, Korea National Oil Corporation, Sudapet, North Drilling, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, National oil company, Iraq National Oil Company, Sepanta International, YPFB, Oman Oil Company, Societe Nationale des Hydrocarbures, Oman Oil Marketing Company, Albpetrol, Petrobangla, Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise, Cupet, Societe Nationale Petroliere Gabonaise, Empresa Nacional del Petroleo, Sonagas, Barbados National Oil Company Limited, Turkmennebit, National Oil Corporation of Kenya, ENOC, Turkmengaz, GEPetrol, Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation, National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago. Excerpt: Gazprom (Russian: , IPA: ) is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and the largest Russian company. Gazprom was created in 1989 when the Ministry of Gas Industry of the Soviet Union transformed itself into a corporation, keeping all its assets intact. The company was later privatized in part, but currently the Russian government holds a controlling stake. In 2008, the company produced 549.7 billion cubic metres (BCM) of natural gas, amounting to 17% of the worldwide gas production. In addition, the company produced 32 million tons of oil and 10.9 million tons of gas condensate. Gazprom's activities accounted for 10% of Russia's gross domestic product in 2008. The major part of Gazprom's production fields are located around the Gul...
