KEPCO, state utility firms vow sponsorship for PyeongChang 2018

facilities used during the Olympics. KOGAS also has been providing 200 million won to sponsor the biathlon since 2014. (Yonhap)

Korea's state gas company invested large sums in IS-controlled Iraqi regions: lawmaker

Akkas and Mansuriyah, which lie southwest and southeast of Baghdad. The lawmaker pointed out that the KOGAS has failed to recoup any of its investments as the projects were put on hold amid the security

State companies recoup third of investments made in overseas energy projects

billion to buy a 15 percent stake in Gladstone's liquefied natural gas project in Queensland, Australia, and has recouped 34.5 percent of its investment. KOGAS, the world's single-largest buyer of LNG

Former Kogas CEO wins litigation nullifying his dismissal

ruling for Jang Seok-hyo, the former CEO of Kogas, who sued former President Park Geun-hye, the Kogas CEO that replaced him, Lee Seung-hoon, and the state. Lee handed in his resignation in July. The court

Kogas active in CSR activities in and out of Korea

company said Tuesday. “We are doing our best to give back to society and enhance the brand value of the state-run company based on Kogas’ corporate philosophy of making a better world through high quality

Kogas completes safety checks for LNG facilities

the government’s summer electricity supply plan, it added. With Kogas Senior Executive Vice President Kim Young-do in charge, the nation’s largest gas buyer checked the storage and supply equipment at

Kogas agrees to buy more US natural gas

Petroleum. “Kogas plans to explore feasibilities of each pact and decide on future investments accordingly,” the company said. Kogas’ latest pact with Sempra Energy and Woodside Petroleum on Thursday, local

Investigation against LNG bidding collusion to wrap up next month

prosecute all involved parties. In February this year, Kogas filed a compensation suit for roughly 200 billion won against the 13 construction companies with the Daegu District Court. 　The case, however, is

Kogas to start imports of US shale in July

the first nation in Asia to import US shale gas. From this year, Kogas will bring in 2.8 million tons of US shale gas annually for the next 20 years. Throughout 2017, the company will import some 1.5

KOGAS starts operation of 3 LNG storage tanks in Korea

the three 270,000 kiloliter LNG storage tanks in Samcheok, 290 kilometers east of Seoul. The capacity of the tanks is the largest in the world, according to KOGAS. The Samcheok LNG facility currently