COMPANYHISTORIES
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Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas (pt)

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

21companies1885–2001founding years12still active6no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedTokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
1885
FoundedEquitable Resources, Inc.
1888
FoundedOsaka Gas Company, Ltd.
1897
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedChevronTexaco Corporation
1906
FoundedUltramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation
1910
FoundedCanadian Utilities Limited
1911
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedAmeren Corporation
1922
FoundedVEW AG
1925
FoundedRuhrgas AG
1926
FoundedEl Paso Corporation
1928
FoundedCleco Corporation
1934
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
FoundedChinese Petroleum Corporation
1946
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedWestern Gas Resources, Inc.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
FoundedMOL RtFoundedWestar Energy, Inc.
1992
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
FoundedTransMontaigne Inc.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
FoundedBP p.l.c.FoundedFortum Corporation
1998
2000
TechnologyGPS opens to civilian use, turning location into a utility.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1885 · Japan
With nearly nine million customers, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
Equitable Resources, Inc. →
Renamed · founded 1888
Equitable Resources, Inc.
Osaka Gas Company, Ltd. →
Active · founded 1897 · Japan
Osaka Gas Company, Ltd.
ChevronTexaco Corporation →
Renamed · founded 1906
ChevronTexaco Corporation is the creation of the 2001 merger of California-based Chevron Corporation, one of the many…
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation →
Defunct · founded 1910
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation (UDS), based in San Antonio, Texas, is the second largest independent oil…
Canadian Utilities Limited →
Active · founded 1911 · Canada
Company Origins: 1900-25 The earliest enterprise of Canadian Utilities Limited was Canadian Western Natural Gas…
PNM Resources Inc. →
Active · founded 1917
PNM Resources Inc.
Ameren Corporation →
Active · founded 1922
Ameren Corporation provides a variety of energy services to over 2.2 million customers in Missouri and Illinois with a…
VEW AG →
Active · founded 1925 · Germany
VEW AG is one of Germany's leading utility companies and is active throughout Europe.
Ruhrgas AG →
Defunct · founded 1926 · Germany
Ruhrgas AG is Germany's largest natural gas distribution company.
El Paso Corporation →
Defunct · founded 1928
With over 55,000 miles of pipeline in its arsenal, El Paso Corporation--formerly known as El Paso Energy and the El…
Cleco Corporation →
Defunct · founded 1934
Cleco Corporation, which employs over 1,400 people, is a major provider of electricity and related services to…
Chinese Petroleum Corporation →
Active · founded 1946 · Republic of China
Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is a state-owned enterprise that is responsible for the Republic of China's…
The Coastal Corporation →
Defunct · founded 1955
The Coastal Corporation, based in Houston with operations in several energy markets, is a Fortune 500 energy company…
Western Gas Resources, Inc. →
Active · founded 1989
Western Gas Resources, Inc.
MOL Rt →
Active · founded 1992 · Hungary
Hungary's largest company, MOL Rt (formerly MOL Magyar Olaj- es Gazipari Rt) is also the leading integrated oil company…
Westar Energy, Inc. →
Renamed · founded 1992 · Topeka, Kansas 66601-0889
Westar Energy, Inc.--formerly Western Resources, Inc.--was formed in 1992 as the result of a merger between the Kansas…
TransMontaigne Inc. →
Defunct · founded 1995
Denver-based TransMontaigne Inc.
BP p.l.c. →
Active · founded 1998 · United Kingdom
Formed by the 1998 merger of British Petroleum Company and Amoco Corporation, BP p.l.c.
Fortum Corporation →
Active · founded 1998 · Finland
Fortum Corporation is an international energy group formed from the 1998 merger of two state-owned Finnish firms: Neste…
ConocoPhillips →
Active · founded 2001
ConocoPhillips is the third largest U.S.
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