BG Group

Company description

BG Group plc is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom. It has operations in 25 countries across Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America. It has a major Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) business and is the largest supplier of LNG to the United States.

On 8 April 2015, Royal Dutch Shell announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire BG Group for $70 billion, subject to regulatory and shareholder agreement. The sale was completed on 15 February 2016. Prior to the takeover, BG Group was listed on the London Stock Exchange

Company details

City:
Reading
Address:
100 Thames Valley Park Drive Reading RG6 1PT

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Company updates

  • February 17, 2016

    Shell completes acquisition of BG Group

    Royal Dutch Shell has closed a mega-takeover of British BG Group for a total consideration of US$53 billion.

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  • November 17, 2015

    BG Group, China National Offshore Oil Corporation and Tokyo Gas announce A$1.7 billion gas development

    QGC Pty Limited, a subsidiary of BG Group, along with joint venture partners China National Offshore Oil Corporation and Tokyo Gas, has announced a two-year, A$1.7 billion development of its natural g...

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  • June 08, 2015

    APA Group completes LNG pipeline acquisition

    APA Group, Australia’s largest natural gas infrastructure business, has completed the acquisition from BG Group of the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) Pipeline.

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  • April 08, 2015

    Royal Dutch Shell to acquire BG Group for approximately £47 billion

    Royal Dutch Shell has announced a mega-takeover of British BG Group for a total consideration of £47 billion (US$70 billion).

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  • December 11, 2014

    BG Group agrees sale of Australian pipeline for US$5 billion

    BG Group plc has agreed to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary QCLNG Pipeline Pty Ltd to APA Group, Australia's largest gas infrastructure business, for approximately US$5.0 billion.

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  • October 15, 2014

    BG Group appoints of Helge Lund as Chief Executive

    BG Group today announced the appointment of Helge Lund as Chief Executive and as an Executive Director with effect from 2 March 2015.

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  • July 15, 2014

    Antin completes acquisition of UK gas pipeline

    BG Group last week announced it had completed the sale of its 62.78% equity interest in the Central Area Transmission System (CATS) gas pipeline in the UK North Sea and associated infrastructure to An...

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