Enron
American energy company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation, NYSE ticker symbol ENE) was an American energy company based in Houston, Texas. 22,000 people used to work for Enron before it went bankrupt in late 2001. In 2001, it was revealed that people in Enron were involved in accounting fraud. The company closed in 2007.
Quick Facts Company type, Traded as ...
Company type | Public |
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NYSE: ENE | |
Industry | Energy |
Predecessor |
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Founded | 1985 (1985) in Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
Founder | Kenneth Lay |
Defunct | 2001 (2001) |
Fate | Bankruptcy |
Successor |
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Headquarters | 1400 Smith Street , Houston, Texas United States |
Area served | United States, India, Caribbean, Brazil |
Key people |
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Services | Energy |
Revenue | $100.789 billion |
$979 million | |
Total assets | $67.503 billion |
Number of employees | 29,000 (2001) |
Divisions | Enron Energy Services (EES) Enron Xcelerator |
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