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Irving Oil

Oil & Gas

Irving Oil Ltd. is a Canadian privately owned intergenerational gasoline, oil, and natural gas producing and exporting company, a subsidiary of the parent company Irving Group of Companies, one of the largest "private conglomerates" in North America. Irving Oil was established in 1924 by Canadian oil baron and billionaire, Kenneth "K.C." Irving, whose family fortune when he died in 1992 was estimated by Forbes at USD5 billion. His son, Arthur, became chairman and president of Irving Oil. Arthur Irving died in 2024.

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Irving Oil at a glance

Irving Oil is an oil & gas company, founded in 1924. Xcout tracks 9 named people at Irving Oil, including Jeff Matthews (President & CEO). Xcout recorded 118 job postings from Irving Oil in the last 90 days, naming tools such as Power BI, SAP, ServiceNow.

Industry
Oil & Gas
Founded
1924
Founder
K. C. Irving
Job postings recorded (90 days)
118
Xcout AI Rank
2/100
Xcout Green Rank
15/100

Irving Oil leadership

  • Jeff MatthewsPresident & CEO
  • Neil MorganExecutive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
  • Scott HastingsExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
  • John LaidlawExecutive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
  • Jennifer BeachExecutive Vice President, People & Business Transformation
  • Darren GillisSenior Vice President, Sales & Marketing

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Hiring at Irving Oil

Xcout recorded 118 job postings from Irving Oil in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since September 2026.

Tools named in Irving Oil's job postings

Power BISAPServiceNowSalesforceWorkday

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Hiring vs the trend

Lagging in AI hiring

Based on 51 job postings in the last 8 weeks (10 Aug – 4 Oct 2026), compared with 34 enterprise energy companies.

This describes a hiring pattern — how often Irving Oil’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.

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Tech stack

AzureAWS

Irving Oil competitors

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Imperial OilIMO · Oil & GasCalgary, Canada
62% matchPublic

Imperial Oil Limited (IMO) is a Canadian energy company primarily engaged in the discovery, extraction, and commercialization of crude oil and natural gas. Its operations are structured into three main divisions: Upstream, Downstream, and Chemical. The Upstream segment is dedicated to exploring for and producing various hydrocarbons, including crude oil, natural gas, synthetic oil, and bitumen. As of December 31, 2021, this division reported 386 million oil-equivalent barrels in proven undeveloped reserves. The Downstream segment oversees the transportation and refinement of crude oil, the blending of refined petroleum products, and their subsequent distribution and marketing. It employs a diverse transportation network, including contracted and common carrier pipelines, as well as rail, to move crude oil to its refineries. For product distribution, it utilizes pipelines, tankers, rail, and road transport, and owns and operates fuel terminals, natural gas liquids facilities, and product pipelines in Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario. This segment also supplies petroleum products to the general public through roughly 2,400 Esso and Mobil-branded retail locations. Additionally, it sells a variety of petroleum products, such as fuel, asphalt, and lubricants, to industrial and transportation clients, independent marketers, and resellers, catering to the agriculture, residential heating, and commercial markets via branded distributors. The Chemical segment focuses on manufacturing and commercializing a range of petrochemicals, including benzene, aromatic and aliphatic solvents, plasticizer intermediates, and polyethylene resin. Imperial Oil has also formed a strategic alliance with E3 Metals Corp. to advance a lithium-extraction pilot project in Alberta. The company was founded in 1880, is headquartered in Calgary, Canada, and functions as a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation.

Market cap$60.8B
Employees5,100
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Cenovus EnergyCVE · Oil & GasCalgary, Canada
59% matchPublic

Cenovus Energy Inc. is an integrated energy firm involved in the exploration, extraction, processing, and sale of crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. Its operations span Canada, the United States, and the Asia Pacific region. The company organizes its extensive activities across six core segments: Oil Sands, Conventional, Offshore, Canadian Manufacturing, U.S. Manufacturing, and Retail. The Oil Sands division is responsible for developing and producing bitumen and heavy oil from significant projects in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan, including Foster Creek, Christina Lake, Sunrise, and Tucker, in addition to its Lloydminster thermal and conventional heavy oil operations. Cenovus’s Conventional segment encompasses assets primarily situated in Alberta and British Columbia, specifically in areas such as Elmworth-Wapiti, Kaybob-Edson, Clearwater, and Rainbow Lake, alongside holdings in various natural gas processing facilities. The Offshore segment is solely dedicated to exploration and development endeavors. Its Canadian Manufacturing segment includes the proprietary Lloydminster upgrading and asphalt refining complex, which converts heavy oil and bitumen into synthetic crude oil, diesel fuel, asphalt, and other related products. This segment also oversees the Bruderheim crude-by-rail terminal and operates two ethanol plants. The U.S. Manufacturing segment focuses on refining crude oil to produce diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, asphalt, and various other petroleum products. Finally, the Retail segment manages the distribution and sales of both its own and third-party refined petroleum products through a network of retail, commercial, and bulk petroleum outlets, as well as wholesale channels. Cenovus Energy Inc. was founded in 2009 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Calgary, Canada.

Market cap$58.1B
Employees—
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Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)IOC · Oil & GasNew Delhi, India
56% matchPublic

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC.NS), together with its subsidiaries, operates as a leading integrated energy company in India. Its core business spans the refining of crude oil, pipeline transportation, and the widespread marketing and distribution of petroleum products throughout the country. Beyond these primary activities, IOC is also involved in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, the manufacturing of petrochemicals, and the supply of natural gas. The company's diverse product portfolio includes essential fuels such as petrol (gasoline), diesel (gas oil), auto gas, cooking gas (LPG), and aviation fuel, alongside lubricants, greases, kerosene, bulk and industrial fuels, marine oils, and bitumen. Furthermore, IOC provides a variety of specialized industrial derivatives like carbon black feedstock, raw petroleum coke, sulfur, paraffin wax, jute batching oil, microcrystalline wax, mineral turpentine oil, toluene, propylene, benzene, and petcoke. The firm's operations extend to various other sectors, including explosives and cryogenic services, the generation of wind and solar power, lubricant blending, bunkering services, refining and pipeline consultancy, and the sale of lubricants and base oils. Indian Oil Corporation maintains an extensive infrastructure across India, featuring approximately 9 refineries and nearly 15,000 kilometers of pipelines. Its vast distribution network encompasses about 34,559 fuel stations, including 11,026 Kisan Seva Kendra outlets, 120 terminals and depots, 101 LPG bottling and distribution plants, and 126 aviation fuel stations. The network also includes 6,993 consumer pumps, 12,813 LPG distributors, 1,488 CNG stations, 10 lubricant blending facilities, and 2,179 EV charging stations, 34 of which offer battery swapping capabilities. In its upstream segment, the company holds a portfolio comprising 9 exploration and production blocks situated within India. Established in 1958, Indian Oil Corporation Limited is headquartered in New Delhi, India.

Market cap$20.6B
Employees30,321
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Canadian Natural Resources LimitedCNQ · Oil and GasCalgary, Canada
56% matchPublic

Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ) is an integrated energy enterprise engaged across the full spectrum of upstream and downstream activities related to crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs), encompassing acquisition, exploration, development, production, marketing, and sales. Its diverse portfolio of hydrocarbon products encompasses synthetic crude oil (SCO), light and medium crude, bitumen (also known as thermal oil), along with both primary heavy crude oil and specialized Pelican Lake heavy crude. Beyond exploration and production, the company holds midstream and refining assets, notably comprising two crude oil pipeline networks and a half-interest (50% working interest) in an 84-megawatt cogeneration facility situated at Primrose. As of December 31, 2020, CNQ reported substantial reserves. Its proved crude oil, bitumen, and NGLs reserves amounted to 10,528 million barrels (MMbbl), escalating to 13,271 MMbbl when probable reserves are included. Proved synthetic crude oil (SCO) reserves stood at 6,998 MMbbl, with total proved plus probable SCO reserves reaching 7,535 MMbbl. Furthermore, the company's proved natural gas reserves were recorded at 12,168 billion cubic feet (Bcf), expanding to 20,249 Bcf on a proved plus probable basis. Geographically, its operations are concentrated in key regions, including Western Canada, the United Kingdom's North Sea sector, and offshore West Africa. The entity, incorporated in 1973, was originally known as AEX Minerals Corporation before adopting the name Canadian Natural Resources Limited in December 1975. Its corporate headquarters are located in Calgary, Canada.

Market cap$107.2B
Employees10,750
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