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, Timor-Leste 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