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Centrica Sees Lower Operating Profit: LONDON (Reuters UK) - Energy company Centrica (CNA) said on Monday that, as expected, first-half group operating profit would be materially below that of last year due to lower profitability at its British Gas business. Britain's biggest domestic energy supplier said in a trading update...; Tags: Centrica, Operating Profit, Energy Company, CNA Financial Corp., Oukbs; News items 2008-05-11
Energy Producers in Driving Seat at Rome Talks: By Alex Lawler and Peg Mackey ROME (Reuters UK) - Consumer countries and international oil firms keen to gain greater access to the world's energy resources are likely to walk away empty-handed from talks with producer nations in Rome. Record high oil, which struck $117 a...; Tags: Oil Company, Oil, Energy Company, Producers, Ief, Oukbs, Royal Dutch Shell Plc.; News items 2008-04-20
Energy System for the Next Millennium: The Maine Audubon Society's "Visitor Center" in Falmouth, has the most comfortable, cost-effective, environmentally friendly heating and cooling system available anywhere. This geothermal heating & cooling system has been upgraded in 1999 to use the most modern technology and is a role model in Maine for the preferred energy source...; Tags: geothermal energy, millennium, benefit; White papers
Supply Chain Performance Management in the Energy Industry: Despite relatively buoyant and rising energy commodity prices, the push for reduced costs and increased efficiencies across the oil & gas, petrochemicals, and utilities industry is as strong as it has ever been. Today, an energy company – whether it be involved in exploration & production, refining, petrochemicals, retail or...; Tags: Supply chain management (SCM), SeeCommerce, energy company, supply chain, value chain, industry; White papers
The Risk Intelligent energy company: The energy industry has always dealt with risk. However, when the scope, complexity and interdependency of risk factors increase, or when an emerging risk simultaneously presents significant opportunities, more comprehensive and integrated approaches are necessary. Climate change provides an example of highly interdependent risk with global impact, and is creating...; Tags: Deloitte & Touche; White papers 2007-09-20

Preparing for Fundamental Shifts in Energy: Strategies for a Changing Industry: New trends in geopolitics, industry behavior, cost structures, resource quality, and technology are causing tectonic shifts in the energy landscape. For industry players, these shifts pose both significant threats and major opportunities. In this changing environment, energy companies must continue to make enormous long-term investments and necessary short-term commitments. This...; Tags: energy company, industry, strategy, environment; White papers 2005-10-01
Enterprise Contract Management: An Emerging Requirement for Energy Companies: Enterprise contract management is at the heart of the enterprise as contracts and contract data drive much of the business. In response to events in the energy industry, effective contract management has become a requirement of the utmost importance to the financial and operational health of an energy company or...; Tags: Service management, contract management, energy company, monitor, health care, financial, environment; White papers 2004-06-28
Enterprise Risk Management-Montgomery Research Inc.: It is very essential to understand any Enterprise Risk Management. This provides a comprehensive approach that allows energy companies to understand, measure, and mitigate risk across the organization. To develop an effective enterprise risk management (ERM) framework, energy companies need to understand the key internal and external factors that determine...; Tags: enterprise risk management, energy company; White papers 2003-01-04
Impact On Business Performance: "Enterprise risk management provides a comprehensive approach that allows energy companies to understand, measure, and mitigate risk across the organization.Greater recognition of the correlation among the risks in energy marketing activities, asset management and operations, and the energy regulatory environment is necessary for companies to better manage risk. These interrelationships...; Tags: Strategy, SECURITY, Montgomery Research Inc., energy company, enterprise risk management, asset management, risk management, asset, financial, environment, performance; White papers 2003-01-01
Energy's Brave New World - the impact of changing energy markets on risk management requirements: "In a competitive market participants tend to position themselves somewhere between the two extremes of trading-centric and asset-based trading, adopting the accounting and risk measurement procedures that best fit their trading position. The legacy of Enron, which favored the trading-centric approach, has been to shift the trading position away from...; Tags: Financial Planning, Financial services, Strategy, Financial accounting, energy company, risk management, extremes, asset, financial market, financial, accounting, environment, information technology; White papers 2002-10-01
Growth Strategies For Energy Companies: From the executive summary: ‘In recent years, most energy companies have joined companies in other industries in focusing on downsizing and re-engineering processes to lower costs and create value. Those efforts have generally paid off, and new opportunities for cost-cutting will continue, especially with the rapid expansion of business-to-business e-commerce....; Tags: Montgomery Research Inc., energy company, B2B e-commerce, value chain, re-engineering, downsizing, B2B, strategy, industry; White papers 2000-11-15

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WPS Energy Services Inc.: WPS Energy Services, Inc., a subsidiary of WPS Resources Corporation (NYSE:WPS), The Company provides individualized energy supply options and strategies that allow customers to manage energy needs while capitalizing on opportunities resulting from deregulation. With its business growing rapidly, WPS Energy Services had planned to enhance the infrastructure of its...; Tags: Asset management, asset, risk management, modeling, strategy, software; White papers 2003-01-01
Alliant Energy Case Study: Chapman Lumber Company: Chapman Lumber Company has manufactured hardwood lumber for use in furniture, cabinetry and flooring in Sand Springs, Iowa, since 1954. The Alliant Energy team identified the company's use of a boiler to heat a kiln which dried lumber as a potential project that could save the company energy. Alliant Energy's...; Tags: Alliant Energy, Chapman Co., cost savings, team, performance; Case studies
Alliant Energy Case Study: American Injection Molding: American Injection Molding (AIM) is an outsourcing resource for members of the injection molding business community. The company was looking for ways to reduce costs across the operation, and found a partner in Alliant Energy and the energy company's Performance Edge program. The Alliant Energy account management and technical support...; Tags: Alliant Energy, injection, account management, outsourcing, team, benefit, performance; Case studies
Better Energy Codes Prevent Air Pollution, Save Energy & Save Money: Energy use is the largest contributing factor to GHG emissions; therefore, focus needs to be placed on using energy more efficiently and using less energy. Since buildings account for more than one third of the total energy used in the US, tremendous environmental benefits can be gained by improving energy...; Tags: benefit, environment; White papers 2000-05-25
Leadership - The Critical Factor in Successful Energy Efficiency: This study presents the stories of three industrial companies that are using energy efficiency to gain a competitive advantage. The foresight and "can do" approach of the company leaders have positioned them for sustained growth. Many factors contribute to a company's success at implementing energy efficiency plans, including expertise, an...; Tags: leadership, competitive advantage, financing; Case studies
The Rise of Financial Energy Trading Markets: Enter the Hedge Funds: There are more than 200 hedge funds focused on energy trading. This includes pure energy commodity trading on NYMEX or over-the-counter markets, commodity/energy equity plays, distressed asset plays, and various other financial plays. This article reports how energy trading is no longer the domain of just any energy company, and...; Tags: Financial services, Investment, Asset management, Global Change Ltd., hedge fund, equity, asset, financial; White papers 2004-10-01
BC Hydro Case Study: Hudson's Bay Company: Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), established in 1670, is Canada's largest department store retailer and oldest corporation. HBC is constantly looking for ways to reduce its energy and operating costs. With the help of BC Hydro Power Smart, HBC introduced a national energy efficiency program that encourages stores to reduce their...; Tags: BC Hydro; Case studies
Renewable Energy for the Home: This paper provides information about the advantages of Renewable energy and its utilization at home. Renewable energy comes from sources that we cannot use up, such as the sun and wind. It almost always causes less pollution than our more typical sources of energy, such as oil, coal, natural gas...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, U.S. Department of Energy, renewable energy, pollution, natural gas, health care, environment; White papers 2001-03-29
Adopting a Georgia Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Set Aside: The paper discusses about the organizations which are dedicated to assisting in the development of an effective set-aside program for energy efficiency/ renewable energy for the State of Georgia to incorporate in its Regional NOX State Implementation Plan: Georgians for Clean Energy, Southface Energy Institute, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy,...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, renewable energy, Georgia, alliance, tool; White papers 2003-06-24