- Industry: Oil & Gas Operations
- Founded: 1996
- Country: United Kingdom
- CEO: Christopher Finlayson
- Website: www.bg-group.com
Profile
BG Group plc (BG Group) is a natural gas
company. The Company is engaged in the exploration, development and
production of natural gas and oil. The Company operates in three
business segments: Exploration and Production (E&P), Liquefied
Natural Gas (LNG) and Transmission and Distribution (T&D). Effective
January 1, 2012, the Company was managed across three regions: Americas
and Europe; Africa, Central
and South Asia, and Australia and East Asia, supported by Global Energy
Marketing and Shipping (GEMS) and BG Advance.
The Company has interests
in 25 countries on five continents. During the year ended December 31,
2011, the Company acquired an interest in, and operatorship of, offshore
blocks L10A (BG Group 40%) and L10B (BG Group 45%) in Kenya. During
2011, the Company acquired additional Marcellus shale properties in
partnership with EXCO Resources, Inc. (EXCO). In 2011, the Company
disposed of its interest in Genting Sanyen Power in Malaysia.