Oil & Gas

Rishi Sunak and Kirsty Blackman during the exchange

Labour attack SNP as Rishi Sunak unveils partygate cover-up measures
THE SNP have been accused of making a U-turn on a windfall tax on energy companies making record profits after one was announced today.

Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson have U-turned on a windfall tax for energy giants

Tories cave in to windfall tax demand as PM tries to shift focus from partygate

SSE saw a boost from their gas power plants

SSE profits soar as UK Government considers windfall tax

Shell is accused of expanding fossil fuel extraction despite knowing the harms

Shell consultant quits over oil and gas giant's 'extreme harm' to planet

The 'Brandalism' project has seen the posters appear across the city

Unauthorised billboards slamming oil firms appear across Aberdeen

Oil and gas firms have profited from the energy crisis

North Sea operators 'really worried' about windfall tax, says energy executive

Why does the increase in oil revenues not balance out the cost of living for us every day Scots?

Letters UK's sums don’t add up because our oil revenue has all been squandered

Boris Johnson is under pressure to step up support for struggling families

Boris Johnson wavering on opposition to windfall tax amid backlash

Energy Minister Greg Hands opposes a windfall tax on oil and gas giants

Windfall tax may 'kill investment but crisis is killing people', top Tory told

A demonstration was held in Glasgow city centre by the Just Stop Oil campaign group

Campaign group Just Stop Oil stage protest in Glasgow city centre

More than 30 arrested after activists blockade Scots oil terminal

More than 30 arrested after activists blockade Scots oil terminal

Chief Superintendent Lynn Ratcliff said on Tuesday evening a ‘number of people who decided not to cooperate have subsequently been arrested’

Protesters arrested at Scottish oil terminal climate protest, Police Scotland say

The choice for many, pushed into fuel poverty, will be between heating and eating

Letters Oil company pockets are deep, and a one-off windfall tax is urgently needed

Protesters climbed on top of tankers and locked themselves to the entrance. Photograph: JustStopOil

Activists blockade Scottish oil terminal in climate protest

Could Scotland's tidal sea lochs hold the key to generating an immense amount of renewable energy?

Letters Oil and gas firms should lead the just transition, not just pay lip service

The Tories’ energy policy is nuts, but so is the SNP’s

Letters The Tories’ energy policy is nuts, but so is the SNP’s

'One-eyed-Joe' was a regular visitor to HMP Grampian

One-eyed cat sent to Aberdeen after sneaking onto North Sea platform

Cambo takeover 'doesn't change facts about it's climate impact or help soaring bills'

Cambo takeover 'doesn't change facts about its climate impact or help soaring bills'

The Cambo oilfield became a hot topic during Cop26 with widespread protests against it

Controversial Cambo oil field will be developed, new owners pledge

SNP MSP survey finds North Sea workers need more support for renewables switch

SNP MSP survey finds North Sea workers need more support for renewables switch

Tories unveil new oil plans for North Sea as energy strategy panned by environmentalists

Tories unveil new oil plans for North Sea as energy strategy panned by environmentalists

UK's plans to boost nuclear and drill for more oil and gas slammed as 'reckless'

Updated UK's plans to boost nuclear and drill for more oil and gas slammed as 'reckless'

UN general secretary slams ‘lying’ governments as IPPC report urges climate action

UN chief slams ‘lying’ governments as IPPC report urges climate action

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Whitelee Wind Farm near Glasgow

THE JOUKER 'Idiotic devolution settlement' led to UK's energy crisis, journalist claims

Jacob Rees-Mogg eyes 'every last drop' of North Sea oil

Updated Jacob Rees-Mogg eyes 'every last drop' of North Sea oil

PM's delayed energy plan in chaos as ministers disagree over onshore wind

PM's delayed energy plan in chaos as ministers clash over onshore wind

Climate activists demand Falkirk council stop £131m investment in fossil fuels

Climate activists demand Falkirk council stop £131m investment in fossil fuels

Last week the Prime Minister met with senior oil and gas industry representatives to discuss additional funding for the sector

comment The Tories are doubling down on the failed strategy that put us in this mess

Cambo oil field could help UK meet Net Zero, experts say as Shell considers options

EXCLUSIVE Cambo oil field could help UK meet Net Zero, experts say as Shell considers options

The plans for a new oil and gas field off the coast of Shetland have sparked protests

Shell 'considering U-turn' on decision to abandon Cambo oil field project

Scottish LibDem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar both accepted £200k each from a global gas firm

UPDATED Scottish Labour and LibDems pocket £200K each from gas firm to oppose SNP at Holyrood

UK 'not turning a blind eye to human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia' says Chancellor

UK 'not turning a blind eye to human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia' says Chancellor

Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack speaking during the Scottish Conservative Conference. Photo: PA

'Fortunate' oil is reserved so Tories not SNP control it, Alister Jack says

Rishi Sunak needs to act now to prevent families choosing between heating and eating

COMMENT Richard Murphy: What Rishi Sunak needs to do to stem spiralling energy costs

Boris Johnson played down the chances of securing increased Gulf oil production during a trip to the region

Boris Johnson challenged on Saudi Arabia human rights as three more people executed

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has written an open letter to Scottish businesses and business organisations encouraging them to review links and connections to Russia

exclusive Scottish Government confirms ScotWind will not 'be used to power Putin’s war'

Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for a media interview at the Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi during his visit to the United Arab Emirates. Photograph: PA

Media barred from Boris Johnson's meeting with UAE Crown Prince

SNP demand windfall tax on soaring oil and gas profits amid cost of living crisis

SNP demand windfall tax on soaring oil and gas profits amid cost of living crisis

Boris Johnson declares Saudi Arabia 'key international partner'

Boris Johnson declares Saudi Arabia 'key international partner'

SNP urge Tories keep fracking paused amid 'knee-jerk' calls for extraction to return

SNP urge Tories to keep fracking paused amid 'knee-jerk' calls for extraction to return

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmon, of Saudi Arbia, left, and UK PM Boris Johnson, right

ANALYSIS Cosying up to Saudi Arabia is switching reliance on one dictator for another

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmon with Boris Johnson when he was Foreign Secretary

Updated Boris Johnson urged to cancel visit to 'brutal and authoritarian' Saudi Arabia

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmon, left, is due to meet the PM, right, in the Gulf state's capital Riyadh

Health Secretary defends PM's bid for Saudi Arabia oil and gas boost

Fergus Ewing 'used right-wing language' to describe Greens in fossil fuel row, says Harvie

Fergus Ewing 'used right-wing language' to describe Greens in fossil fuel row, says Harvie

Shell boss pockets £1m pay rise as energy bills skyrocket

Shell boss pockets £1m pay rise as energy bills skyrocket

Nicola Sturgeon rejects plea to ramp up oil production to 'deal a blow' to Putin

Nicola Sturgeon rejects plea to ramp up oil production to 'deal a blow' to Putin

The oil industry in Russia has had horrific impacts on the environment. Photo: Zbynek Burival on Unsplash

COMMENT The REAL Scottish Politics: How Russian oil has been an ecological disaster

'Reckless' Tories call on Scotland to drill for more oil to undermine Putin

CLIMATE 'Reckless' Tories want to 'ramp up' oil production to undermine Putin

Shell says ‘sorry’ for buying Russian oil last week despite Ukraine invasion

Shell says ‘sorry’ for buying Russian oil last week despite Ukraine invasion

Transition to renewables answer to dependence on Russian fossil fuels, says FM

Renewable energy will end dependence on Russian oil and gas, Nicola Sturgeon says

North Sea oil firms took billions from NatWest in the years after the Paris climate accord

THE FERRET Scots bank gave loans worth billions to oil firms after the Paris climate deal

Shell bought oil from Vladimir Putin's Russia.

'Doesn't it smell of Ukrainian blood?': Shell buys oil from Putin's Russia

Nicola Sturgeon spoke out before the oil tanker was due to come into port

Updated Nicola Sturgeon demands UK bars Putin-linked boat docking in Scotland

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the launch of National Floating Wind Innovation Centre in Aberdeen

Nicola Sturgeon praises launch of 'world-first' floating windfarm centre