Introduction

Korea Gas Corp is a Korean natural gas utility company. The Government of Korea holds a majority stake in the firm. Korea Gas Corp holds a monopoly as the country's only natural gas distributor with a nationwide network of pipelines and storage tanks. The company segments its operations into Domestic Business and Overseas Business units. The Domestic Business division encompasses Korea Gas' liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchasing, supply, storage, and pipeline distributing activities. The company primarily buys natural gas from Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian sources. Korea Gas' total revenue is split fairly evenly between the sale of natural gas to urban consumers and to the power sector. Korean housing and industrial customers represent the majority of the firm's customer base.