ISIC Code 06 - Extraction Of Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas

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 includes the overall activities of operating and/or developing oil and gas field properties, including such activities as drilling, completing and equipping wells, operating separators, emulsion breakers, desilting equipment and field gathering lines for crude petroleum and all other activities in the preparation of oil and gas up to the point of shipment from the producing property.

This division excludes support activities for petroleum and gas extraction, such as oil and gas field services, performed on a fee or contract basis, oil and gas well exploration and test drilling and boring activities (see ISIC Code - 0910). This division also excludes the refining of petroleum products (see ISIC Code - 1920) and geophysical, geologic and seismic surveying activities (see ISIC Code - 7110).