How to get leads for Oil Extraction businesses

The easy way to generate leads for Oil Extraction businesses for B2B sales using LinkedIn Sales Navigator

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Step 1

Decide if Oil Extraction is the right industry to target

The Oil Extraction industry

The Oil Extraction industry focuses specifically on exploring, developing, and producing crude oil from underground reservoirs. Companies in this industry specialize in finding and extracting oil, preparing it for refining into usable products like gasoline and diesel.

What businesses are included

This sector encompasses a wide range of activities, including exploring potential oil fields, drilling and completing wells, and extracting and transporting crude oil. This industry includes companies involved in both conventional and unconventional oil extraction methods, such as oil sands production. For example, a company specializing in enhanced oil recovery techniques to extract more oil from mature fields would fall under this industry.

When targeting the Oil Extraction industry on LinkedIn, your search will automatically cover all related sub-industries. To maximize the relevance of your leads, you may want to exclude certain sub-industries that don’t align with your ideal customer profile.

Sub-industries included in Oil Extraction:

Which businesses are not included

While closely related to the energy sector, it's important to differentiate Oil Extraction from Natural Gas Extraction. Although both industries extract hydrocarbons, they target different resources with distinct properties and extraction techniques. Additionally, the refining processes and downstream applications of crude oil and natural gas vary significantly. For instance, a company focused on exploring for and producing natural gas from tight sandstone formations would fall under Natural Gas Extraction, not Oil Extraction.

Industry size on LinkedIn

Est. market size

15k

businesses

Est. market size

15k

businesses

Est. market size

15k

businesses

Est. LinkedIn users

500k

users

Est. LinkedIn users

500k

users

Est. LinkedIn users

500k

users

Est. LinkedIn adoption

3

/ 5

Est. LinkedIn adoption

3

/ 5

Est. LinkedIn adoption

3

/ 5

Step 2

Pick job titles to target

Focus your LinkedIn search on these key decision-maker roles within the Oil Extraction industry to find high-value leads. These roles are typically involved in B2B purchasing decisions and are most likely to respond to your outreach.

Setting your lead filters

Open LinkedIn Sales Navigator and select the ‘Leads’ tab. Use the filters on the left side to narrow down your search. Enter 'Oil Extraction' in the ‘Industry’ filter, and add the job titles you want to target in the ‘Current job title’ field.

Screenshot showing LinkedIn lead filters
Screenshot showing LinkedIn lead filters

How many leads can I export?

You can export up to 2,500 leads per day from Sales Navigator. If your search results is higher than this limit, consider narrowing your filters or breaking your search results into multiple saved lead lists that can be exported over several days.

Do I have to use LinkedIn Sales Navigator?

Yes, to effectively target specific industries like Oil Extraction, you'll need LinkedIn Sales Navigator. It provides the advanced filtering options you need to find the right leads and it has much higher export limits than the regular version of LinkedIn.

What does Sales Nav cost?

Sales Navigator offers a 30-day free trial, after which it costs around $90 per month.

Considering the quantity and quality of the targeted B2B leads you can export from Sales Nav, we think this is a bargain - certainly cheaper than almost any other way of generating leads.

Step 4

Export your leads

  1. Install the Exportli Chrome Extension

To start exporting your leads, first install the Exportli Chrome extension.

Exportli works seamlessly with Sales Navigator and does two main things:

  • It allows you to export lead lists into a CSV

  • It uses 20+ email enrichment providers to find and verify business email addresses for your leads.

When you sign up, you’ll receive 50 free credits to get you started.

  1. Run your lead export

With Exportli installed, you’re ready to run your export. The extension guides you through the process of exporting your selected leads into a CSV file.

Screenshot showing LinkedIn lead filters
Screenshot showing LinkedIn lead filters

Step 5

Import to your CRM or email tool

With your leads exported to a CSV file, you can now import them into your CRM or email outreach tools.

Most tools will let you import CSVs including:

Salesforce
Apollo
Hubspot
Zoho CRM
Pipedrive

Start exporting Oil Extraction leads today

First 50 credits free, no credit card required