Ministry of Petroleum explained

A ministry of petroleum or ministry of oil is a kind of government ministry often found in countries that are producers and exporters of petroleum.

Examples include:

• Ministry of Oil (Kuwait)
• Ministry of Oil (Iraq)
• Ministry of Oil Industry, Soviet Union
• Ministry of Oil and Gas (Kazakhstan)
• Ministry of Oil and Gas (Sudan)
• Ministry of Oil and Minerals (Yemen)
• Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources (Syria)
• Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources (Turkmenistan)
• Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (Egypt)
• Ministry of Petroleum (Iran)
• Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development, Sri Lanka
• Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Norway
• Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia
• Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals, East Timor
• Ministry of Petroleum and Mining, South Sudan
• Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, India
• Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Nigeria)

See also

• Ministry of energy