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  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Lex
    Centrica: treading a narrow path between shareholders and householders Premium content

    The energy company faces a tricky balancing act in restoring its suspended dividend

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Centrica bullish on profits amid calls for windfall energy tax

    Strong performance by British Gas owner comes as pressure grows to offset rising costs for consumers

  • Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
    Oil & Gas industry
    UK energy group ditches North Sea deal with Gazprom

    London-listed IOG struck agreement with Russian state group before Ukraine invasion

  • Thursday, 24 February, 2022
    Centrica profits double as households brace for energy price hike

    Owner of British Gas pays back furlough and chief executive waives £1.1mn bonus

  • Thursday, 17 February, 2022
    UK energy
    Centrica pledges to ringfence customer credits

    Energy supplier calls for action to stop rivals using consumers’ cash to fund ‘unsustainable’ business

  • Monday, 17 January, 2022
    British Gas pension cash used to buy Israeli spyware group NSO

    Energy supplier’s scheme was one of biggest investors in private equity fund that bought cyberweapon maker

  • Monday, 17 January, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Bain under fire for enabling South Africa corruption

    British Gas pension cash used to buy Israeli spyware group NSO

  • Friday, 7 January, 2022
    Centrica appoints Amber Rudd as non-executive director

    Former minister to join board as energy crisis raises tensions between industry and government

  • Wednesday, 8 December, 2021
    European companies
    Centrica to stay in oil and gas after divestment push falls short

    Sale of Norwegian assets leaves group holding on to mature fields in UK and Netherlands

  • Tuesday, 21 September, 2021
    LexUK energy
    UK gas crisis/Centrica: incumbents pick up the pieces of failed challenger policy Premium content

    The implosion of rivals reverses British Gas owner’s run of bad luck

  • Thursday, 2 September, 2021
    UK energy
    Gas crunch threatens industry in UK and Europe

    Cold winter could push prices higher and force some companies to cut back production

  • Thursday, 22 July, 2021
    British Gas Ltd
    British Gas profits more than double after colder first half

    Sharp increase in earnings comes despite UK’s biggest energy supplier losing customers

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    Centrica records worst year on record at British Gas

    Britain’s biggest energy supplier warns overhaul ‘won’t be easy’

  • Saturday, 20 February, 2021
    Interview
    Centrica chief vows to ‘strip out the rubbish’ to revive group’s fortunes

    Chris O’Shea admits the British Gas owner needs to prove it can profit from the shift to green energy

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
    City Bulletin
    City Bulletin: Centrica reports on ‘resilient’ second half Premium content

    Primark sales plunge and what the future holds for the travel industry

  • Thursday, 17 December, 2020
    UK labour disputes
    Centrica faces industrial action in January

    GMB members vote in favour of UK strikes over new contractual conditions

  • Sunday, 20 September, 2020
    Labour Party UK
    Labour takes aim at BA and British Gas over job cuts

    Rayner says state should step in on ‘fire and re-hire’ policies, while party will call for Covid-19 ‘job recovery scheme’

  • Thursday, 27 August, 2020
    Lex
    Centrica/renewables: recharge needed Premium content

    There is hope for this beaten-up utility — with noises of it creating a new, digital-only challenger brand

  • Friday, 24 July, 2020
    Centrica to sell US unit to NRG Energy for $3.6bn

    Disposal of Direct Energy ends British Gas owner’s international ambitions

  • Thursday, 11 June, 2020
    UK employment
    Ministers braced for a wave of job cuts in the UK

    Centrica and Johnson Matthey among the latest companies to announce lay-offs

  • Thursday, 11 June, 2020
    LexUtilities
    Centrica: pipe themes Premium content

    Reducing net debt is a necessity, not an option, for struggling gas utility

  • Thursday, 11 June, 2020
    Centrica to shed 5,000 roles as UK job losses mount

    British Gas owner will slash management positions as Johnson Matthey and Heathrow also warn of cuts

  • Saturday, 25 April, 2020
    Inside LondonBryce Elder
    Things are not as dire as they might seem for Centrica

    If lenders maintain support, the company’s balance sheet may not need an urgent fix

  • Tuesday, 14 April, 2020
    City Bulletin
    Opening Quote: Centrica names new boss

    Centrica makes Chris O’Shea permanent; SoftBank’s biggest ever loss; banks should resist shaming

  • Thursday, 2 April, 2020
    Centrica suspends dividend as Ovo furloughs 3,400 workers

    First signs of severity of coronavirus pandemic on UK energy sector 

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