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Unite demands intervention over oil company’s mandatory vaccine rule

A union has called for Government intervention after an offshore contractor is said to have introduced a “draconian” mandatory vaccine policy. Canadian Natural Resources (CNR) International, which has offices in Aberdeen, is believed to be the first ...

18 Jan 2022 at 12:59

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

UK Government urged to reject ‘climate-wrecking’ Rosebank oil field plans

UK Government ministers have been urged to halt “climate-wrecking” development plans for a new oil field in the North Sea. Rosebank, located north-west of Shetland, is thought to be twice the size of the controversial Cambo development, and could ...

05 Jan 2023 at 00:01

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

Labour is warned over ‘reckless’ lack of detail on North Sea pledge

Sir Keir Starmer has been told by trade union Unite that any plan to block new North Sea oil and gas developments must not leave workers “paying the price”. Unite, the party’s single biggest donor, told the Labour leader that such a move could ...

31 May 2023 at 13:30

Sarwar: I want Scotland and the UK to lead the world in green revolution

Anas Sarwar has said he wants Scotland and the UK to “lead the world in the green revolution” as the Labour party prepares to unveil its energy plans. The Scottish Labour leader said that Great British Energy, a new, publicly owned clean ...

18 Jun 2023 at 15:11

Any delay to green energy shift would be ‘historic mistake’, says Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer sought to reassure industrial communities that his party’s green energy plans would not leave them behind, as he warned that the “moment for decisive action is now”. Labour’s plans to ban new North Sea oil and gas ...

19 Jun 2023 at 13:38

City

Chevron to sell North Sea oil interests after 55 years

Chevron is gearing up to sell its remaining oil and gas assets in the North Sea, marking the energy giant’s exit from the region after more than five decades. The American energy super major, which is the third-largest in the ...

17 May 2024 at 10:31

Cabinet rift appears over prospect of windfall tax on oil and gas profits

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has voiced firm opposition to a windfall tax on oil and gas companies despite Chancellor Rishi Sunak raising the possibility. The Cabinet minister was adamant that it would be a ...

01 May 2022 at 12:25

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 ...

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 ...

31 Jul 2023 at 22:30

City

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 ...

09 Jun 2023 at 16:52

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