Energy Services & Technology, Energy Retail, Renewable Energy, Oil, Gas & Energy We are an energy and services company. Everything we do is focused on satisfying the changing needs of our customers. Centrica is the parent company of British Gas (UK), Bord Gáis Energy (Republic of Ireland), and Direct Energy (North America). Under the Centrica brand we operate our Energy Marketing & Trading, Distributed Energy & Power, and Exploration & Production businesses.