Southwestern Energy was established as Arkansas Western Gas Company (AWG) in 1929 as a division of Southern Union Gas Company. The division was created to provide gas to northwest Arkansas.
AWG was spun-off from parent Southern Union in the 1940’s and became an independent drilling company, changing its name to Southwestern Energy.
Today Southwestern Energy’s main operations are oil and gas exploration and production and natural gas gathering, transportation, and gathering in the Southwestern US, Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The company has estimated reserves of 7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent.
Southwestern Energy trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SWN, is a member of the S&P 500, is #674 in the Fortune 1000, has 2,621 employees, and had $3.98 billion in revenue in 2013.
Southwestern Energy
Southwestern Energy was established as Arkansas Western Gas Company (AWG) in 1929 as a division of Southern Union Gas Company. The division was created to provide gas to northwest Arkansas.
AWG was spun-off from parent Southern Union in the 1940’s and became an independent drilling company, changing its name to Southwestern Energy.
Today Southwestern Energy’s main operations are oil and gas exploration and production and natural gas gathering, transportation, and gathering in the Southwestern US, Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The company has estimated reserves of 7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent.
History
Southwestern Energy trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SWN, is a member of the S&P 500, is #674 in the Fortune 1000, has 2,621 employees, and had $3.98 billion in revenue in 2013.
