Gas should be taxed more than electric, UK energy secretary says
Britain should place higher taxes on natural gas than power to spur the country’s shift to a low-carbon economy, according to UK energy secretary Grant Shapps.
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Access to contractors will be ‘more important than ever’ in 2023, as IR35 debate rumbles on
Issues around off-payroll working rules are likely to continue to rear their head next year as demand for sparse skills increases.
Malaysia introduces tax incentives in boost for CCS
Malaysia’s 2023 budget announced on Friday introduces a raft of tax incentives for carbon capture and storage (CCS) as the country aims to become a regional hub for the nascent sector.
BP paid tax to UK on North Sea business for first time in years
BP (LON: BP) paid tax on its UK North Sea business in 2021 for the first time in at least six years, according to the company’s latest payments to governments report.
Top India explorer ONGC’s profit misses as levies weigh on oil gains
Oil & Natural Gas Corp.’s profit rose 32% in the fourth quarter but missed estimates as an increase in government levies ate into the gains from soaring oil prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
North Sea firms paying £19m daily to UK Gov as windfall tax comments deemed ‘unwise’
North Sea oil and gas firms contributed more than £1.7 billion to the UK Government’s coffers in just 90 days, new figures have revealed.
Fit for the future? It’s time the oil and gas industry had a tax health check
To say that the oil and gas industry has had a lot to contend with over the past year would be putting it lightly.
Awilco Drilling unsuccessful in its appeal against HMRC over tax bill
Awilco Drilling has been unsuccessful in its appeal against Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over a £6.8 million tax bill.
Exxon CEO apologises for lobbyist’s comments in leaked video
ExxonMobil’s chief executive Darren Woods says the company is “deeply apologetic” over comments caught on camera in a secret filming by Greenpeace that show one of the oil giant’s lobbyists saying a carbon tax the company has promoted for years is unlikely to happen.
Indonesia mulls carbon tax to help finance clean energy
The Indonesian Ministry of Finance has announced plans to introduce carbon pricing in an effort to help finance clean energy projects and boost tax revenues, as well as cut emissions, in Southeast Asia’s largest economy.
Cairn Energy attempts to seize Indian assets over tax dispute
Cairn Energy is increasing pressure on the Indian government to pay a $1.2 billion arbitration award after filing a lawsuit in the U.S.
Ørsted hit with huge tax bill by Danish treasury for UK assets
Ørsted has been slapped with a tax bill totaling almost DKK 7 billion by the Danish treasury for two of its UK offshore wind farms.
Cairn-India arbitration ruling expected soon despite Covid disruption
Scottish oil firm Cairn Energy said today that Covid-19 should not significantly delay the long-awaited outcome of its £1.1 billion ($1.4bn) arbitration claim against India.
Oil crisis shows Norway remains a crude addict
Norway has been talking for years about weaning itself off oil, but the Covid-19 crisis has revealed how far it has left to go.
Are there any tax levers left to pull for the UK oil and gas industry?
Proposals to introduce temporary amendments to the Norwegian upstream tax regime, put to the Norwegian parliament a couple of weeks ago, and included within the Norwegian budget on Tuesday, have added to calls for fiscal change in the UK to support investment in the UKCS and underpin the oilfield services (OFS) supply chain.
House of Lords calls for ‘complete rethink’ of ‘flawed and unfair’ IR35 legislation
A House of Lords committee has called on the government to “completely rethink” a controversial tax reform which will have sweeping implications for North Sea contractors.
UK Government postpones changes to IR35 tax rules
The UK Government has postponed the introduction of a much criticised tax reform that would have had major implications for North Sea contractors.
Know your tax liability
Norway and Denmark continued to be attractive work locations for UK companies in 2019. Many of those companies are specialists in the traditional sectors of oil and gas but there has been an upsurge in other sectors such as renewables, aquaculture and agriculture.
Tackling taxation issues
With the festive season over, the start of a new year gives employers an ideal opportunity for a spring clean of their compliance processes and to identify any tax planning opportunities.
2019 a year of ‘scrutiny’ for decommissioning sector, and it isn’t a one-off
A UK Government official said yesterday that 2019 was a “year of scrutiny” for the offshore oil and gas decommissioning industry - and it was not a “one-off”.
Labour accused of ‘taxing Aberdeen’ after committing to £11bn oil and gas charge
Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of endangering the future of the oil and gas industry and imposing a “tax on Aberdeen” after Labour unveiled plans to charge the sector £11billion to “pay the cost of the climate emergency”.
Labour’s windfall tax on oil a bad call
I’m hopping mad at Labour’s £11billion windfall tax on the oil and gas industry proposal in its manifesto.
OECD’s revolutionary tax changes could impact oil firms
The OECD’s 2019 workplan on addressing the tax challenges of the digitalised economy looks set to be a major overhaul of the international taxation system.
Awilco challenges £7.7m tax bill from HMRC
Rig contractor Awilco Drilling said today that it had appealed against the UK taxman’s decision to slap it with a £7.7 million bill.
Busting the decommissioning tax myths
Decommissioning remains a big consideration for any investor in the UKCS and, indeed, anyone divesting their interests. This is especially the case where the interests in licences which are changing hands are mature assets with a significant number of wells and attendant infrastructure.