Nicor Gas is an energy company headquartered in
Naperville, Illinois
Naperville ( ) is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage and Will County, Illinois, Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago located west of the city on the DuPage River. As of the 2020 United State ...
. Its largest subsidiary, Nicor Gas, is a
natural gas
Natural gas (also fossil gas, methane gas, and gas) is a naturally occurring compound of gaseous hydrocarbons, primarily methane (95%), small amounts of higher alkanes, and traces of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide and helium ...
distribution company. Founded in 1954, the company serves more than two million customers in a service territory that encompasses most of the northern third of Illinois, excluding the city of
Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...
. Nicor Gas has of pipelines.
AGL Resources
Southern Company Gas, formerly AGL Resources, is an American Fortune 500 energy services holding company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company's operations consist of natural gas distribution, wholesale services, retail operations ...
announced its acquisition of Nicor in December 2010; the acquisition closed the following year.
Southern Company
Southern Company is an American gas and electric utility holding company based in the Southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with executive offices located in Birmingham, Alabama. As of 2021 it is the second largest ut ...
announced its acquisition of AGL in 2016.
See also
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References
External links and sources
Nicor Gas website*
Natural gas companies of the United States
Natural gas pipeline companies
Energy infrastructure in Illinois
Companies based in Naperville, Illinois
American companies established in 1954
Energy companies established in 1954
Non-renewable resource companies established in 1954
1954 establishments in Illinois
2011 mergers and acquisitions
Companies formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange
Natural gas pipelines in Illinoisbr>
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