Oil & Gas

Westminster's standards watchdog has opened an investigation into Scots Tory MP David Duguid

Scottish Tory MP under investigation by Westminster standards watchdog

First Minister Humza Yousaf speaking in the Holyrood chamber

EXCLUSIVE Scottish Tory MSP urged to correct 'inaccurate' claim about First Minister

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The GERS accounts will show a fall in Scottish revenue as jobs move south and tax is paid in England

Letters Asset-stripping can only be stopped with our independence

First Minister Humza Yousaf said there could be 'quite significant' job losses at Grangemouth

First Minister speaks out as Scotland's only oil refinery announces closure

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King Charles III delivers a speech during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London

comment Gillian Mackay: The King must have known ‘his’ speech was reckless

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The UK Government wants to legislate to mandate annual oil and gas licencing

'Pipedream': Tories' oil and gas plan condemned by climate campaigners

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak plans 'final raid' on Scottish oil and gas as production hike planned

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A handheld SSE smart meter for household energy usage is held next to an electricity meter

comment Alyn Smith: We need energy powers devolved to Holyrood to help households now

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File photograph provided by Greenpeace of climate protesters outside the Houses of Parliament

Climate campaigners lose legal challenge over new oil and gas licences

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The majority of Scots support the UK Government's decision to grant a licence to the Rosebank oil field, according to a new poll

Majority of Scots support UK plan to develop Rosebank oil field, poll finds

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The oil and gas produced by Rosebank will be sold into global markets, the size of which is determined by demand

Letters To lower emissions we must reduce demand, not just cut off supply

The Scottish Government should have backed the Rosebank development years ago, writes Chris McEleny

COMMENT Chris McEleny: We can't be embarrassed to say 'It's Scotland's Oil' to Rishi Sunak

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Labour leader Keir Starmer has said he will honour the oil and gas licences granted by the Tories

Keir Starmer confirms Labour will honour Tories' approval of Rosebank oil field

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First Minister Humza Yousaf and a floating production storage and offloading vessel in an image released by Rosebank investors Ithaca Energy

'Ecocide': UK Government condemned for 'climate denial' after Rosebank approval

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Campaigners oppose the Rosebank oil field at a protest in Aberdeen in June 2023

Rosebank faces legal battle as UK Government hands oil giant 'massive tax break'

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Latest oil prices show we must be cannier about move to net zero

COMMENT George Kerevan: Latest oil prices show we must be cannier about move to net zero

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Westminster can't face someone else profiting off oil and gas in the North Sea

LETTERS Identifying the real reason Westminster doesn’t want to ‘lose’ Scotland

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Comedian Frankie Boyle is one of the signatories to an open letter to First Minister Humza Yousaf

Frankie Boyle joins voices telling SNP to 'get off fence' over North Sea oil field

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A social tariff on energy would benefit the Scots that need it most, writes Kenny MacAskill

COMMENT Kenny MacAskill: An energy social tariff is a necessity as winter approaches

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A crane boom fell to the deck without warning with flying parts hitting both men, Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard

Oil and gas firm fined £535k after crane collapsed on two men

Just Stop Oil protesters call for an end to fossil fuels outside Westminster in June

Scots back Tory plan to 'max out' North Sea oil and gas, poll suggests

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Former first minister Alex Salmond had criticised Global over their refusal to carry Alba's advert attacking Rishi Sunak

Complaint submitted to Ofcom amid row over Alba's Rishi Sunak vampire advert

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Wind turbines stand alongside Mossmorran Ethleyne Plant

comment Neale Hanvey: We must unleash financial bounty of Cambo and Rosebank fields

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'Stopped' oil would be replaced almost instantly by increased production elsewhere in the world

Letters Just Stop Oil actions fall into the category of 'greenwashing'

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Alba party leader and former first minister Alex Salmond

Alex Salmond pledges to 'beat the ban' on Alba advert with campaigning drive

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Energy Secretary Neil Gray refused to back calls from activists not to develop the Rosebank oil field

Energy Secretary declines to back calls to 'stop Rosebank oil field'

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Money from North Sea oil and gas can help fuel the economic case for independence, writes Chris McEleny

COMMENT Independence guarantees a future for Scotland's energy industry in the North Sea

The image showing Rishi Sunak as a vampire which has been rejected by a media giant

'Slander': Alba advert attacking 'vampire' Rishi Sunak rejected by media giant

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When the supply of a commodity is restricted while demand for it is not, its price goes up

Letters Electricity prices must be decoupled from wholesale gas prices

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Rishi Sunak’s flying visit to the North East generated enough spin and heat to power Scotland

Comment Let’s drill into the facts on Sunak’s oil and gas claims

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Broadcaster Jeremy Vine caused controversy after suggesting that people who discuss Scottish independence at work should be fired

LETTERS I've heard outrageous Unionist statements at work. Should they be censured too?

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a visit to St Fergus in Aberdeenshire

COMMENT Rishi Sunak doesn't care about the planet, but what about his own legacy?

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The Tories under Sunak have been dubbed the 'political wing of the fossil fuel industry'

NEW Tories dubbed 'political wing of fossil fuel industry' after lobbying revelations

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a visit to St Fergus in Aberdeenshire on Monday

LETTERS Rishi Sunak just gave two signs that Scotland is Westminster's cash cow

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Rishi Sunak, right, announced hundreds of new oil and gas projects to go ahead in the North Sea, with the policy likened to Donald Trump's

'Drill baby, drill': Rishi Sunak compared to Donald Trump on oil policy

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Oil giant BP has announced £2bn of profits for the latest quarter

Oil giant BP handing more cash to investors after £2bn profits announcement

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We fact-checked Rishi Sunak's claim

FACT CHECK Claim that more North Sea oil will 'drive down energy prices'

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that more than 100 new North Sea oil and gas licences will be approved

REAL SCOTTISH POLITICS Wee Ginger Dug: Rishi Sunak sells Scotland's oil for a handful of Tory votes

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Alister Jack, Secretary of State for Scotland (back) and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a visit to Shell St Fergus Gas Plant in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire

EXCLUSIVE The Tory donors with links to fossil fuel interests and climate denial - see the list

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Scottish Secretary Alister Jack visited St Fergus

Billionaire Scottish oil tycoon issues net zero message to Rishi Sunak

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The Prime Minister visited the Shell St Fergus Gas Plant in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire during his trip to Scotland

UK must 'max out' North Sea oil and gas to go green, Tory minister claims

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Humza Yousaf said the UK 'is not serious about tackling climate change'

Humza Yousaf reacts to new North Sea oil and gas licences announcement

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Climate activists have hit back at the UK Government's decision to sign off over 100 licences in the North Sea

Furious activists accuse UK Government of 'blatant climate change denial'

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It has emerged that David Duguid did not declare his wife's financial interests in BP during his time as a minister

Wife of Scottish Tory MP who railed against windfall tax for oil giants has BP shares

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'Rosebank has underlined the dangerous anti-climate consensus between the Westminster parties', MSP Mark Ruskell writes

COMMENT Monday was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth - and it'll get worse

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Maggie Chapman slammed fossil fuel industry giants in response, saying they should be funding the transition themselves

EXCLUSIVE Scottish Greens slam oil and gas giants after Shell boss comments

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Barney Crockett (right) pictured withformer Manchester United striker Denis Law

Ex-Labour council boss quits, calling Keir Starmer 'more brutal than Thatcher'

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A general view of Aberdeen harbour on February 23

COMMENT Independence will allow Scotland to benefit from a North East abandoned by the UK

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This is Rigged campaigners smashed the glass case housing William Wallace's sword

Activists who smashed William Wallace's sword case ordered to pay thousands

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Labour shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds

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

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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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