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BG Group plc

BRG is in the Energy Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$9.7B
  • Public
  • UK
Dow Jones Description

British Gas keeps the mother country warm. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Reading, UK, BG Group Plc (NYSE: BRG (ADR); London: BG) explores, produces, develops, and supplies natural gas. The company also owns pipelines and distribution networks, owns gas-fired generation plants, and develops and manages LNG terminals and facilities. It has proven reserves of 4.96 trillion cu ft and produces 2.1 billion barrels of oil equivalent. It operates in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Middle East, Caribbean, and Africa. The company has annual revenue of about Aú5.6 billion and employs about 5,000 people. In 2005 the company acquired sole ownership of Brindisi LNG SpA, the company developing the 8 billion cubic metre per annum (bcma) LNG regasification terminal on the south east coast of Italy from Enel for a cash consideration of ?17 million.

Chief Executive Officer
Frank Chapman
Number of Employees 5,390
Contact Information

100 Thames Valley Park Dr

Reading RG6 1PT

www.bg-group.co...

1 403 538 7400

NAICS Code Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction: 211111

Recent Events

  • BG Group: BG Group and Petrobras joint Santos Basin gas development

    11/18/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • BG Group, Petrobras Team Up in Santos Basin ...

    11/17/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • FTSE drops 1.8 pct, weighed by weak commods, banks

    10/28/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • BG Group Sales Down 33%; BP Net Falls 34%

    10/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • BG Group upgraded to buy at Deutsche Bank

    10/20/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • FTSE pauses for breath; miners, oils, banks weigh

    9/18/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-ING cuts Repsol YPF to sell

    9/16/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • BG Group Release Curtis LNG Environmental Impact Statement

    8/27/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • EXCO Resources, Inc. Announces Agreement with BG Group Regarding Midstream Assets

    8/06/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • BG Group, Exco Resources form alliance to develop shale gas in the US

    6/30/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • EXCO Resources announces agreement with BG Group for joint development of its Haynesville Shale and...

    6/30/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • RG Global Completes First Phase of Global Expansion With Deal to Process CSG Discharge Water...

    6/02/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Frank Chapman Chief Executive Officer
William Friedrich Deputy CEO
Ian Hewitt President, Offshore Operators Association
Ashley Almanza CFO
Charles Bland Executive Vice President
Dave Roberts Executive Vice President
Joern Berget Executive Vice President
Martin Houston Executive Vice President
Peter Duffy Executive Vice President, HR
Peter Hughes Executive Vice President
Ricky Lynn Waddell Executive Vice President
Stuart Fysh Executive Vice President
Mark Carne Managing Director, Northwest Europe & Executive Vice President
Petter Myhre Managing Director, Norway
Rick Wadell Managing Director, S America & Executive Vice President
Sean Sutcliffe Managing Director, New Business & Executive Vice President
Mark McCarthy Manager, Brand, Marketing
Chris Lloyd Head, Investor Relations
J U rgen Dormann
Jonathan Miller Head, Communications
Paul J. Collins
Sara Sizer Marketing Strategy & Head, Brand
Stefan Ricketts General Counsel

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Keith Mackrell Deputy Chairman
Robert Wilson Chairman
Baroness Hogg Board of Directors
Dame Stella Rimington Board of Directors
David Manning Board of Directors
Elwyn Eilledge Board of Directors
John Coles Board of Directors
Jurgen Dormann Board of Directors
Peter Backhouse Board of Directors
Philippe Varin Board of Directors

Frank Chapman (55) was appointed Chief Executive in October 2000, having been appointed to the Board of BG plc in February 1997. He joined British Gas plc in November 1996 as Managing Director, Exploration and Production. He is an engineer and has worked in the oil and gas industry for 33 years. Prior to joining the Company, he spent a total of 22 years with Shell and BP.

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Joined the board on 1 May 2008. Entered the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1972 and held senior appointments, including HM ambassador to Israel between 1995 and 1998, foreign policy adviser to the Prime Minister from 2001 to 2003 and HM ambassador to the USA from 2003 to 2007. A non-executive director of BG Group and Lockheed Martin UK Holdings. Aged 59.

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