energy sector
Fuel and electricity
The energy sector is the part of the economy involved in producing and distributing energy—oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, and renewables like solar and wind.
It includes extraction companies, utilities, and the infrastructure connecting them.
Energy sector stocks rose on the news of increased drilling permits.
Financial analysts and journalists use the term when discussing market segments.
- natural gasSubterranean hydrocarbon fuel
- oil and gasFossil fuel pair
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
barrel of oil · carbon tax · refinery · pipelines · nuclear power · hydrogen fuel · power plants · smart grids · power outage · crude oil · OPEC · peak oil · deregulation · transmission lines · utility companies · electricity grid · fossil fuels · greenhouse gas emissions
- Canadian Industriesaerospace, automotive, biotechnology, construction, dairy
- Irish economyFDI, corporate tax, GDP, GNP, euro
- Nordic IndustryVolvo, IKEA, H&M, Scania, Husqvarna
- Pacific economiesGDP, finance, commodities, trade deficit, trade surplus
- Romanian BusinessDacia, Arctic, lei, oil industry, telecom
- industriesbusiness, factories, education, health, supply chain
energy sectorservice sector
Industries providing intangible goods
financial sector · technology sector · retail sector · manufacturing sector · education sector
energy sectorservice economy
System based on intangible work
knowledge economy · creative industries · professional services · digital economy · gig economy