Since the launch of domestic marketing in 1988, SK gas has always tried to think from the customers’ point of view and provide better-quality energy and services. SK gas sales branches are situated in Seoul Metropolitan Area, Chungcheong Province, Daegu Gyeongbuk, Busan Gyeongnam, Gangwon, Honam, and Jeju, and led by the headquarter sales team to implement active marketing campaign nationwide.

As of March 2011, SK gas operates more than 500 LPG stations nationwide supplying LPG to individual customers for residential, commercial and vehicle uses. Our clientele includes major domestic oil refineries and petrochemical companies. We also provide a stable source of LPG for fuel and raw materials to manufacturers in the steel, paper and ceramic industries. In particular, SK gas imports high purity LPG and distributes to petrochemical companies by pipelines, of which SK gas is No. 1 market share supplier in Korea.
Small bulk sale refers to the provision of LPG from a small tank through metal pipes to businesses or individual households, for which consumers pay for as much as they consume, as measured by individual gas meters. This advanced LPG supply system has dramatically enhanced safety and shortened the distribution process compared to the container-based LPG supply system. Small bulk demand has been on the rise recently, as LPG can help combat environmental problems and rising oil prices.

As the demand for LNG increases, the volume of high calorie LNG imports is declining while low calorie LNG imports are rising, raising the issue of the low calorific value of LNG. In this light, SK gas providing LPG supplement the low calorific value of LNG. Currently, SK gas is supplying LPG to POSCO and the Korea Gas Corporation for this purpose.
Auto gas offers the full benefits of LPG, as a clean, convenient and economical source of energy. As such, the transportation market for LPG holds great potential as a new growth engine. Recently developed Liquid Phase LPG injection (LPLi) technology has eliminated much of the technical drawbacks of the existing LPG-powered automobiles. Vehicles mounted with this high technology have been commercialized and introduced to the public. SK gas will continue its efforts to develop superior and environmentally-friendly vehicles and diversify energy sources for transportation vehicles. SK gas has also succeeded in developing superior technologies that fits the criteria for Super Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles (SULEV).
SK gas has attained its position as market leader-supplying more than 50% of Korea’s total LPG import demand based on the wealth of LPG marketing experience accrued over the past 20 years, built upon high brand value and dedication of sales professionals. In addition, SK gas has built up an extensive database of know-how, created a systematic marketing manual from the database, and made the best use of the manual in the field.

SK gas offers training LPG station owners about customer service, finance and accounting to support the operation of the LPG stations. In addition SK gas launched an E-market system in 2007 to enable LPG station owner to handle the entire transaction process - from placing orders to making payments and getting tax receipts as a one-stop process. SK gas is also stepping up our efforts to improve interactive communication with station owners.