Centrica has said it will put up £1 billion as a stake in British Energy (BE) as it attempts to become a major player in a foreign-led bidding war for the nuclear generator.

Logica has announced it is to impose job cuts in the UK as the new chief executive attempts to bring the company in line with changes in the IT services market.

Allen & Overy has underscored its commitment to sustainable global expansion by announcing 28 promotions to partner across 15 offices in 13 countries.

Women in executive positions are increasingly juggling their career and private lives and should be offered more support from companies and the government, it has been claimed.

A subsidiary of Centrica has announced that it is to acquire another energy company in a $300 million (£151 million) deal.

Shell has revealed that it is ready to boost oil production in Iraq once the country has finalised its petroleum laws.

Logica has appointed a new chief executive of global operations, who will also join the executive committee.

The chief executive officer (CEO) of Shell has said that he expects easy-to-produce oil and gas will peak in the next ten years.

Shell has been ranked as having one of the top ten corporate websites, in an independent list.

Chief information officers' (CIO's) interest in virtualisation software has increased, with the growth in the industry expected to be 42 per cent by 2010.