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Japanese natural gas utility company

Tokyo Gas

Tokyo Gas

Key facts

inceptionOctober 1, 1895
instance ofbusiness, enterprise, public company
countryJapan
All data from the card 16
Native name
東京瓦斯株式会社
Romanized name
Tōkyō Gasu Kabushiki-gaisha
Type
Public (K.K.)
Traded as
TYO: 9531NAG: 9531Nikkei 225 Component
Industry
Energy
Founded
1 October 1885
Headquarters
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Area served
Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Yamanashi, Nagano
Key people
SASAYAMA Shinichi(President and CEO)
Services
Production, supply and sale of city gasSupply and sale of gas appliances, and related constructionConstruction for supply of city gasEnergy servicesSupply of electricity
Revenue
¥1,535,242 million (FY 2011)
Operating income
¥122,451 million (FY2011)
Net income
¥95,467 million (FY2011)
Total assets
¥1,829,661 million (FY2011)
Number of employees
16,832 (2013)
Website
tokyo-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.

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