, commonly written as 西部ガス, is a Japanese

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company based in

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, Japan. It supplies gas to the Northern

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, including in the area of

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, and

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Timeline

In 1902, Nagasaki Gas was founded as Kyushu's first gas company. In 1913, Nagasaki Gas merged with 3 other gas companies in the Northern Kyushu region to create the Saibu Gas Conglomerate. On December 1, 1930, Saibu Gas was founded by acquiring business of Toho Gas Kyushu Branch operations in

, and

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. Headquarters located in Chiyo,

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. In 1943, Saibu Gas merged with Kyushu Gas. The headquarters moved to Kego,

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in 1954 and to Chiyo in 1988. In 2009, Saibu Gas acquired business of Kurume City Gas Bureau. The company established a representative office in

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in 2018.

References

External links

Saibu Gas website
(Japanese)
Saibu Gas website
(English) Energy companies established in 1930 Japanese companies established in 1930 Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Companies listed on the Osaka Exchange Companies based in Fukuoka Prefecture Natural gas companies of Japan {{energy-company-stub