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Centrica opts out of UK nuclear new-build programme
2013-02-04 01:00:00| Power Technology
Centrica has withdrawn its plans to participate in the UK nuclear new-build programme amid uncertainties over the construction schedule and pre-development expenditure on the project approaching the agreed 1bn cap.
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United Kingdom: Centrica talks down shale gas but may still invest
2013-01-24 19:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Sam Laidlaw did his bit to rain on the Davos parade when he dissed the prospects for shale gas as the game-changer that will shake countries out of their economic torpor. Yes, said the Centrica boss, shale had produced astonishing changes in the price of natural gas in America, but it was unrealistic to imagine this could be replicated at least in Britain. That is not what those on the Alpine jaunt want to hear. Global political and business leaders are desperate to find the equivalent of a...
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