Korea Gas Corporation Explained

Korea Gas Corporation
Native Name:	한국가스공사
Native Name Lang:	ko
Type:	Public State-owned Enterprise
Hq Location City:	Daegu
Hq Location Country:	South Korea
Website:	(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 world^[1] 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]

See also

• Daegu KOGAS Pegasus
• KOGAS-Tech

Notes and References

1. Web site: Korea Gas Corporation Company Information. Hoover’s Inc. 29 November 2014.
2. News: World's largest floating LNG platform starts production in Australia. 2018-12-26. Reuters. 2019-05-16. en.
3. Web site: Prelude starts production. www.shell.com.au. en. 2019-05-16.
4. Web site: 한국가스공사. 대구동구문화대전.