CNAE 0600-0/01 · Brazil
Extração de petróleo e gás natural
540 active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry have this CNAE as their main activity. Look up companies and explore their distribution by state and city.
Source: Receita Federal, CNPJ Open Data · October 2026 publication
What this list shows
We count each active company in the Brazilian CNPJ registry once, by its head office and this CNAE as its main activity. Branches and secondary activities are excluded from this scope. The total describes the registry, not market revenue or company quality.
- Active companies
- 540
- 869th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 38
- 877th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.0
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 7
- in the country: 21
Active companies in this activity
More active establishments and higher registered capital first. This order is not a quality assessment or recommendation.- PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S A PETROBRASRio de Janeiro (RJ)
- SHELL BRASIL PETROLEO LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- ENEVA S.A.Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
- TOTALENERGIES EP BRASIL LTDA.Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
- PRIO FORTE S.A.Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
- EQUINOR BRASIL ENERGIA LTDA.Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
- PETROGAL BRASIL S.A.Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
- EQUINOR ENERGY DO BRASIL LTDA.Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
- CNODC BRASIL PETROLEO E GAS LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- EXXONMOBIL EXPLORACAO BRASIL LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- IMETAME ENERGIA S.AAracruz (ES)
- 3R POTIGUAR S.A.Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
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Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
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Federative units with the most companies
- 1 Rio de Janeiro 388
- 2 Espírito Santo 24
- 3 Rio Grande do Norte 19
- 4 Minas Gerais 17
- 5 Bahia 16
- 6 Pernambuco 9
- 7 São Paulo 6
- 8 Goiás 2
- 9 Maranhão 2
- 10 Paraná 2
See the 15 federative units
- 11 Santa Catarina 2
- 12 Sergipe 2
- 13 Alagoas 1
- 14 Pará 1
- 15 Rio Grande do Sul 1
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 384
- 2 Belo Horizonte (MG) 16
- 3 Aracruz (ES) 15
- 4 Mossoró (RN) 13
- 5 Recife (PE) 9
- 6 Salvador (BA) 6
- 7 Natal (RN) 5
- 8 São Paulo (SP) 5
- 9 Linhares (ES) 3
- 10 Vitória (ES) 3
See the 29 cities
- 11 São Luís (MA) 2
- 12 Mata de São João (BA) 2
- 13 Nova Soure (BA) 2
- 14 São Mateus (ES) 2
- 15 Macaé (RJ) 2
- 16 Curitiba (PR) 2
- 17 Goiânia (GO) 2
- 18 Parauapebas (PA) 1
- 19 Luís Eduardo Magalhães (BA) 1
- 20 Areia Branca (RN) 1
- 21 Maceió (AL) 1
- 22 Aracaju (SE) 1
- 23 Pirambu (SE) 1
- 24 Camaçari (BA) 1
- 25 Catu (BA) 1
- 26 Feira de Santana (BA) 1
- 27 Itaparica (BA) 1
- 28 Vitória da Conquista (BA) 1
- 29 Morada Nova de Minas (MG) 1
What activity 0600-0/01 is
- Section B — Indústrias extrativas
- Division — Extração de petróleo e gás natural
- Group — Extração de petróleo e gás natural
- Class — Extração de petróleo e gás natural
What it covers
- A extração de petróleo cru e gás natural
- As atividades de preparação e beneficiamento de petróleo cru e gás natural realizadas no local pelos operadores de poços
What it does not cover
- Os serviços de perfuração dirigida e reperfuração, perfuração inicial, reparação e desmantelamento de torres de perfuração, cementação dos tubos dos poços de petróleo, fechamento de poços e outras atividades conexas, realizados sob contrato (0910-6/00)Classified under: 0910-6/00 Atividades de apoio à extração de petróleo e gás natural
- A extração de betumes naturais (0899-1/99)Classified under: 0899-1/99 Extração de outros minerais não metálicos não especificados anteriormente
- A prospecção de petróleo realizada sob contrato (0910-6/00)Classified under: 0910-6/00 Atividades de apoio à extração de petróleo e gás natural
- As atividades de liquefação, regaseificação e outros processos que facilitem o transporte de gás natural, feitos no local da extração, realizadas sob contrato (0910-6/00)Classified under: 0910-6/00 Atividades de apoio à extração de petróleo e gás natural
- A fabricação de produtos do refino de petróleo (1921-7/00)Classified under: 1921-7/00 Fabricação de produtos do refino de petróleo
- Os estudos geofísicos, geológicos, sismográficos e outros (7119-7/02)Classified under: 7119-7/02 Atividades de estudos geológicos
- A operação de oleodutos e gasodutos (4940-0/00)Classified under: 4940-0/00 Transporte dutoviário
Typical activities
- Extração de gás natural
- Extração de óleos brutos de petróleo
- Extração de petróleo
- Extração de petróleo e gás natural
- Perfuração de poços para extração de gás natural, exceto para realização de estudos geológicos e sob contrato
- Perfuração de poços para extração de petróleo, exceto para realização de estudos geológicos e sob contrato
- Petróleo cru e gás natural, serviços relacionados a extração, realizados pelos operadores dos poços
The activities of class 0600-0
extração de petróleo e gás natural, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0600-0/01 Extração de petróleo e gás natural · this one | 540 | 38 | — |
| 0600-0/02 Extração e beneficiamento de xisto | 2 | 0 | — |
| 0600-0/03 Extração e beneficiamento de areias betuminosas | 19 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 0600-0/01
How many CNAE 0600-0/01 companies are there in Brazil?
540 active companies have CNAE 0600-0/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 869th among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 0600-0?
Class 0600-0 has 3 subclasses: 0600-0/01; 0600-0/02; 0600-0/03. The official names are in the subclass table. A company declares one main activity and may declare others as secondary activities.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
Rio de Janeiro, with 388. There, 0.0 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.0 in the national registry.
Does this total include branches and secondary activities?
No. Each active company is counted once, by its head office and registered main activity. A company may carry out this activity as a secondary activity and be excluded from the count. Geographic distribution uses the registered location; records without a recognized federative unit may be counted nationally without appearing in local groups.
Does active status mean a company is qualified for a contract?
No. Active status describes the Receita Federal registration. It does not establish tax compliance, creditworthiness, licences, ability to fulfil a contract or quality. Check the relevant official documents and the contract's requirements.
How we count
Active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry with this as their main activity, counted once by head office. Location is taken from the registry. Where available, openings are for the last 12 months, compared with the previous 12 months.