Utilize the input text as a context reference, choose the right relationship between 'British Gas' and 'Centrica' from the options.
Options: founded by, distribution format, stock exchange, owned by

British Gas owner Centrica (LSE: CNA.L - news ) was also under the cosh after announcing 4,000 job cuts as a result of a strategic review, despite posting a near doubling of its first-half profits.
owned by