It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

[3] During the course of the 19th century it established gas works in Antwerp, Brussels, Berlin and Vienna.

[6] The noted philanthropist Goodwin Newton of Barrells Hall, and Glencripesdale Estate was Director and Chairman for a long period in the late nineteenth century.

[8] In 1928 it established Distrigas, the main gas distributor in Belgium, which is now owned by Eni.

[11] In 1986 it rejected a bid from Gulf Resources & Chemical Corporation, a company controlled by the Barclay brothers.