Osaka Gas is a leading energy supplier in Japan with a history going back more than one century. Founded in 1897 and beginning operations in 1905, the company serves 7 million natural gas customers in the Kansai Region of central Japan, including the urban centers of Osaka, where the company is headquartered, Kobe and Kyoto. It is the second largest domestic supplier, accounting for 24% of all natural gas sold in Japan.
Building on gas supply business, its traditional foundation, Osaka Gas has evolved into a multi-energy provider, with LPG, electricity and other energy-related products and services. Through a range of affiliated enterprises, the company also has become active in non-energy business fields such as materials, real estate and IT. Today, the company's businesses can be categorized broadly into domestic energy, environmental and non-energy, and international energy.
Osaka Gas has developed a strong international focus on all sectors of the oil and gas industry: upstream - exploration and production; midstream—transportation, storage, and wholesale marketing to other utilities; and downstream - distribution and marketing to residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
The Osaka Gas Group consists of 140 affiliated companies employing over 20,000 people.
International Energy Business
Osaka Gas has been stabilizing its procurement of key resources by taking stakes in a number of international assets since 2004. Upstream assets in Indonesia, Australia, Norway, Oman, Canada, USA and Papua New Guinea involve resources including LNG, oil, coal bed methane, shale gas, shale gas/liquids and condensate/gas. Current operations range from development to actual production. Stakes in midstream- and downstream assets are owned in the USA, Canada, Spain, Australia and the UAE. The company has invested in independent power producer (IPP) projects, LNG terminals and solar power acquired between 2004 and 2012.
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