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Native name | 한국가스공사 |
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Company type | Public State-owned Enterprise |
| KRX: 036460 | |
| Founded | 1983 (1983) |
| Headquarters | , South Korea |
| Parent | Ministry of Trade  |
| Website | www.kogas.or.kr (English) |
The Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) is a South Korean public natural gas company that was established by the Korean government in 1983. KOGAS has grown into the largest LNG-importing company in the world1 and operates four LNG regasification terminals and 4,945 km of natural gas pipelines in South Korea.
The company has a stake in the Prelude floating liquefied natural gas facility in Australia, along with investors Shell, Inpex Corporation, and CPC Corporation. It is the largest floating production structure in the world.2 Production started in December 2018.3
History
The company started in 1983. The company was the first company to introduce liquefied natural gas to domestic markets in the country in 1986.4
References
References
- "Korea Gas Corporation Company Information". Hoover’s Inc. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- "World's largest floating LNG platform starts production in Australia". Reuters. 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- "Prelude starts production". www.shell.com.au. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
- "한국가스공사". 대구동구문화대전.