NICOR Inc.

Exporter
PO Box 3014, Naperville, IL 60566-7014, United States
(888)642-6748, (630)305-9500, (630)983-4229 fax, http://www.nicor.com

Primary SIC: Natural Gas Distribution, Primary NAICS: Natural Gas Distribution
Description: Nicor Inc. is an Illinois corporation formed in 1976. The company's largest subsidiary, Nicor Gas, was founded in 1954 as Northern Illinois Gas. Nicor trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GAS. Nicor is a holding company and gas distribution is the company's primary business. Nicor's subsidiaries include Nicor Gas, one of the nation's largest distributors of natural gas, and Tropical Shipping, a transporter of containerized freight in the Bahamas and the Caribbean region. Nicor also owns several energy-related ventures, including Nicor Services, Nicor Solutions and Nicor Advanced Energy, which provide energy-related products and services to retail markets, and Nicor Enerchange, a wholesale natural gas marketing company. Nicor is included in the Standard and Poor's 500 Index as well as having its bonds rated AA, the highest rating given to a natural gas distribution company. Nicor Gas owns and operates eight underground natural gas storage facilities. The Nicor Gas distribution and storage system is directly connected to eight interstate pipelines. Nicor Gas is the largest natural gas distributor in Illinois. Tropical Shipping's operating fleet consists of 11 owned vessels and 6 chartered vessels. More

Utilities: Gas distribution. Mining: Oil and gas exploration. Finance: Holding company.