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Korea Gas Corporation

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Korea Gas Corporation
Native name
한국가스공사
Company typePublic
State-owned Enterprise
KRX:036460
Founded1983;41 years ago(1983)
Headquarters,
South Korea
Websitekogas.or.kr(English)

TheKorea Gas Corporation(KOGAS) is aSouth Koreanpublicnatural gascompany that was established by theKorean governmentin 1983. KOGAS has grown into the largestLNG-importing company in the world[1]and operates fourLNGregasificationterminals and 4,945 km ofnatural gaspipelinesinSouth Korea.

The company has a stake in the Prelude floatingliquefied natural gasfacility in Australia, along with investorsShell,Inpex Corporation, andCPC Corporation.It is the largest floating production structure in the world.[2]Production started in December 2018.[3]

History

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Korea Gas Corporation Company Information".Hoover’s Inc.Retrieved29 November2014.
  2. ^"World's largest floating LNG platform starts production in Australia".Reuters.2018-12-26.Retrieved2019-05-16.
  3. ^"Prelude starts production".shell.au.Retrieved2019-05-16.
  4. ^"한국가스공사".대구동구문화대전.
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