Atmos Energy

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Atmos Energy Corporation
Company typePublic
IndustryEnergy
Founded1906; 118 years ago (1906)
HeadquartersDallas, Texas, U.S.
Key people
J. Kevin Akers (President and CEO)
Kim R Cocklin (Executive Chairman of the Board)
ProductsNatural gas
RevenueDecrease US$2.82 billion (2020)[1]
Increase US$824.1 million (2020)[2]
Increase US$601.4 million (2020)[2]
Total assetsIncrease US$15.36 billion (2020)[2]
Total equityIncrease US$6.79 billion (2020)[2]
Number of employees
5,019 (September 2023)
Websiteatmosenergy.com

Atmos Energy Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is one of the United States' largest natural-gas-only distributors,[3] serving about three million natural gas distribution customers in over 1,400 communities in nine states[4] from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the East to the Rocky Mountains in the West.[citation needed]

Atmos Energy also manages company-owned natural gas pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in Texas.[5]

History[edit]

Atmos Energy Corporation's history dates back to 1906 in the Panhandle of Texas. Over the years, through various business combinations and mergers, the company became known as Pioneer Corporation, a large diversified West Texas energy company. In 1981, the company was incorporated and became a fully regulated natural-gas-only distributor.[6]

In 1983, Energas, the natural gas distribution division of Pioneer, was spun off and became an independent, publicly held natural gas distribution company. In October 1988, Energas changed its corporate name to Atmos Energy Corporation and its stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "ATO".

Atmos Energy has grown through acquisitions, its most recent acquisition was the distribution and pipeline operations of TXU Gas Company in October 2004. Today, Atmos Energy Corporation is one of the largest all-natural-gas distributors in the United States. Atmos sold the Gaffney, South Carolina operations of United Cities Gas to Piedmont Natural Gas in 2000.[7] Atmos sold its Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, and Georgia operations to Liberty Utilities in 2012 and 2013.[8][9]

Utility Operations[edit]

Colorado-Kansas Division[edit]

  • Formerly Greeley Gas, acquired 1993;[10] added Kansas units of United Cities Gas in 1999[11]

Kentucky/Mid-States Division[edit]

  • Western Kentucky Gas Company acquired 1989 from Texas American Energy;[12] United Cities Gas acquired 1997[13]

Louisiana Division[edit]

Mid-Tex Division[edit]

  • Formerly Lone Star Gas and TXU Gas, acquired 2004[15]

Mississippi Division[edit]

  • Formerly Mississippi Valley Gas, acquired 2001[16]

West Texas Division[edit]

  • Formerly Amarillo Gas, Pioneer Natural Gas, and Energas

Non-Utility Operations[edit]

Atmos Pipeline - Texas

Atmos Pipeline - Texas is an intrastate natural gas transmission pipeline network which is connected to three major Texas market centers at Waha, Carthage, and Katy. The Atmos Pipeline - Texas Pipeline infrastructure is located at or near existing, new and proposed gas production fields including the Barnett Shale in north Texas and the Bossier Sand in east Texas. Atmos Pipeline - Texas' system includes approximately 6,000 miles of transmission pipelines within the state of Texas. The Atmos Pipeline - Texas system transports gas to the largest local distribution company in the state of Texas along with other smaller utilities, industrial end-users, independent power plants, and other pipelines.

Gas Supply and Services

Atmos Energy Gas Supply and Planning (Gas Supply) acquires the natural gas supply for the gas requirements of Atmos Energy's residential, commercial and industrial sales customers located in various states. Annual purchases are approximately 290-300 Bcf for its distribution customers. Gas Supply acquires natural gas from a diverse portfolio of wellhead producers and commercial suppliers utilizing a combination of long and short term commitments, including purchases from the daily spot market.[citation needed]

Charles K. Vaughan Center[edit]

Named after the first chairman and CEO, the Charles K. Vaughan Center is a technical training facility designed for new technicians and veterans who must be certified and recertified on a regular basis. Located in Plano, TX, the most visible aspect of the Vaughan Center is Gas City, an area designed to enable employees to practice and enhance their professional and safety skills. The area was built to resemble a simulated community with houses, mini-apartments, commercial buildings along with city streets having natural gas infrastructure, and a short gas transmission pipeline with pig launchers.[17]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Atmos Energy Corporation 10K". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Atmos Energy Corporation 10K". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "Atmos Energy | Best Southwest Partnership, TX". www.bestsouthwest.org. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  4. ^ "Atmos Energy, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Jan 3, 2013". secdatabase.com. Retrieved Jan 16, 2013.
  5. ^ "Advises Atmos Energy Corporation". Shearman & Sterling. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  6. ^ Editorial, Reuters. "Company Profile | Reuters.com". U.S. Retrieved 2018-02-14. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Atmos to Sell City Gas System in South Carolina Archived February 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Liberty Utilities Completes Acquisition of Atmos Energy’s Natural Gas Distribution Businesses in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri
  9. ^ "Liberty Utilities Completes Acquisition of Atmos Energy's Natural Gas Distribution Businesses in Georgia". Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  10. ^ "Atmos to acquire Greeley. (Atmos Energy; Greeley Gas)". The Oil Daily. 1993-03-30. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  11. ^ United Cities gets new name
  12. ^ "Texas firm purchases Western Kentucky Gas". Kentucky New Era. 1987-06-30. pp. 13–. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  13. ^ Atmos Energy completes merger with United Cities Gas
  14. ^ Atmos Picks Up Citizens' Louisiana Distribution Assets
  15. ^ Turner, Tyya N. (2005). "TXU Corp.". Vault Guide to the Top Energy & Oil/gas Employers. Vault Inc. pp. 173–179. ISBN 9781581313185.
  16. ^ Atmos Energy to buy Mississippi Valley Gas for $150 million
  17. ^ "Gas Training Takes Giant Leap Forward | Pipeline & Gas Journal". Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-07-05.

External links[edit]

  • Official website
  • Business data for Atmos Energy Corporation:
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