---
title: Oil and gas companies AI reputation tracker – September 2026
canonical_url: https://www.omniscan.ai/ai-benchmarks/oil-and-gas
type: dataset
publisher: Omniscan
sector: Oil and gas companies
assistants: ChatGPT, Claude, Google
date_published: '2026-09-24'
last_updated: '2026-09-24'
companies: 10
questions: 10
data_download: https://www.omniscan.ai/ai-benchmarks/oil-and-gas/data.json
summary: Shell is named in 82% of AI answers, more than any other company. Among oil
  and gas companies named in at least one answer in five, TotalEnergies is described
  most positively (45% of mentions) and Chevron is described most negatively (92%).
---

# Oil and gas companies AI reputation tracker (September 2026)

> Shell is named in 82% of AI answers, more than any other company. Among oil and gas companies named in at least one answer in five, TotalEnergies is described most positively (45% of mentions) and Chevron is described most negatively (92%).

Interactive version: https://www.omniscan.ai/ai-benchmarks/oil-and-gas

## Which oil and gas companies AI names

Share of AI answers that mention each company.

| Company | All assistants | ChatGPT | Claude | Google |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shell | 82% | 84% | 90% | 72% |
| BP | 71% | 76% | 80% | 55% |
| ExxonMobil | 46% | 46% | 46% | 45% |
| Chevron | 42% | 42% | 44% | 40% |
| TotalEnergies | 38% | 34% | 42% | 38% |
| Equinor | 27% | 30% | 32% | 19% |
| Eni | 21% | 28% | 26% | 9% |
| Saudi Aramco | 16% | 12% | 24% | 13% |
| Ithaca Energy | 10% | 10% | 12% | 9% |
| ConocoPhillips | 10% | 10% | 14% | 4% |

## How AI describes them

Tone of each company's own mentions in AI answers.

| Company | Positive | Neutral | Negative | Net tone |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TotalEnergies | 45% | 2% | 54% | −9 |
| Equinor | 30% | 13% | 58% | −28 |
| Eni | 29% | 13% | 58% | −29 |
| Shell | 21% | 9% | 70% | −49 |
| BP | 19% | 6% | 75% | −56 |
| Ithaca Energy | 0% | 33% | 67% | −67 |
| ExxonMobil | 7% | 6% | 87% | −80 |
| Saudi Aramco | 0% | 17% | 83% | −83 |
| Chevron | 5% | 3% | 92% | −87 |
| ConocoPhillips | 0% | 7% | 93% | −93 |

## Who AI singles out, question by question

Shares are of the answers to that question.

- **Which petrol station brand is best, and which is cheapest?** Most often picked: Tesco (13%). Most criticised: BP (27%).
- **Are supermarket fuel prices cheaper than the big petrol brands?** Most often picked: Costco (13%). Most criticised: Shell (100%).
- **Where is the best place to charge an electric car on a long journey?** Most often picked: Tesla (33%). Most criticised: BP Pulse (33%).
- **Are oil companies profiteering from high fuel and energy prices?** Most often picked: Fuel Finder (7%). Most criticised: Shell (47%).
- **Which oil and gas companies are genuinely serious about the energy transition?** Most often picked: TotalEnergies (47%). Most criticised: BP (93%).
- **Which oil and gas companies have the worst environmental and human rights records?** Most criticised: Shell (100%).
- **Which oil companies have faced legal action over climate change?** Most criticised: Shell (100%).
- **Which oil and gas companies are investing most in renewable energy?** Most often picked: TotalEnergies (87%). Most criticised: ExxonMobil (93%).
- **Should new oil and gas fields be approved, and which companies are behind them?** Most criticised: Shell (67%).
- **Are oil and gas companies a good investment?** No company is singled out.

## By assistant

- ChatGPT: Shell is named most often (84% of its answers).
- Claude: Shell is named most often (90% of its answers).
- Google: Shell is named most often (72% of its answers).

## Sources AI cites

| Website | Answers citing it |
| --- | --- |
| youtube.com | 18% |
| gov.uk | 17% |
| facebook.com | 14% |
| theguardian.com | 11% |
| reddit.com | 10% |
| sec.gov | 10% |
| rightfuelcard.co.uk | 10% |
| amnesty.org | 9% |

The most-cited company website is totalenergies.com (5% of answers).

## Method

10 questions UK customers ask, put repeatedly to ChatGPT, Claude and Google AI Overviews with the United Kingdom as the user's location, 24 September 2026. Naming figures are shares of all answers; tone figures are shares of each company's own mentions. Recommendations for communications teams and the full PDF report are available on the interactive page.

## How to cite

Omniscan, "Oil and gas companies AI reputation tracker", September 2026. https://www.omniscan.ai/ai-benchmarks/oil-and-gas