Our history

Gases del Caribe S.A., a public service company, was established on October 19, 1966, and began operations on January 2, 1967 with sales of propane gas to the entire Atlantic Coast, including Antioquia and San Andrés and Providencia. Due to the continuous decline in propane gas production, the company began planning its gradual substitution with natural gas brought from La Guajira.

The company limited its service area to the departments of Atlántico, Magdalena and Cesar. At the time, the supply of gas was less than the demand. Due to this, the Government stipulated quotas and prices. Even so, there were several companies that provided the same service, but the gas did not reach the desired coverage levels.

Gases del Caribe designed a modern, innovative and unique business project in the country, whose objective was to expand coverage, massify the home natural gas service and provide well-being to the community; For this, it was necessary to build distribution networks in the assigned areas in polyethylene pipe.

Comenzó a suministrar gas natural domiciliario en Barranquilla a través de la red de distribución interna conectada al gasoducto Ballena – Barranquilla, propiedad de Promigas. Margarita Diago, residente de la vivienda ubicada en la Cra. 64 # 85 – 169, se convertiría en la primera usuaria del país en comenzar a disfrutar de los beneficios del gas natural y en aprovechar sus bondades para la consolidación definitiva de su negocio, La Casa de Marguie. A finales de 1978 se comenzó el suministro a El Rodadero, a mediados de 1982 a Sabanalarga y luego ha continuado expandiendo sus redes hacia numerosas poblaciones de los departamentos de su zona de influencia.

Gases del Caribe began the distribution of natural gas in the form of virtual gas pipelines, a system that consists of transporting liquefied or compressed natural gas through trailers or methane tankers, which transport the gas to the stations located in the different towns for then be distributed to homes and commercial establishments. That same year, Gases del Caribe had its main and administrative headquarters at Carrera 54 No 59-154 in Barranquilla. Valledupar was the pilot test in the virtual gas modality, and natural gas service was provided in up to five neighborhoods of the city, covering the needs of approximately 750 families from strata 1 and 2. The system was used provisionally while construction was being carried out. of the Ballenas – Barrancabermeja gas pipeline, which took a year and a half, a period in which the service remained continuous and stable.

This technology has come to benefit not only some Colombian municipalities, but also several countries around the world, where, due to their geographical location, it is necessary to implement the technique to meet the need for this public service. Currently, the company supplies the municipalities of Algarrobo (Magdalena), Bosconia and El Copey (Cesar) under this modality.

Teniendo en cuenta el declive en la producción de los campos de gas de La Guajira, que representa más de un 90% el gas natural que distribuimos nuestros usuarios, la empresa empieza a estudiar alternativas para diversificar sus fuentes de abastecimiento a fin de garantizar la continuidad del servicio e incrementar sus activos de distribución, y asegurar la competitividad de sus usuarios a partir de acuerdos comerciales a mediano y largo plazo con productores de gas y campos menores ubicados en la región Caribe. Hoy, Gases del Caribe garantiza la distribución y comercialización de gas natural en su zona de influencia, pues se abastece de fuentes diferentes de gas natural, entre los cuales destacan los siguientes campos (pozos): Ballena, Bonga y Mamey, La Creciente, El Difícil, Guama, Maracas, Arjona, Nelson y Arianna.