The oil industry was one of the world's leading industries in the industrial age and has maintained its unique position in the age of knowledge. Due to its size, the oil and gas industry is one of the first initiators of knowledge management in the world. The experiences of companies such as BP, Shell, Schlumberger, and Exxon mobil are among the first examples of knowledge management in knowledge management books and articles.
The world's largest oil and gas companies, both in the field of production and in large-scale projects, have been able to generate a serious return on investment in their organizations through knowledge management. These companies have documented, developed, and improved their business processes through knowledge management and have relied on knowledge capital management to compete with world-class companies that have always faced problems such as hunting for their talents in this Red ocean. Many well-known knowledge management solutions, such as post-action review, have emerged in the oil industry, and many new solutions from these industries are being introduced to the world.