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Suddenly, energy is hot. Whether it is security of supply or conservation and carbon footprint reduction, or cutting electricity cost impact on the bottom line, it is increasingly a concern for CIOs.

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CIO 100 COMPANIES IN Energy And Metals

10. BP

BP is one of the largest integrated oil companies in the world, with an estimated global market share of around 3%of oil and gas production in the major global markets.

16. Centrica

The markets in which Centrica, the UK’s biggest residential energy supplier, operates are changing. As gas demand increases globally, UK continental shelf production is in decline and new sources of gas are needed to fill the gap. Gas prices in the UK have been on an upward trend and are being driven to higher, previously unseen levels.

29. Corus Group

The big news for Corus, Europe’s second largest steel producer, is its successful acquisition by Tata Steel for £6.2 billion. The deal finally went through in April and means the enlarged company will have a crude steel production of 27 million tonnes this year. It will be the world’s fifth largest steel producer with 84,000 employees globally.

56. National Grid

National Grid is currently establishing a shared services function in the UK, which includes finance, HR and supply chain management. As part of that change it is taking a process centric view of its business and transforming all its end-to-end processes. It is also replacing its legacy back office systems with a single instance of SAP.

66. EDF Energy

EDF Energy’s IT organisation has emerged as a force for business improvement and technology that is trusted by the business, according to Benoit Laclau, managing director of business improvement and technology.

90. British Energy

British Energy is the UK’s largest single producer of electricity, accounting for 20 per cent of the nation’s consumption from a predominantly nuclear power base. The company runs eight nuclear plants and one coal-fired power station, based in Eggborough, North Yorkshire, that it acquired in 2000.

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