Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas
What this code covers
Use this division for extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas when the main activity includes Extraction of crude petroleum and Extraction of natural gas. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Official NACE Rev. 2.1 labels and explanatory notes are imported from the source dataset. Plain-language explanations are shown separately so readers can compare interpretation with the source text.
- This division includes the production of crude petroleum, the mining and extraction of oil from oil shale and oil sands, and the production of natural gas and recovery of hydrocarbon liquids.
- This division also includes the activities of operating and/or developing oilfields and gas fields. Such activities may include drilling, completing and equipping wells; operating separators, emulsion breakers, desalting equipment and field-gathering lines for crude petroleum; all other activities in the preparation of oil and gas up to the point of shipment from the producing property.
- support activities for oilfields and gas fields, performed on a fee or contract basis, see 09.10
- exploration of oil and gas wells, see 09.10
- test drilling and boring in connection with petroleum or gas extraction, see 09.10
- refining of petroleum products, see 19.20
- Compare with 09.10, 19.20, 71.12 when the main activity overlaps another code.
- Check national equivalent caveats before using this code for local registration or filing workflows.
- If the main revenue activity appears in an exclusion, compare the alternative code before deciding.
Use this guide as classification support, not legal, tax, filing, or regulatory advice.
- - This division includes the production of crude petroleum, the mining and extraction of oil from oil shale and oil sands, and the production of natural gas and recovery of hydrocarbon liquids.
- - This division also includes the activities of operating and/or developing oilfields and gas fields. Such activities may include drilling, completing and equipping wells; operating separators, emulsion breakers, desalting equipment and field-gathering lines for crude petroleum; all other activities in the preparation of oil and gas up to the point of shipment from the producing property.
- - support activities for oilfields and gas fields, performed on a fee or contract basis, see 09.10
- - exploration of oil and gas wells, see 09.10
- - test drilling and boring in connection with petroleum or gas extraction, see 09.10
- - refining of petroleum products, see 19.20
- - geophysical, geologic and seismic surveying, see 71.12
- - Extraction of crude petroleum
- - Extraction of natural gas
- - Support activities for oilfields and gas fields, performed on a fee or contract basis
- - Exploration of oil and gas wells
- - Test drilling and boring in connection with petroleum or gas extraction
- - Refining of petroleum products
What is NACE 06 used for?
Use NACE 06 for extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas when the main activity matches this scope: Use this division for extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas when the main activity includes Extraction of crude petroleum and Extraction of natural gas. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
What are typical examples for 06?
Typical examples include Extraction of crude petroleum and Extraction of natural gas.
When might 06 not be the right code?
Review another code when the activity is closer to support activities for oilfields and gas fields, performed on a fee or contract basis, see 09.10 and exploration of oil and gas wells, see 09.10.
Which codes should I compare before choosing 06?
Compare 06 with 09.10 Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction, 19.20 Manufacture of refined petroleum products and fossil fuel products, and 71.12 Engineering activities and related technical consultancy when the activity description is ambiguous.
Use this class for support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction when the main activity includes Oil and gas extraction service activities provided on a fee or contract basis: and Exploration services in connection with petroleum or gas extraction (e.g. traditional prospecting methods, making geological observations at prospective sites). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for manufacture of refined petroleum products and fossil fuel products when the main activity includes Production of motor fuel: gasoline, kerosene, etc. and Production of fuel: light, medium and heavy fuel oil, refinery gases (e.g. ethane, propane, butane). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this class for engineering activities and related technical consultancy when the main activity includes Engineering design (i.e. applying physical laws and principles of engineering in the design of machines, materials, instruments, structures, processes and systems) and consulting activities for: and Machinery, industrial processes and industrial plant. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for mining of coal and lignite when the main activity includes Mining of hard coal and Mining of lignite. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for mining of metal ores when the main activity includes Ore dressing and beneficiating operations (e.g. crushing, grinding, washing, drying, sintering, calcining or leaching ore, gravity separation or flotation operations). Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for other mining and quarrying when the main activity includes Quarrying of stone, sand and clay and Mining and quarrying n.e.c.. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this division for mining support service activities when the main activity includes Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction and Support activities for other mining and quarrying. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Use this group for the broader activity area of extraction of crude petroleum, including Extraction of crude petroleum. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Use this group for the broader activity area of extraction of natural gas, including Extraction of natural gas. Open the child codes when a more specific code is needed.
Use this section for mINING AND QUARRYING when the main activity includes Mining and quarrying include the extraction of minerals occurring naturally as solids (coal and ores), liquids (petroleum) or gases (natural gas). Extraction can be achieved by different methods (for example, underground or surface mining, well operation, seabed mining). and Mining activities are classified into divisions, groups and classes on the basis of the principal mineral produced. Divisions 05 and 06 are concerned with mining and quarrying of fossil fuels (coal, lignite, petroleum, gas); divisions 07 and 08 concern metal ores, various minerals and quarry products.. Check exclusions and nearby codes before applying it to a mixed activity.
Rev. 2 code 06 maps to the same Rev. 2.1 class 06 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas.
Official close match imported from NACE Rev. 2.1.
Low operational impact is expected, but systems should still store the target Rev. 2.1 version explicitly.
Confirm the target version field and update references where Rev. 2.1 is required.