Oil & Gas

Labour shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds

Labour ‘will create a cliff edge for energy production’ in North Sea says union boss

Labour MSPs Michael Marra and Pauline McNeill have expressed concern at Keir Starmer's plans to block new oil and gas projects in the North Sea

Two Labour MSPs reject party's plan to block new oil and gas development in North Sea

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Mairi McAllan said that stopping future activity in the North Sea could threaten Scotland's energy security

Stopping all future North Sea activity 'wrong', says Mairi McAllan

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The UK Government may fund the development of the Rosebank oil field to the tune of £3.75 billion. Photo: Maria Lupan on Unsplash

COMMENT Pat Kane: Scotland is about to make a massive mistake with oil

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Humza Yousaf has said there is a 'moral imperative' for Scotland to move away from oil and gas

'Moral imperative' to move away from fossil fuels and ensure just transition, says FM

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Shell announced quarterly profits of £7.6bn on Thursday

Oil giants 'practically untouched' by windfall tax as Shell announces bumper profits

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Labour MSP Mercedes Villalba asked Green Skills Minister Lorna Slater about the 'passport'

Key part of 'just transition' plans faces six-month delay, minister confirms

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The Port of Aberdeen has ambitions to become the UK's first net-zero port

Port of Aberdeen investing £55 million in effort to become UK’s first net-zero port

Corporate con? Giant polluting investors are behind the push for hydrogen heating

The Ferret Corporate con? Giant polluting investors are behind the push for hydrogen heating

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North Sea oil workers are set to strike, affecting oil industry giants Shell and BP.

Striking oil and gas workers set to cause Shell and BP 'severe' problems

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Workers taking industrial action include electrical, production and mechanical technicians in addition to deck crew, scaffolders crane operators, pipefitters, platers and riggers

North Sea oil and gas offshore workers to stage 48-hour strike in pay dispute

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Humza Yousaf photographed hosting his first Cabinet meeting with Finance Secretary Shona Robison on his left

Scotland's deficit to grow as oil and gas prices tumble

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Lisa Nandy's plans to fund an English council tax freeze by taxing the profits of North Sea oil and gas companies were branded 'unbelievable'

Plans to use Scotland's oil and gas to fund English council tax freeze slammed

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Aberdeen is expected to host the launch of the proposals

Aberdeen set to host Tories 'net zero' launch – with Rosebank decision expected

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Over 1000 offshore oil and gas workers have set out their demands for a just transition plan

Oil workers, climate groups and trade unions set out demands for just transition plan

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Scotland has a second chance with wind and wave power, so let's not throw it away

Letters Scotland's chance to maximise wave and wind profits must not be missed

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Karen Anne Hutton and the Hill of Towie wind farm in Moray, a project on which she worked

EXCLUSIVE Why diversity in the workforce can be a strength for Scotland's renewable industry

Scotland has the potential to be energy-rich in renewables after ditching oil and gas

Can Scotland still be energy rich after ditching oil and gas?

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In 1978 few people got to know about what went on at Westminster; only the highlights as selected by the Unionist media

Letters House of Commons exchanges about oil in 1978 reveal Labour’s hypocrisy

Two offshore platforms in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland

EXCLUSIVE How the McCrone Report influenced the creation of the Scotland Act

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The McCrone series launches today

FULL REPORT This is what Westminster doesn't want you to read: The McCrone Report in full

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Provision of life’s essentials surely has to be a prime function of a democratically elected, socially responsible government

Letters Conscience-free leaders won’t ensure our energy bills are affordable

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BP has posted massive profits in the wake of the Ukraine war

Oil giant BP 'laughing its way to the bank' as profits DOUBLE

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Greenpeace activist Imogen Michel on board the White Marlin

Scottish activist completes one week occupying Shell oil platform

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Shell's floating oil and gas platform is set to be deployed northeast of Shetland

Activists occupy Shell floating oil and gas platform heading for North Sea

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The UK Government is to give oil and gas firms generous tax relief on investment into offshore wind energy

Taxpayers set to pay to power oil and gas platforms in North Sea

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Nicolai Tangen is chief executive of Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, which is now the world’s biggest single investor

Letters Norway’s oil fund has a significant influence on how businesses worldwide operate

Dear Norway calls on Shetland's 'neighbours across the sea' to stop work on an offshore oilfield

Shetland sends short-film plea to Norway over oil field plans

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Energy Secretary Michael Matheson has outlined plans for a new energy strategy for Scotland

Scotland’s oil and gas will end in 20 years, energy minister says

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The Rosebank oil and gas field is thought to hold the equivalent of almost 500 million barrels

Westminster urged to halt exploration of undeveloped North Sea oil field

Robert Robson and his partner, Kristie Graham

Family pay tribute to British man who died in Qatari oil rig incident

An analysis of green jobs noted a “significant” skills gap in the UK that cannot be addressed by the existing energy workforce.

UK's post-Brexit immigration policies 'are a threat to Scotland's net zero ambitions'

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Tory MP Vicky Ford on Downing Street during her brief time as a minister in Liz Truss's government

THE JOUKER Scotland 'never says thank you' for UK Government cash, Tory MP complains

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Unite the Union said about 146 people will down tools at the Petrofac Repsol installation in the North Sea on Thursday

Offshore oil workers walk out in dispute with ‘Scrooge’ employer

Alison Thewliss and Stephen Flynn are the only two contenders running for the SNP Westminster group leader job

ANALYSIS The key policy differences between Alison Thewliss and Stephen Flynn

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Just Stop Oil activists threw red paint over the plush glass-fronted flagship Edinburgh office earlier this year

EXCLUSIVE Scotland Office refuse to disclose grafitti damage costs at Edinburgh HQ

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Oil and gas profits could be used to invest in Scotland's renewable sector, according to an economist

Oil and gas boom will 'accelerate' Scotland's green energy revolution

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The cost of decommissioning has increased from an estimated £16.6bn last year.

£20 billion cost of closing North Sea oil and gas fields revealed

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was praised for championing a fund for vulnerable communities hardest hit by climate change

COP27 roundup Scotland praised for 'moral leadership' shown at COP27 over loss and damage fund

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The planned wind farm at Glenmuckloch will now be able to operate for 30 years

LETTERS Calls for an energy shake-up raises many questions for Scotland

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The West Hercules drilling rig, which has previously been used by Equinor in the North Sea

EXCLUSIVE Norway halts new oil field in Arctic – could Rosebank be next to be scrapped?

Wiktoria Jedroszkowiak confronted Nicola Sturgeon - over a reserved issue

Activist confronts Nicola Sturgeon over UK-controlled oil and gas licensing

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Maggie Chapman has said Tess White was making a 'baseless accusation' as she said the Greens do not like Aberdeen and the North East

Energy Greens hit back at claims they 'don't care' about north-east renewable potential

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Key figures from the energy sector are to meet in Aberdeen to discuss a just transition away from fossil fuels

Energy sector to discuss just transition for offshore workers

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The News Corp building was splattered with orange paint

IN PICTURES Protesters splatter paint over UK Government buildings and The Sun HQ

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North Sea oil and gas is bringing in billions of pounds to the UK Government

North Sea oil and gas revenues 'up to nearly £8 billion' this year so far

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Scottish Just Stop Oil activists targetted a series of luxury car showrooms

Scottish Just Stop Oil activists target luxury London car showrooms with orange paint

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UK climate minister Graham Stuart made the extraordinary claims

Letters Claim that oil and gas extraction and fracking are 'green' is dystopian

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Scottish activists with the Just Stop Oil coalition glued themselves outside Downing Street on Wednesday

Scottish activists glue themselves outside Downing Street in climate protest

Documents acquired by The Guardian show the current Chancellor previously held undisclosed meetings with Saudi oil firms

Documents reveal Kwasi Kwarteng's undisclosed meetings with Saudi Arabian oil firms

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon delivering her keynote speech to the SNP conference

SNP CONFERENCE These are the key points from Nicola Sturgeon's speech to SNP conference

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SNP minister Richard Lochhead spoke to The National about a just transition from fossil fuels to renewables

EXCLUSIVE 'Just transition will have failed if Scots are in fuel poverty', minister says

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Licences are being made available for sectors of the North Sea

New licensing round for North Sea oil exploration will boost economy, Energy Secretary says

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Energy Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg has lifted the English fracking ban and will allow new North Sea drilling licences to be issued

Greenpeace considering legal challenge over Tory plans for oil and gas licences

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