Public Gas Corporation of Greece Μ.A.E.[1] (DEPA; ) commonly known for its Greek abbreviation DEPA[2] is the natural gas supply company of Greece.[3] The registered office of the company is based in Irakleio, Athens.[4] It operates within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Development. The chairman is Antonios Diamataris, and Konstantinos Xifaras is CEO.[5] In 2005, in order to liberalise the natural gas market, DESFA was created as a fully owned subsidiary to transport natural gas within Greece.[6] Since then, DEPA sells gas to large consumers and to the gas supply companies.