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1872
1872
A British company called San Paulo Gas is licensed by the Brazilian Empire (Decree 5071) to distribute piped gas for street lighting in the city of São Paulo.
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1912
1912
A Canadian company called Light takes over San Paulo Gas Co. Ltda.
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1959
1959
The company is nationalized and renamed Companhia Paulista de Serviços de Gás
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1968
1968
Under Municipal Law 7199 a joint stock company called Companhia Municipal de Gás (Comgás) is incorporated with the city government in control
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1974
1974
The name is changed again, this time to Companhia de Gás de São Paulo.
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1984
1984
Comgás is taken over by Companhia Energética de São Paulo (CESP), which manages it until privatization.
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1996
1996
IPO and trading in shares on Bovespa in 1997.
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1999
1999
Comgás is privatized for R$ 1.65 billion by a consortium. BG Group and Shell, the new controlling shareholders, are two of the world’s largest energy companies.
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2010
2010
Comgás is consolidated as the largest gas distributor in Brazil, accounting for over 30% of natural gas sales in the country.
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2011
2011
Conection of Client Number 1,000,000.
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2012
2012
Cosan acquires 60.1% of Comgás’ social capital from the BG Group.
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2015
2015
More than 1.5 million customers connected to the network.
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2017
2017
Cosan adquiri da Shell 16,8% do Capital social da Comgás
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2018
2018
More than 1.9 million customers connected to the network.
Last update: March 5, 2020