The term supermajor illustrates the six largest, non state-owned energy companies, as seen in popular financial mediums around the world. Trading under various names around the world, they're considered to be: ExxonMobil (United States) (XOM) Royal Dutch Shell (Netherlands) (RDS) BP (United Kingdom) (BP) Chevron Corporation (United States) (CVX) ConocoPhillips (United States) (COP) Total S.A. (France) (TOT) The supermajors began to appear in the late 1990s, in response to a severe deflatio… (More on Supermajor)