ScotWind will be turning point in Scotland’s chequered offshore wind past, says FM
Nicola Sturgeon delivered her vision for Scotland’s offshore wind sector in front of industry leaders in Glasgow yesterday.
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Missing worker: Police to board North Sea rig in Dundee
Police officers will board an oil rig in Dundee this week after a worker went missing in the North Sea.
Sturgeon ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Acorn ahead of key CCS update
Scotland’s First Minister is upbeat about the prospects for a major north-east decarbonistion project, amid growing uncertainty about its future.
Rishi Sunak heads to Highlands in first Scotland visit since becoming PM
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to be in the Highlands on Friday morning to confirm investment in a green freeport for the region.
Nicola Sturgeon to unveil energy strategy charting move away from oil and gas
Nicola Sturgeon will today reveal her government's new energy strategy on the future of the North Sea and reducing dependence on oil and gas.
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn plays down oil and gas rift with Sturgeon
Stephen Flynn is just over a day into the job but has already been forced to play down claims of splits within the SNP’s Westminster group.
SNP leadership favourite Flynn would challenge ‘crazy’ opposition to North Sea drilling
Allies of Stephen Flynn, the man hotly tipped to succeed Ian Blackford as the SNP’s leader in Westminster, have said he would challenge the First Minister’s ‘crazy’ opposition to drilling new North Sea oil and gas fields.
Ministers accused of repeatedly using ‘completely fictious’ wind power stat
Ministers have been accused of making misleading claims about Scotland's capacity for offshore wind power by repeatedly using a "completely fictious statistic".
Stop Rosebank campaigner confronts Sturgeon at COP27
An activist from the ‘Stop Rosebank’ group confronted Nicola Sturgeon during COP27 on Tuesday.
Nicola Sturgeon welcomes COP27 baton relay to Egypt follwoing after from Glasgow
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said "it is only right" we listen to the next generation on climate change, as she congratulated a baton relay that arrived in Sharm El-Sheikh after travelling 4,836 miles from Glasgow.
Sturgeon to attend COP27 as Sunak to miss climate summit
Nicola Sturgeon will attend COP27 in Egypt, the Scottish Government has announced hours after the Prime Minister said he will not travel to the event.
Top academic warns Scot Gov against using forward oil prices to calculate proposed £20bn investment fund
A leading petroeconomist has cautioned the Scottish Government against relying on forward oil prices when forecasting its future spend.
Nicola Sturgeon to chair second energy summit in two months
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will chair the second summit with energy industry leaders in less than two months on Thursday.
Sturgeon to unveil £20bn oil independence investment fund
Nicola Sturgeon will today seek to exploit the economic chaos gripping the UK by insisting Scots would be financially better off with independence.
Sturgeon sets out plans for £20bn independence oil investment fund
Nicola Sturgeon has pledged £20 billion of investment, funded by the oil industry, if Scotland becomes independent.
Nicola Sturgeon says move to renewable energy must be accelerated as new licensing round kicks off
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the move away from fossil fuels to renewable energy needs to “accelerate”.
Brian Wilson: Energy crisis met with policy vacuum
It’s a couple of months since I suggested the energy crisis would be as big as Covid and thereby demand the same scale of response. It wasn’t a very fashionable thought but perceptions have moved rapidly – everywhere, except where it matters most, in government.
Sturgeon: ‘There should be another windfall tax’
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said there should be another windfall tax on the North Sea, and other firms making similar profits.
‘Rapid’ investment needed in Scotland’s ports, Sturgeon tells Scotwind summit
Reaping the multibillion-pound rewards of ScotWind requires "rapid" investment in Scottish ports, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Shetland ScotWind projects announced, £56m more added to public purse
More ScotWind projects are to be offered seabed agreements off Shetland as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s clearing process.
First Minister plans “urgent summit” with energy cos and consumers
Nicola Sturgeon is to convene a summit between energy supply companies and consumer groups later in August to discuss what support can be offered to those struggling to pay soaring bills.
Supporters of green freeport for north-east have urged Nicola Sturgeon to back her pledge to make the region a ‘net zero capital’ of Europe
Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to back a bid for a green freeport in the north east of Scotland.
Hydrogen opportunity could evaporate
During a recent visit to the USA the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon gave a speech at the Brooking Institute in which she expressed extensive support for the proposition that hydrogen will be an essential part of the move away from fossil fuels.
Scottish Power boss calls for a ‘head of ScotWind’ to be named
The CEO of Scottish Power has called for the creation of a “head of ScotWind” to oversee the multi-billion pound development process.
Scotland facing ‘tsunami of fuel poverty’ warns First Minister
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned that Scotland faces a “tsunami of fuel poverty” as energy bills are set to increase again in October.