CEO pay
Oil, Gas & Energy
81 public companies. The median chief executive was paid $5M; the middle half $1.7M to $8.6M.
| Company | Chief executive | Total pay | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amplify Energy Corp. | Daniel Furbee | $1.9M | 2025 |
| ANTERO RESOURCES Corp | Paul M. Rady | $12.2M | 2025 |
| APA Corp | Stephen J. Riney | $7.9M | 2025 |
| Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. | Mark Kawakami | $218K | 2025 |
| Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. | John Turner | $5.5M | 2025 |
| BARNWELL INDUSTRIES INC | Craig D. Hopkins | $303K | 2025 |
| BATTALION OIL CORP | Daniel P. Rohling | $933K | 2025 |
| BIG SKY INDUSTRIAL INC. | Mark L. Zajac | $661K | 2025 |
| BKV Corp | Christopher P. Kalnin | $5.9M | 2025 |
| Calumet, Inc. /DE | Todd Borgmann | $6.8M | 2025 |
| CHEVRON CORP | M.K. Wirth | $26.8M | 2025 |
| Chord Energy Corp | Daniel Brown | $8.6M | 2025 |
| CNX Resources Corp | Nicholas J. DeIuliis | $7.4M | 2025 |
| COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC | Roland O. Burns | $6.4M | 2024 |
| CONOCOPHILLIPS | R.M. Lance | $23.5M | 2025 |
| Core Laboratories Inc. /DE/ | Christopher S. Hill | $1.9M | 2025 |
| CVR ENERGY INC | David L. Lamp | $8.6M | 2025 |
| Delek US Holdings, Inc. | Avigal Soreq | $7.7M | 2025 |
| DEVON ENERGY CORP/DE | Clay M. Gaspar | $12.6M | 2025 |
| Diamondback Energy, Inc. | Kaes Van't Hof | $14.9M | 2025 |
| Diversified Energy Co | Robert Russell Hutson | $5M | 2025 |
| DORCHESTER MINERALS, L.P. | Leslie A. Moriyama | $1.5M | 2025 |
| EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP | Michael R. Morrisett | $305K | 2025 |
| EON Resources Inc. | Mitchell B. Trotter | $429K | 2024 |
| EQT Corp | Toby Z. Rice | $16.1M | 2025 |
| EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORP | J. Mark Bunch | $665K | 2026 |
| GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC. | Gary S. Guidry | $3.1M | 2025 |
| GULFPORT ENERGY CORP | John Reinhart | $9M | 2024 |
| Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | John W. Lindsay | $9M | 2025 |
| HF Sinclair Corp | Atanas H. Atanasov | $4.5M | 2025 |
| HighPeak Energy, Inc. | President and Chief Executive Officer | $9.4M | 2025 |
| HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC. | Owen Kratz | $5.1M | 2025 |
| INFINITY NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. | David Sproule | $38.9M | 2025 |
| KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. | Keefer M. Lehner | $778K | 2025 |
| Kosmos Energy Ltd. | Andrew G. Inglis | $5M | 2025 |
| Liberty Energy Inc. | Ron Gusek | $4.8M | 2025 |
| MAMMOTH ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | Phil Lancaster | $325K | 2025 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp | Maryann T. Mannen | $19M | 2025 |
| Matador Resources Co | Bryan A. Erman | $4.5M | 2025 |
| MEXCO ENERGY CORP | Tamala L. McComic | $303K | 2026 |
| MURPHY OIL CORP | Eric M. Hambly | $7.7M | 2025 |
| NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD | Anthony G. Petrello | $29.6M | 2025 |
| National Energy Services Reunited Corp. | Stefan Angeli | $1.7M | 2025 |
| Nine Energy Service, Inc. | David Crombie | $1.2M | 2024 |
| NORTHERN OIL & GAS, INC. | Nicholas O'Grady | $5.6M | 2025 |
| OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ | Vicki Hollub | $18.1M | 2025 |
| OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL INC | Roderick A. Larson | $7.4M | 2024 |
| Ovintiv Inc. | Brendan McCracken | $13.7M | 2025 |
| PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS, INC. | Richard Creamer | $1.9M | 2025 |
| PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC | William Andrew Hendricks | $12.1M | 2024 |
| PBF Energy Inc. | Matthew C. Lucey | $7.9M | 2025 |
| PEDEVCO CORP | Clark R. Moore | $1M | 2025 |
| Permian Resources Corp | James H. Walter | $11.4M | 2025 |
| PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE LP | Al Swanson | $3.2M | 2025 |
| PLAINS GP HOLDINGS LP | Al Swanson | $3.2M | 2025 |
| Prairie Operating Co. | Edward Kovalik | $6.9M | 2025 |
| ProFrac Holding Corp. | Matthew D. Wilks | $1.4M | 2025 |
| ProPetro Holding Corp. | Samuel D. Sledge | $6.5M | 2025 |
| QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | Joseph A. Berquist | $3.7M | 2025 |
| Ranger Energy Services, Inc. | Melissa Cougle | $1.7M | 2025 |
| ReoStar Energy CORP | Scott D. Allen | $310K | 2009 |
| RESERVE PETROLEUM CO | Kyle L. McLain | $161K | 2025 |
| RPC INC | Michael L. Schmit | $1.5M | 2025 |
| Sable Offshore Corp. | J. Caldwell Flores | $18.1M | 2025 |
| SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC | Grayson Pranin | $992K | 2025 |
| SEADRILL Ltd | Simon Johnson | $5.9M | 2025 |
| Select Water Solutions, Inc. | John D. Schmitz | $4.9M | 2025 |
| SLB LIMITED/NV | Olivier Le Peuch | $17.3M | 2025 |
| SM Energy Co | A. Wade Pursell | $3.9M | 2025 |
| TALOS ENERGY INC. | Paul R. Goodfellow | $9.4M | 2025 |
| TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC | Elijio V. Serrano | $2.1M | 2025 |
| Transocean Ltd. | R. Thaddeus Vayda | $3.7M | 2025 |
| Trio Petroleum Corp | Greg Overholtzer | $248K | 2025 |
| VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ | George W. M. Maxwell | $3M | 2025 |
| Valaris Ltd | Anton Dibowitz | $6.1M | 2025 |
| VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX | R. Lane Riggs | $34.2M | 2025 |
| VALVOLINE INC | Lori A. Flees | $4.8M | 2025 |
| Viper Energy, Inc. | Kaes Van't Hof | $1.8M | 2025 |
| Vitesse Energy, Inc. | Robert W. Gerrity | $3.2M | 2025 |
| W&T OFFSHORE INC | Tracy W. Krohn | $6.2M | 2025 |
| WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC | Jason Long | $6.4M | 2025 |
Source: each company's latest definitive proxy statement (SEC Form DEF 14A), Summary Compensation Table. Figures are as reported. Snapshot as of 2026-10-28.