An independent Scotland would have to hike taxes or cut spending and is likely to face political pressure to adopt the euro as the price of EU membership, a leading economist has said.
Plans to trigger another referendum on independence have been announced by Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she plans to trigger another independence referendum.
ESB has officially opened its new 884MW gas fired power station at Carrington near Manchester.
Almost 213,000 passengers travelled through Aberdeen Airport in February, representing an increase of 1%.
SSE customers are to be slapped with a 6.9% increase in the price of their dual fuel bills, a move that will see £73 added to their household costs.
Jeremy Corbyn has sought to clarify his position on a second Scottish independence referendum, saying Westminster should not block it going ahead but that a breakaway would be “catastrophic”.
On 23 May in Abu Dhabi, the EIC Connect Oil & Gas UAE 2017 conference and exhibition will bring together major Gulf energy companies with the UK supply chain to explore how they can work together on projects in the region.
Around £180 million was wasted on standby power stations after overblown warnings of blackouts, according to energy experts.
Saudi Arabia has ended up with precisely what it wanted to avoid. Its output cut has left it supporting rival producers, while its sacrifice of volume has yielded little in the way of higher prices. Crude fell back on Thursday to levels not seen since before the producer group announced its historic oil output cuts on Nov. 30. What went wrong, and where do they go from here?
The Price College of Business Energy Institute at the University of Oklahoma will host its fifth annual Energy Symposium, March 30, 2017, at the Devon Energy Center in Oklahoma City. The event will feature two panel sessions: “Forces Shaping the Future of Energy – Global and U.S. Big Picture” and “Challenges and Opportunities in the U.S.” The sessions will focus on the impact of technology and innovation in areas such as global supply and demand. Speakers from areas in business and academia will encourage discussion on challenges facing the energy industry. Energy Institute board of advisors members, Mike Stice and Bruce Stover, will moderate both panel sessions.
The United States has rejected China’s proposal for a halt to joint US-South Korean military exercises if North Korea suspends its nuclear and missile activities.
Iran can transition to a fully renewable electricity system and financially benefit from it by 2030. Researchers at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) show that major oil-producing countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region could turn their abundant renewable energy resources into lucrative business opportunities in less than two decades.
The Energy Industries Council (EIC) has of Petrofac’s business development manager Tony Brady to its board.
Nicola Sturgeon has refused to rule out a second Scottish independence referendum in 2018.
Montrose Port today confirmed plans to diversify in to the cruise market after weathering a two-year downturn in oil and gas.
People in the UK are less worried about climate change than their European neighbours, a survey suggests.
China has proposed that North Korea suspend its nuclear and missile activities in exchange for a halt in joint military drills conducted by the US and South Korea.
For over 50 years, Scotland has built up a global reputation for its strengths in oil and gas. Years of production in some of the toughest conditions in the world have created one of the strongest international supply chains, a globally respected highly-skilled workforce, a renowned academic sector and well developed energy infrastructure.
Shell today confirmed the signing of binding definitive agreements between SOPC Holdings East, a US downstream subsidiary of Shell, and Saudi Refining Inc (SRI) on the separation of assets, liabilities and businesses of Motiva Enterprises, a 50/50 refining and marketing joint venture.
The Budget on March 8, follows hot on the heels of the Autumn Statement on November 23. It is also the first of two Budgets we can expect this year as the UK transitions to an autumn rather than spring budget timetable. Usually it’s only election years during which two Budgets are delivered, but this year is an exception.
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More than two-thirds of people in Scotland say they don’t view apprenticeships as the best starting point to reaching a senior position in their career.
North Korea has fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 620 miles, three landing in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, according to South Korean and Japanese officials.
Chancellor Philip Hammond has signalled he will take a cautious approach to spending in Wednesday’s Budget.
