BG Profile 

 
 

Company profile

BG Exploration and ProductionA leading player in the global energy market, BG Group is a dynamic growing business with operations in some 27 countries over five continents.

While our headquarters are in United Kingdom (UK), over 60% of the talented professionals who make up the BG team are located outside the UK.

We have a proud history in all aspects of the energy sector, particularly natural gas, where we have experience across the entire gas chain – from exploration to delivery to the consumer.

BG Group is a publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange and is also listed on the US over-the-counter market known as “International OTCQX”.

Our business strategy

Our focus is on understanding, building and supplying natural gas markets around the world. We operate in four key business sectors – Exploration and Production, Liquefied Natural Gas, Transmission and Distribution, Power.

Our high performing Exploration and Production business remains the centre of gravity of our activities. The increasingly opportunity-rich Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) segment, together with Transmission and Distribution and Power form our downstream activities and give us the complete range of skills across the gas chain.

Our Other activities leverage our key capabilities in areas of focus such as natural gas vehicles and domestic combined heat and power.

  BG snapshot  
 
  2007   2006
       
Revenue & other operating income £8 330m   £7 270m
Total operating profit (a) £3 248m   £3 103 m
Earnings, excluding disposals & re-measurements* £1 783m   £1 640m
Earnings per share, excluding disposals & re-measurements* 52.7p   47.4p
Earnings, including disposals & re-measurements £1 746m   £1 779 m
Cash generated by operations £3 691m   £3 360 m
Capital investment £2 497m   £1 847m
Net funds/(borrowings) £25m   £(103)m
Net assets £7 357m   £6 465m
Employees: The Group had 5 098 employees worldwide at 31 December 2007, of which 3 403 were employed outside the UK.
 
*See presentation of non-GAAP measures, page 140 of Annual Report 2007

(a)Includes the Group's share of pre-tax operating profits in joint ventures and associates.