The East Ohio Gas Company is an American natural gas public utility that has existed since 1898. The company was formed by Standard Oil and provided natural gas to cities in Ohio. East Ohio remained under the ownership of the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) until 1942, when it was transferred to a new holding company called Consolidated Natural Gas. Consolidated was acquired in 2000 by Dominion Energy. In March 2024, Enbridge acquired East Ohio and two other natural gas companies from Dominion. Since the acquisition, the company has conducted business under the trade name Enbridge East Ohio.
History
The company was incorporated on September 8, 1898 by the Standard Oil group to produce, transport, and market natural gas to cities in Ohio.[1] In February 1910, East Ohio assumed the operations of the Cleveland Gas Light & Coke Company and the Peoples Gas Light Company, and concurrently, increased its capital to $20 million.[2]