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British Gas (trading as Scottish Gas in Scotland [2] [3] [4]) is an energy and home services provider in the United Kingdom. It is the trading name of British Gas ...
The Big Six were the United Kingdom's largest retail suppliers of gas and electricity, who dominated the market following liberalisation in the late 1990s. By 2002, six companies – British Gas, EDF Energy, E.ON, RWE npower, Scottish Power and SSE – had emerged from the 15 former incumbent monopoly suppliers (the 14 regional public electricity suppliers and British Gas).
BG Group plc was a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom. [3] [4] On 8 April 2015, Royal Dutch Shell announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire BG Group for $70 billion, subject to regulatory and shareholder agreement.
This is a list of British natural gas companies. Exploration and production: Cuadrilla Resources; IGas Energy; Utilities: British Gas (also uses Scottish Gas and Nwy Prydain brands) (parent company Centrica) EDF Energy (parent of London Energy, Seeboard and SWEB Energy) Npower (parent company RWE) Powergen Retail (parent Company E.ON)
GB Gas Holdings Limited, founded 1996, which holds British Gas (also known as Scottish Gas). [11] [12] [13] Centrica Hive Ltd, founded in 2007. [14] In 1998, Centrica's supplier monopoly for gas came to an end. Centrica maintained the British Gas retail brand but is only allowed to use this brand name in the United Kingdom.
British Gas may refer to: British Gas plc (1987–1997), the former monopoly gas supplier in the United Kingdom Centrica, a multinational utility company founded in 1997, which currently uses the British Gas brand name in the UK; BG Group, a global oil and gas company founded in 1997, which currently uses the British Gas brand name outside the UK
The Gas Act 1972 (c. 60) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which restructured the British gas industry. It established the British Gas Corporation to exercise full responsibility for the oversight, control and operation of the gas industry. The twelve autonomous area gas boards which had managed the industry in their areas now ...
Oil and Pipelines Act 1985 (c. 62) abolishes the British National Oil Corporation, establishes the Oil and Pipelines Agency: 1985 UK oil exports peaked 1986 Advance Petroleum Revenue Tax Act 1986 (c. 68), repayment of advance petroleum revenue tax 1986 Gas Act 1986 (c. 44), privatised the gas industry, established British Gas and Ofgas as regulator