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Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
Tokyo Gas Company logo
Native name東京瓦斯株式会社
Romanized nameTōkyō Gasu Kabushiki-gaisha
Company typePublic (K.K.)
Traded asTYO: 9531
NAG: 9531
Nikkei 225 Component
IndustryEnergy
Founded1 October 1885; 139 years ago (1 October 1885)
HeadquartersMinato, Tokyo, Japan
Area servedTokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Yamanashi, Nagano
Key peopleSASAYAMA Shinichi
(President and CEO)In this Japanese name, the surname is SASAYAMA.
ServicesProduction, supply and sale of city gas
Supply and sale of gas appliances, and related construction
Construction for supply of city gas
Energy services
Supply of electricity
RevenueIncrease ¥1,535,242 million (FY 2011)
Operating incomeIncrease ¥122,451 million (FY2011)
Net incomeIncrease ¥95,467 million (FY2011)
Total assetsIncrease ¥1,829,661 million (FY2011)
Number of employees16,832 (2013)
Websitetokyo-gas.co.jp

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (東京瓦斯（ガス）株式会社, Tōkyō Gasu Kabushiki-gaisha, TYO: 9531), founded in 1885, is the primary provider of natural gas to the main cities of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Yamanashi, and Nagano. As of 2012, Tokyo Gas is the largest natural gas utility in Japan.

Timeline

  • October 1, 1885, Tokyo Gas was founded by Shibusawa Eiichi and Asano Sōichirō by acquiring business of Tokyo Prefecture Gas Bureau.
  • 1912, Tokyo Gas merged with Chiyoda Gas.
  • 1913, Tokyo Gas merged with Kawasaki Gas.
  • 1944, Tokyo Gas acquired business of Yokohama City Gas Bureau.
  • May 2016, Tokyo Gas merged with Chiba Gas, Tsukuba Gakuen Gas Corporation, and Miho Gas.
  • December 2023, Tokyo Gas acquired a US-based natural gas producer, Rockcliff Energy, from Quantum Energy Partners for $2.7 billion.

References

  1. "President's Message". Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. Drane, Amanda (2023-12-19). "Rockcliff's $2.7B deal with Tokyo Gas is a bet on Gulf Coast LNG". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-19.

External links

TOPIX 100 companies of Japan
Core 30
Large 70
Nikkei 225 companies of Japan



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