The Latest Breaking News from Chris OShea

British Gas boss warns UK at risk of winter fuel shortage ‘with almost no gas in storage’

Chief executive of Centrica warns ‘time is rapidly running out’ as winter approaches

The Independent UK · Aug 27

British Gas Owner's AI Drive Leaves 1,300 Call Centre Workers Without Jobs

Centrica is cutting 1,300 customer service jobs as AI reshapes British Gas operations, with unions warning of job losses and critics fearing vulnerable customers may be left behind.

International Business Times UK · Jul 27

Take Centrica’s gas storage warning seriously – Britain still needs secure supplies

One task awaiting new energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh is devising a plan to avoid a crisis by the end of the decade

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23

Centrica boss picks up £3.6m in bonuses and share awards despite profits plunge

British Gas owner Centrica handed chief executive Chris O’Shea a £1.4 million annual bonus and £2.2 million in long-term share awards for 2025.

Evening Standard · Feb 19

British Gas profits plummet as customers switch to discounted deals

Warm weather also lessened the demand for central heating

The Independent UK · Feb 19

Energy giant Centrica announces £2.4m partnership with charity Multibank

The aim of the Multibank is to ease the cost-of-living pressure on families living in or facing poverty.

Evening Standard · Feb 13

Wake up Labour MPs: the price of electricity is a crisis for industry and growth

Centrica boss’s 2030 prediction is not controversial, but government’s strategy hardly adds up to one to prove him wrong

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

Report detailing risk to UK gas security was not one to bury on budget day

Facts in Neso’s stark assessment have been ignored for years – yet running out could be government-toppling event

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025

British Gas owner buys £1.5bn gas terminal in big bet on fossil fuel reliance

Deal for Europe’s biggest facility for LNG imports comes as overall UK gas demand fell sharply last year

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2025

British Gas owner takes stake in Europe’s biggest LNG terminal in £1.5bn deal

Centrica and Energy Capital Partners have agreed to acquire the Isle of Grain terminal from current owner National Grid.

Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2025