Previous close | 79.52 |
Open | 79.54 |
Bid | 79.48 x 0 |
Ask | 79.54 x 0 |
Day's range | 78.00 - 80.14 |
52-week range | 0.76 - 93.88 |
Volume | |
Avg. volume | 40,747,969 |
Market cap | 4.697B |
Beta (5Y monthly) | 1.06 |
PE ratio (TTM) | 7.95 |
EPS (TTM) | 0.10 |
Earnings date | 28 Jul 2022 |
Forward dividend & yield | 0.02 (2.39%) |
Ex-dividend date | 06 Oct 2022 |
1y target est | 113.13 |
(Bloomberg) -- The UK is planning for several days over the winter when cold weather may combine with gas shortages, leading to organized blackouts for industry and even households.Under the government’s latest “reasonable worst-case scenario,” Britain could face an electricity capacity shortfall totaling about a sixth of peak demand, even after emergency coal plants have been fired up, according to people familiar with the government’s planning. Under that outlook, below-average temperatures an
Centrica has struck a 15-year deal worth £7bn to buy gas from the US as part of efforts to bolster long-term energy security as Russia restricts supplies.
Countries across Europe are seeking to diversify their energy supplies following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a drop in gas flows from Russia to Europe. Centrica, which owns British Gas, said the 15-year deal would be worth around 7 billion pounds and involve buying 1 million tonnes of LNG per annum on a free on board (FOB) from the Delfin Deepwater Port off the coast of Louisiana from 2026.