British Gas Corporation
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British Gas Corporation was the state-owned national gas utility in the United Kingdom, responsible for the production, distribution, and supply of gas before its privatization and breakup in the 1980s.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national gas utility
ⓘ
state-owned enterprise ⓘ |
| controlledBy | UK Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | privatization of the UK gas industry ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | board of directors appointed by UK government ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
energy
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public corporation ⓘ |
| monopolyOn | public gas supply in Great Britain ⓘ |
| notableEvent | conversion from town gas to natural gas in Great Britain ⓘ |
| operated |
gas processing plants
ⓘ
gas showrooms ⓘ gas storage facilities ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedPipelines | national gas transmission system ⓘ |
| owner | Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Gas Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| privatizationImplementedBy | Gas Act 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedServiceTo |
commercial customers
ⓘ
domestic customers ⓘ industrial customers ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | privatization and breakup in the 1980s ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | UK government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
gas distribution
ⓘ
gas production ⓘ gas supply to consumers ⓘ gas transmission ⓘ |
| restructuredBy | Gas Act 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| shortName | British Gas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOfGas |
North Sea gas fields
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
onshore gas fields in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Gas Act 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
British Gas plc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transco NERFINISHED ⓘ regional gas distribution companies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-war period in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| typeOfBusiness | vertically integrated gas utility ⓘ |
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