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Sturgeon urged to reject Rosebank oil field plan after questions at Cop27

Scotland’s First Minister has been accused of not answering a question from a climate activist on controversial proposals for a new oil field in the North Sea. Nicola Sturgeon was approached by Wiktoria Jedroszkowiak – an activist with Fridays for ...

09 Nov 2022 at 14:02

North east oil and gas industry ‘economic force for good’, survey finds

North east oil and gas industry ‘economic force for good’, according to survey

A total of 87% of people in Scotland who responded to an energy survey said the UK should meet its demand for oil and gas from domestic production. The research was led by advisory firm True North, which said the findings also reveal that energy ...

20 Jan 2023 at 09:43

Developing Rosebank oil field ‘wrong decision’, says Scottish First Minister

Developing Rosebank is “the wrong decision” while new oil and gas licences will slow down the energy transition, Scotland’s First Minister has said. Humza Yousaf expressed his opposition to the project after the North Sea Transition Authority ...

27 Sept 2023 at 13:46

Sunak: UK should ‘max out’ developments in North Sea oil and gas

Rishi Sunak has insisted he wants to “max out” developments in the North Sea – as he claimed Labour’s refusal to support new oil and gas fields would be “bad for the British economy”. The Prime Minister spoke out as he travelled to Scotland ...

31 Jul 2023 at 22:30

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Government accused of giving in to oil and gas giants with windfall tax change

The Government has been accused of “bowing to pressure from oil and gas giants” by announcing that it will remove the windfall tax should the price of the commodities continue to fall. Ministers said they would slash the current 75% tax on ...

09 Jun 2023 at 16:52

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SNP accused of ‘shameless retreat’ of climate leadership over oil and gas stance

The SNP has been accused of a “shameless retreat” from climate leadership after Kate Forbes claimed her party was not against new oil and gas licences in the North Sea. Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie has criticised remarks made ...

05 Jun 2024 at 19:16

UK ministers give green light to new North Sea oil and gas operations

Climate campaigners are threatening legal action after the UK Government gave its backing to an expansion of oil and gas operations in the North Sea. The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) is now expected to undertake a new round of ...

22 Sept 2022 at 16:40

SNP has never been against new oil and gas licences, says Forbes

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has said her Government was never against the granting of new oil and gas licences in the North Sea. The Scottish Government’s draft energy strategy contained a presumption against oil and gas licences,...

06 Jun 2024 at 13:04

SNP not against new oil and gas licences, Deputy First Minister says

The SNP is not against new oil and gas licences, Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has said. Developments in the North Sea, though, would need to meet “climate compatibility tests” to be supported by the Scottish Government, she said....

05 Jun 2024 at 15:21

Government-backed scheme to transition oil and gas workers opens

A scheme backed by the Scottish and UK Governments will offer advice and training to oil and gas workers looking to move into green energy. The pilot will help about 200 current or former workers in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire with ...

23 Jul 2025 at 13:46

Shell and Equinor tie-up to create new UK oil and gas producer

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Shell and Equinor tie-up creates new UK oil and gas producer

Shell and Equinor have said they will combine their offshore oil and gas assets in the North Sea to create a new company with 1,300 employees. Based in Aberdeen, it will be the North Sea’s biggest oil and gas producer and is ...

05 Dec 2024 at 09:38

Environmentalists to challenge Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in court

Two environmental groups are set to have their legal challenge against the Rosebank and Jackdaw offshore oil and gas fields in the North Sea heard in court on Tuesday. Greenpeace UK and Uplift will argue the impact of ...

12 Nov 2024 at 07:02

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