This article showcases our top picks for the best Kentucky based Oil and Gas companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Oil and Gas industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Kentucky Oil and Gas Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
EnSiteUSA
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EnSiteUSA is an oil & energy company that provides energy management services.
Encore Energy
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Encore Energy is an independent oil and natural gas developer and operator that specializes in horizontal oil and gas projects.
Valvoline
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Valvoline is a chemical industry company which is a provider of motor oil and automotive lubricants.
High Gravity Resources
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High Gravity Resources is an oil and gas exploration company that brings selective oil and gas exploration projects to Accredited Investors.
Thorntons
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Thorntons Inc. is one of the leading independent gasoline and convenience chain retailers.
Kiwetinohk Resources
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Kiwetinohk is a private energy transition company seeking to produce clean energy by both capturing renewables and producing oil and gas.
United Propane Gas
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United Propane Gas has been delivering highly efficient propane gas and heating services to industrial, commercial, and residential users.
MGE Energy
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MGE Energy is a public utility holding company that provides gas and electric services.
Puissant Industries Inc
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Puissant Industries Inc is an energy company engaging in exploration, development, acquisition & production of crude oil & natural gas.
Kenvirons
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Kenvirons specializes in surveying, oil, natural gas, environmental compliance, water resources, waste management, and air quality services.
Kenai Drilling Limited
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Kenai is a drilling contractor in the western US with rigs available to conduct oil, gas & geothermal drilling on land as well as offshore.
Universal Geomatics Solutions
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UGS is one of Canada’s geomatics consulting firms offering comprehensive Professional Survey, GIS, and Project Management services.
LeakDAS
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LeakDAS is a software tool for chemical processing plants, petrochemical & pharmaceutical manufacturing companies.
Valor Oil
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Valor Oil distributes a complete range of fuel, gasoline, lubricants, and diesel exhaust fluids to gas stations and convenience stores.
Riley Oil Company
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Riley Oil Company is a petroleum distribution company.
BlackRidge Resource Partners
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BlackRidge Resource Partners is an independent exploration and production company that focuses on pursuing energy opportunities.
Keystops
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Keystops is an oil and energy company. . It is a wholesale fuel division distributes light product to both branded and unbranded customers.
Eneleap Consulting
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Eneleap Consulting is a management consulting firm that focuses on energy, automobile, and machine learning.
Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc.
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Columbia Gas of Kentucky delivers clean, affordable, and efficient natural gas to approximately 135,000 customers across the state.
Black Gold of Kentucky
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Black Gold of Kentucky is engages in the redevelopment of oil fields in the United States.
Vanguard Utility Service
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Vanguard Utility Service specializes in AMR/AMI installations, meter changeouts, testing, and repair for water, gas, and electric meters.
Flo-Back Equipment
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Flo-Back provides oil and gas production testing equipment solutions.
Continental Refining Company
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Continental Refining Company (CRC) is the only crude oil refinery in southern Kentucky located in Pulaski County.
Ryan-O, Inc
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Small indepenSmall independent oil company selling shares of leases to acquire enough capitol to start in house drilling of prime oil lease.
Bayou City Exploration
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Bayou City Exploration is engaged in the upstream activities of acquiring, exploring, developing, and producing oil and natural gas.
NGAS Hunter
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NGAS Hunter is a privately held company which operates gas gathering facilities.