Division 06: Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas

Section B, Mining and quarrying. 2 subcategories with ISTAT's explanatory notes and the ATECO 2022 codes they come from.

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  1. 06Extraction 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 division also includes the activities of operating and 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.

    Excludes

    • support activities for oilfields and gas fields, performed on a fee or contract basis, see 09.1009.10
    • exploration of oil and gas wells, see 09.1009.10
    • test drilling and boring in connection with petroleum or gas extraction, see 09.1009.10
    • refining of petroleum products, see 19.2019.20
    • geophysical, geologic and seismic surveying, see 71.1271.12
  2. 06.1Extraction of crude petroleum
  3. 06.10Extraction of crude petroleum
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • extraction of condensates or natural gas liquids, see 06.2006.20
    • support activities for oil and natural gas extraction, see 09.1009.10
    • oil and gas exploration, see 09.1009.10
    • production of natural gas liquids from crude petroleum (crude oil), see 19.2019.20
    • manufacture of refined petroleum products, see 19.2019.20
    • recovery of liquefied petroleum gases in the refining of petroleum, see 19.2019.20
    • operation of oil pipelines, see 49.5049.50
  4. 06.10.0Extraction of crude petroleum
  5. 06.10.00Extraction of crude petroleum
    From ATECO 2022: 06.10.00 Estrazione di petrolio greggio (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • extraction of crude petroleum oils

    Also includes

    • extraction of bituminous or oil shale and tar sand
    • production of crude petroleum from bituminous shale and sand
    • processes to obtain crude oils (e.g. decantation, desalting, dehydration, stabilisation)
  6. 06.2Extraction of natural gas
  7. 06.20Extraction of natural gas
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • support activities for oil and natural gas extraction, see 09.1009.10
    • oil and gas exploration, see 09.1009.10
    • production of natural gas liquids from crude petroleum (crude oil), see 19.2019.20
    • recovery of liquefied petroleum gases in the refining of petroleum, see 19.2019.20
    • manufacture of industrial gases, see 20.1120.11
    • operation of gas pipelines, see 49.5049.50
  8. 06.20.0Extraction of natural gas
  9. 06.20.00Extraction of natural gas
    From ATECO 2022: 06.20.00 Estrazione di gas naturale (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • extraction of natural gas: methane, ethane, butane or propane
    • production of crude gaseous hydrocarbon (natural gas)
    • extraction of condensates
    • extraction of natural gas liquids
    • draining and separation of liquid hydrocarbon fractions
    • gas desulphurisation
    • extraction of coal mine methane

    Also includes

    • mining of hydrocarbon liquids obtained through liquefaction or pyrolysis
    • fracking to extract coal seam gas

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