This year's Platts Top 250 includes a new classification - based on a three-year measure of compound growth. Interestingly, while oil companies may dominate the overall rankings, the "fast growers" are a much more diverse bunch. New "fastest growth" rankings show some surprises
And eight out of ten of the top ten in this category came from outside the overall top 15 rankings.
Hong Kong-based independent power producer China Resources Power Holdings rocketed into the first spot here, growing its revenues by 131% over the three-year period, making it the fourth fastest growing energy company in the world.
Indonesian coal business PT Bumi Resources came in as the second-fastest growing company in the region, up 65% in revenue terms over the measured three-year period.
Runaway successful Japanese E&P company Inpex Holdings, the largest such business in Japan, ranked third in growth terms, boosting revenues over three years by almost 52%.
Refining and marketing experts Caltex Australia was fourth, with impressive 40% growth over three years.
Thailand's PTT Exploration & Production, China's Datang Power, Sinopec, PTT the parent company, China Yangtze Power, and Thailand's Irpc secured the fifth to tenth places respectively.
The Platts Rankings also identify energy leaders based on eight sectoral classifications: Integrated oil and gas companies, Exploration and Production, Refining and Marketing, Coal and Combustible Fuels, Electric Utilities, Independent Power Producers, Gas Utilities, and Diversified Utlities.
Here new leaders have emerged in three of the eight categories.
In the #1 in Asia by Industry chart there are 3 new industry leaders: Tokyo Electric Power Co. takes the top slot among electric utilities.
The Tokyo Gas Company rockets into first place among Gas Utilities, while China Shenhua Energy take pole position in the coal sector.
Via|PlattsSeven Indian Energy Firms, inside
In the annual rankings of Platts Top 250 Global Energy, ONGC and Reliance Industries have made into the top 50 with rankings of 23 and 39 respectively. ONGC has also been named as the third best performing energy company in Asia.
The ranking is published every year by Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies and a global energy and metals information provider.
Global oil and gas leaders have consolidated their energy businesses with the ranking led by Texas-based ExxonMobil Corp, followed by the UK's BP Plc and Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Platts said.
Other Indian firms on the list include Indian Oil Corp (52), NTPC (103), GAIL (135), Bharat Petroleum Corp (203) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp (233).
According to Platts, China and India have dominated the sector leadership position. While ONGC has been named as the top Asian firm in the exploration and production (E&P), Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Industries has topped the refining and marketing (R&M) list and NTPC has emerged as the top player in the independent power producers (IPP) category.
Both India and China have seven companies each on the list. However, China is represented by just Petrochina in the top 50 compared to two from India.
