Gazprom 1980s, the Ministry of Gas Industry found large natural gas reserves in Siberia, the Ural region and the Volga region. The Soviet Union became a major gas producer. In August 1989, under the leadership of Viktor Chernomyrdin, the Ministry of Gas Industry was renamed the "State Gas Concern Gazprom", and became the Soviet Union's first state run corporate enterprise. In late 1991, when the Soviet Union dissolved, gas industry assets were transferred to newly established national companies, such as Ukrgazprom and Turkmengazprom. Gazprom kept assets located in Russia and secured a monopoly in the gas sector. In December 1992, when
Crown corporations of Canada time, particularly at the federal level. Air Canada was privatized in 1988 and CN in 1995. Crown corporations in Ontario are sometimes referred to as Crown agencies: Several private Canadian companies were once Crown corporations, including: [[Category:Crown corporations of Canada|*]] [[Category:Monarchy in Canada]] [[Category:Lists of companies of Canada]] Crown corporations of Canada Canadian Crown corporations () are state-owned enterprises owned by the Sovereign of Canada (i.e. the Crown). They are established by an Act of Parliament or Act of a provincial legislature and report to that body via a minister of the Crown in the relevant cabinet, though they are