Altergaz was the first French independent
natural gas company in France, based in Paris and founded by Taoufik Tahar,
Robert Delbos
Robert Delbos (born January 10, 1943) is a French Chairman and CEO within the energy sector. He is known as co-founder and CEO of Altergaz, the first French independent natural gas company in 2003.
Early life
In 1967 Delbos graduated in Finance ...
and
Jean-Paul George
Jean-Paul George (born March 22, 1944) is a French Chairman and CEO of the energy sector. He is known as co-founder and Chairman of Altergaz, the first French independent natural gas company, created in 2003.
Early life
Jean-Paul George graduat ...
in 2003. In 2012,
Eni
Eni S.p.A. () is an Italian multinational energy company headquartered in Rome. Considered one of the seven "supermajor" oil companies in the world, it has operations in 69 countries with a market capitalization of US$54.08 billion, as of 11 Ap ...
, the Italian Oil & Gas multinational acquired Altergaz.
History
Altergaz was initially founded in 2003 by Taoufik Tahar and two former senior executive of French energy sectors:
Robert Delbos
Robert Delbos (born January 10, 1943) is a French Chairman and CEO within the energy sector. He is known as co-founder and CEO of Altergaz, the first French independent natural gas company in 2003.
Early life
In 1967 Delbos graduated in Finance ...
and
Jean-Paul George
Jean-Paul George (born March 22, 1944) is a French Chairman and CEO of the energy sector. He is known as co-founder and Chairman of Altergaz, the first French independent natural gas company, created in 2003.
Early life
Jean-Paul George graduat ...
. Taoufik Tahar was the founder and CEO of Easyloan first credit broker in France. Robert Delbos was Chief of Treasury and CFO of EDF-GDF (today
EDF and
Engie) and then Chairman-CEO of Petrofigaz (today Solfea bank). Jean-Paul George was the former number 2 of GDF (today Engie) as sales manager in the 90s and the founder-CEO of Cofathec group (today Engie Cofely).
In 2004, the investor
Georges Cohen Georges may refer to:
Places
*Georges River, New South Wales, Australia
*Georges Quay (Dublin)
* Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Other uses
*Georges (name)
* ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas
* "Georges" (song), a 197 ...
, founder of Transiciel company joined Altergaz as business angel and became associate.
In 2005, Altergaz was listed on
Bourse de Paris stock exchange.
In 2012, the turnover of Altergaz was around €1,6 billion.
Partnership with Eni
From 2007, Altergaz created a strong industrial and financial partnership with the Italian oil and gas multinational
Eni
Eni S.p.A. () is an Italian multinational energy company headquartered in Rome. Considered one of the seven "supermajor" oil companies in the world, it has operations in 69 countries with a market capitalization of US$54.08 billion, as of 11 Ap ...
. From 2010, Eni is the first shareholder of Altergaz with more than 63% of the capital and in 2011 Eni got around 98% of shares.
Altergaz became Eni
The October 1st 2012, Eni acquired Altergaz in full and was renamed Eni Gas & Power France.
References
External links
Official website
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Natural gas companies of France
French companies established in 2003