Highland energy boss who stood as SNP Westminster candidate quits party for Alba
A Highland energy boss who was one of the driving forces behind the Cromarty Firth green freeport bid has quit the SNP and joined Alba.
A Highland energy boss who was one of the driving forces behind the Cromarty Firth green freeport bid has quit the SNP and joined Alba.
The UK Chancellor is facing calls to remove the controversial tax on oil and gas giants ahead of his spring budget next week.
The first minister and Labour leader Anas Sarwar traded claims and insults as the 'traitors' row boiled over at Holyrood.
Scotland's First Minister has branded Labour a "wolf" in a red rosette as he rejected the party's plans to increase the windfall tax.
Ed Miliband has promised Labour will deliver where the SNP has failed with its planned publicly-owned energy company.
SNP MPs will lobby the Chancellor for a slashing of corporation tax for renewable energy firms as part of the Autumn Statement.
A cash injection of £500 million aims to “anchor” a new offshore wind farm supply chain as the north-east economy tries to shift from its reliance on oil and gas.
Day two of SNP conference will move on from the debate over independence strategy and onto policies affecting communities across Scotland - including fishing, rural transport and healthcare.
Highland SNP rebel Fergus Ewing sets out why he believes oil and gas remains crucial to Scotland's economy
First Minister Humza Yousaf wants the region to be the blueprint for a shift to renewable energy, as he plans trip to global climate change conference COP28 in Dubai.
“The just transition commission has been running for years. The commission has consumed more buffets at lunch time than they have created jobs. The jobs in the Scottish energy transition are all being done halfway round the world.”
Kate Forbes firmed up her support for oil and gas in the north-east as she insisted profits should be used to set up a special Norway-style wealth fund.
The SNP has warned new energy minister Andrew Bowie to keep new nuclear power out of Scotland.
Most Scots want the government to avoid a rush to wind down oil and gas production, according to a poll which puts North Sea jobs at the centre of the SNP leadership debate.
SNP leadership contender Ash Regan says she would not support the rapid phase-out of North Sea oil and gas – at odds with her party’s stance.
North Sea workers have had their say on Holyrood’s plan for accelerating the decline of the oil and gas industry.
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.
Nicola Sturgeon heralded a “milestone” in the debate over Scotland’s future as she unveiled a new economic blueprint for independence.
Nicola Sturgeon has pledged £20 billion of investment, funded by the oil industry, if Scotland becomes independent.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the move away from fossil fuels to renewable energy needs to “accelerate”.
The Scottish Government shouldn’t rule out support for ramping up domestic oil and gas production, according to an Aberdeen University expert.
An "unprecedented" declaration has been signed by five former UK and Scottish Government ministers urging support for the oil and gas industry.
A survey led by an SNP politician has found just one in 10 workers in the North Sea oil and gas industry say they have enough opportunities to switch to renewables.
A senior figure at NEO Energy has called for cross-party support to help the energy industry map out its long-term future.
A promised plan to help Scotland shift away from North Sea oil and gas is being delayed until after the local government elections.