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Natural gas business stars in Albania in 1917, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Algeria in 1956, with the finding of the Hassi R'Mel gas field by the Societe d'Exploitation des Hydrocarbures d'Hassi R'Mel. The estimated reserves was 1530 bcm. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Argentina in the city of Buenos Aires in 1852. |
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Natural gas business stars in Argentina in 1907, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Australia in the city of Sidney in 1841. |
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Natural gas business stars in Australia in 1863, with the finding of the Roma gas field. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Austria in the city of Viena in 1833. |
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Natural gas business stars in Austria in 1923, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Azerbaijan in 1873, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Bahrain in 1932, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Bangladesh in 1962, with the finding of the Titas gas field. The estimated reserves was 255 bcm. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Belgium in the city of Brussels in 1819, promoted by Societe Meeus. |
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Natural gas business stars in Belgium with the first imports of natural gas by pipe from Netherlands. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Bolivia in 1877. |
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Natural gas business stars in Bolivia in 1922, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Brazil in 1865. |
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Natural gas business stars in Brazil in 1939, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Brunei in 1924, with the finding of the Labi gas field by Shell. |
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Natural gas business stars in Bulgaria in 1952, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Burma in 1889, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Cameroon in 1972, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Canada in the city of Montreal in 1836. |
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Natural gas business stars in Canada in 1858, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Chile in the city of Santiago in 1857, promoted by Jose Tomas Urmeneta and Maximiano Errazuriz, by a law from the President of the Republic Mr.Manuel Montt. |
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Natural gas business stars in Chile in 1945, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in China in 1862. |
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Natural gas business stars in China in 1937, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Croatia in 1948, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Cuba in the city of La Habana in 1844, promoted by James Robb (from US, New Orleans) and the Queen Mother of Spain. |
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Natural gas business stars in Cuba in 1916, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in the Czech Republic in the city of Praga in 1847, promoted by the Municipality (Municipal Gas Works). |
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Natural gas business stars in the Czech Republic in 1914, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Denmark in the city of Copenhagen in 1857. |
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Natural gas business stars in Denmark in 1966, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Ecuador in 1870. |
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Natural gas business stars in Ecuador in 1920, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Egypt in 1864. |
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Natural gas business stars in Egypt in 1967, with the finding of the Abu Madi gas field by AGIP (italian company). |
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Gas-lighting starts in France in the city of Paris in 1819, promoted by the king Louis XVIII through the Societe Royale with woks in 26 Rued de la Tour d'Auvergne. |
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Natural gas business stars in France in 1939, with the finding of the St.Marcet (Haute-Garonne) gas field. |
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Natural gas business stars in Gabon in 1957, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Germany in the city of Hannover in 1825, promoted by the Imperial Continental Gas Association (from the U.K.). |
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Natural gas business stars in Germany in 1911, with the finding of the Neuengamme gas field. That was used for the supply of Hannover. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Hong Kong in 1862, promoted by Hong Kong & China Gas Co. |
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Natural gas business stars in Hong Kong with the first imports of natural gas. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Hungary in 1838. |
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Natural gas business stars in Hungary in 1937, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in India, in the city of Calcuta in 1853, promoted by Oriental Gas Co.(from U.K.). |
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Natural gas business stars in India in 1889, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Indonesia in 1893, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Iran in 1969, with the finding of the Khangiran gas field. The estimated reserves was 510 bcm. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Ireland in 1822. |
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Natural gas business stars in Ireland in 1980, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Israel in 1955, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Italy in 1931, with the finding of the Po Valley gas field by AGIP. |
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Natural gas business stars in Ivory Coast in 1975, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Japan in the city of Yokohama in 1872, promoted by Kaemon Takashima, with technical supervision of M.Pelegrin from the Shangai gas works. |
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Natural gas business stars in Japan in 1907, with the finding of the Niigata gas field.That was used for the public ligthing in Niigata. |
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Natural gas business stars in Libya in 1959, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Malaysia in 1911, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Malta in 1861. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Mauritius circa 1850. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Mexico in 1855. |
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Natural gas business stars in Mexico in 1901, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business starts in Morocco in November 1st, 1996, with the first commercial operation of the Maghreb-Europe gasline between Algeria (Hassi R'Mel)-Morocco-Spain(Cordoba), by E.M.P.L. (European Maghreb Pipeline Ltd.). |
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Gas-lighting starts in the Netherlands in the city of Amsterdam in 1825, promoted by a british company. |
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Natural gas business stars in Netherlands in 1948, with the finding of the Coervorden gas field by the NAM (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij), a joint venture of Shell and Standard Oil of New Jersey. |
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Gas-lighting starts in New Zealand in 1865. |
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Natural gas business stars in New Zealand in 1959, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Nigeria in 1958, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Norway in the city of Oslo (Christiania) in 1848, promoted by a british company. |
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Natural gas business stars in Norway in 1968, with the finding of the Cod gas field (part of the further Ekofish field) by Phillips. |
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Natural gas business stars in Oman in 1976, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Pakistan in 1915, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Papua New Guinea in 1986, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Peru in 1863, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Peru in 1867. |
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Natural gas business stars in Philippines in 1977, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Poland in 1848, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Poland in the city of Warsaw in 1856. |
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Natural gas business stars in Qatar in 1940, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Romania in 1860. |
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Natural gas business stars in Romania in 1860, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Russia in 1835. |
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Natural gas business stars in Russia in 1858, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Saudi Arabia in 1938, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Serbia in 1952, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Singapore in 1862. |
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Natural gas business stars in Singapore with the first imports of natural gas by pipe from Malaysia. |
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Gas-lighting starts in South Africa in 1872. |
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Natural gas business stars in South Africa in 1974, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Spain in the city of Barcelona in 1842, promoted by Charles Lebon (french) and the Gil family (catalan's), winners of the bid for the municipal contract of public lighthing. |
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In 1843 was established the first company in the country the Sociedad Catalana para el Alumbrado por Gas. |
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Natural gas business stars in Spain in 1964, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Sri Lanka in 1868. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Sweden in 1846. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Switzerland in the city of Bern in 1843, promoted by the engineer Roux from Mulhouse. |
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Natural gas business stars in Switzerland with the first imports of natural gas by pipe from Germany. |
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Natural gas business stars in Syria in 1992, with the finding of the Palmira gas field. The estimated reserves was 25 bcm. |
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Natural gas business stars in Taiwan in 1904, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Thailand in 1973, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Trinidad and Tobago in 1902, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Turkey with the first imports of natural gas by pipe from URSS, through Romania and Bulgaria. |
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Natural gas business stars in Ucraina in 1901, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in the Union of Arab Emirates in 1958, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Gas-lighting starts in United Kingdom in the city of London in 1812, promoted by Frederick Winsor (or Friedrich Winzler) from Germany, through The London and Westminster Gas Light and Coke Co. winning the bid for the gas lighting municipal contract of the first 140 gaslights of Westminster. |
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Natural gas business stars in United Kingdom with the first imports of LNG from the United States. |
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Gas-lighting starts in United States in the city of Baltimore (Maryland) in 1817, promoted by Rembrandt Peale, through the establishment of the Gas Light Company of Baltimore. |
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Natural gas business stars in United States in 1821, with the finding of the Canadaway Creek gas field by William Hart, that was used for the public ligthing in Fredonia (Pennsylvania). |
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Gas-lighting starts in Uruguay in 1872. |
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Gas-lighting starts in Venezuela in 1864. |
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Natural gas business stars in Venezuela in 1921, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Vietnam in 1974, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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Natural gas business stars in Yemen in 1984, with the finding of the first gas field in the country. |
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