wˈɛsɪks wˈɔːɾɚ sˈɜːvɪsᵻz lˈɪmɪɾᵻd wʌz pˈɜːtʃɪst baɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˈʌmpəni ɛnɹˈɑːn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt fɔːɹ dˈɑːlɚ tˈuː.fˈoːɹ bˈɪliən ænd plˈeɪst ɪn ɐ nˈuːli fˈɔːɹmd sʌbsˈɪdjɚɹi, ˈæzjʊɹɹˌɪks.
Wessex Water Services Limited was purchased by American company Enron in 1998 for $2.4 billion and placed in a newly formed subsidiary, Azurix.