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 in the Chicago metro area, west of the city.
Naperville was founded in 1831 by Joseph Naper. The city was ...
. Its largest subsidiary, Nicor Gas, is a
natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
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
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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. 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 operation ...
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 also located in Birmingham, Alabama. The company is the second largest ...
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
Natural gas pipelines in Illinoisbr>
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