Equitable Resources

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This article is about the publicly traded energy company, Equitable Resources. For the Swedish private investment firm, see EQT Partners.
Equitable Resources
Type Public corporation
NYSEEQT
Founded 1888
Headquarters Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Flag of the United States United States
Key people Murry S. Gerber (CEO, Chair of Board of Trustees)
Industry Energy
Products Natural Gas
Revenue $1.25 billion USD (2005)
Employees 1250 (2005)
Website www.eqt.com

Equitable Resources (NYSEEQT) is a Pittsburgh, United States-based, integrated energy company, supplying natural gas, crude oil, and gas-related services to wholesale and retail customers. As the largest natural gas supplier in the Appalachian basin, Equitable Resources operates over 1,400 miles (2,250 km) of pipeline and serves over 270,000 customers in southwestern Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky, USA.

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  • 1888 - Equitable Gas Company founded[1]
  • 1900 - acquired by George Westinghouse to become part of Philadelphia Company[2]
  • 1950 - separates from Philadelphia Company and lists on NYSE
  • 1984 - changes corporate name to Equitable Resources
  • 1997 - acquires NORESCO
  • 2000 - acquires Appalachian wells and reserves from Statoil Energy[3]

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