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Qantas Board Appoints Non-exec Director
Qantas Airways Ltd has announced the appointment of Paul Rayner as a non-executive director on the board.Mr Rayner will fill a casual vacancy on the Qantas board with immediate effect.Mr Rayner recently retired as finance director of British American Tobacco plc and was previously chief operating officer of British...
Centrica to Take BE Stake If EDF Bid Agreed
By John Bowker LONDON (Reuters UK) - British Gas-owner Centrica CNA will take a minority stake in British Energy BGY if the nuclear power operator is bought by France's EDF EDF, a source close to the discussions said on Friday. The source told Reuters an agreement...
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Research and Markets: Centrica plc Oil and Gas Assets Report Available Now
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5bfd67/centrica_plc_oil_a) has announced the addition of the "Centrica plc Oil and Gas Assets Report" report to their offering. Centrica plc Oil and Gas Assets Report - Global Market Direct's Centrica plc Oil and Gas Assets Report is an essential source...
Construction on Centrica Energy's 885-Megawatt Combined-Cycle Power Station Reaches Final Stage, an Industrial Info News Alert
Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- Centrica Energy (Windsor, England), a subsidiary ofCentrica plc (LON:CNA) Windsor and owner of British Gas, confirmed thatthe 885-megawatt Langage Power Station, which is currently underconstruction near the city of Plymouth, will enter commercial operation in2009. The company also has recently been in...
Energy bosses warn of soaring bills
The bosses of Europe's largest energy companies lined up yesterday to warn British consumers that soaring gas and electricity bills are now inevitable in the second half of this year. Britain's six biggest gas and electricity suppliers presented a united front giving evidence to the Business and...
Hackett: FAO Today, 'Focus on the Road Ahead'
ATLANTA & LONDON -- The Hackett Group's 18th Annual Best Practices Conference examines the future state of business while offering success stories and advice for surviving the economic downturn and thriving in the days ahead. According to Ted Fernandez, CEO of The Hackett Group, the 20/20 Vision theme...
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Centrica warns of large rises in bills
Centrica, the owner of British Gas, left little doubt that another round of imminent and significant energy bill hikes was in the offing when it said soaring wholesale gas and electricity prices had not receded. In a one-line statement, the country's biggest gas supplier said trading conditions...
Shaun Kingsbury to Join Hudson Clean Energy
NEW YORK -- Hudson Clean Energy Partners announced today that Shaun Kingsbury has joined their firm as a partner and will be responsible for the Firm's European offices, based in London. Kingsbury has worked over twenty years in the energy business, with senior roles at Centrica Plc and...
Scottish and Southern to invest GBP3bn in Scotland as it steals no 2
SCOTTISH and Southern Energy SSE is to spend GBP3 billion of a near-GBP7bn investment programme in Scotland as it strives to double its wind farm capacity over next five years, the Sunday Herald has learned. Details of the plans come as the Perthbased utility overtook a fading...
Fox Petroleum Announces Four New UK Onshore Blocks in South England
LONDON -- Fox Petroleum Inc (OTCBB:FXPT) along with partner Aimwell Energy are pleased to announce the securing of four (4) 10km x 10km UK onshore license blocks in the south of England. The Petroleum Exploration and Development Licenses awarded give Fox onshore Petroleum Operator status within the UK. ...
Great Plains Energy Announces Completion of Strategic Energy Sale
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP) today announced it has completed the sale of Strategic Energy, L.L.C. to Direct Energy Services, LLC ("Direct Energy"), a subsidiary of Centrica plc (LSE: CNA). Direct Energy acquired from Great Plains Energy all of the outstanding ownership interests in Strategic...
Research and Markets: Get the New Centrica - SWOT Framework Analysis
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92198) has announced the addition of "Centrica - SWOT Framework Analysis" to their offering. SWOT Analysis, is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. It involves specifying...
COMPANY WATCH
BRITISH Energy is one to watch after the fi rm said it had received proposals from a number of potential suitors, understood to include France's EDF, German utility RWE and Centrica. The East Kilbride-based group, which is the UK's largest producer of electricity and also owns eight ageing nuclear power...
Centrica is the right solution for British Energy. Present profits
OUTLOOK Privately, Centrica has been warning for months that gas and electricity bills will have to rise substantially again this winter to pay for the soaring wholesale price of energy. Now it has said so publicly by telling shareholders it will take all necessary action to protect...
Centrica launches Pounds 182m lawsuit against Accenture
The energy giant Centrica has launched a writ against the consultancy group Accenture, demanding 182m in damages after the alleged failure of an IT system which Accenture built and installed for Centrica's British Gas division. Centrica claims that problems with the IT system were at the root...
Offers open until June at British Energy
British Energy will not announce the results of its search for a buyer until at least next month, despite Friday's bid deadline. A source close to the sale, which was triggered by the Government's decision to dispose of its 35.2 per cent stake, said that the deadline...
STOCKS FOCUS: CENTRICA
CENTRICA warned that the returns on wind farms at the moment were "marginal" but confirmed that it is still planning to build three new wind farms. One of the UK's biggest energy generators, Centrica said that the increasing manufacturing costs of offshore wind farms could jeopordise the...
British Energy shares fall as auction attracts little interest
Shares in British Energy fell yesterday after another deadline for bids passed with only limited interest shown in the nuclear energy producer. EDF Energy, the French state-owned power group, is understood to have submitted a bid for the operator of the UK's nuclear reactors, but hoped-for offers...
Centrica PLC Selects Paisley Enterprise GRC(TM) for Financial Controls Management and IT Governance
Centrica PLC has chosen Paisley EnterpriseGRCTM to manage its financialcontrols compliance and ITgovernance business processes. Paisley was selected for itsmarket-leading position in integrated governance, risk and compliance and itsproven track record delivering best-in class integrated financial controlscompliance and IT governance solutions to large enterprise...
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