Any division of the UK EEZ could therefore depend at least as much on political issues as legal ones, and the potential for the North Sea boundary to be ‘traded off’ as part of a wider negotiation on the division of UK assets and liabilities.
A UK Government minister has rejected calls from MPs for a full public inquiry into North Sea helicopter safety as “premature”.
Consumers south of the border will continue to pay towards renewable energy development in Scotland, according to the SNP.
The Scottish Government has promised a “stable and predictable” fiscal regime for the North Sea with no plans to increase taxes on the oil industry.
The UK Government has been forced to admit that it has kept no record of the cost of the groundbreaking public inquiry into the world’s worst offshore disaster.
Safety remains the top priority when transporting oil and gas workers to and from offshore platforms, say helicopter operators as they prepare for one of their busiest periods of the year.
The topic for November is Shale about which there has been loads and loads of stuff in the media of late. Shale gas has certainly been controversial.
An overwhelming majority of bosses in the oil and gas industry fear a jump in taxation if Scotland becomes independent, a new report says today.
A survivor of the Shetland Super Puma crash has described the terrifying moments when the helicopter fell into the North Sea.
A row has broken out between trade union chiefs in the north-east after a helicopter safety campaign was dismissed as a “cheap stunt”.
A motion has been tabled in Westminster calling for a full public inquiry into helicopter safety in the North Sea oil and gas industry.
Talisman Sinopec Energy continued its support for the next generation of energy industry professionals as it unveiled the latest recipients of its scholarship programme last night.
Top oil bosses have rallied behind Sir Ian Wood’s plan to keep the North Sea booming for another 20 years.
Sir Ian Wood said his recommendations would not change if Scotland votes for independence.
Firms which refuse to work together to maximise oil recovery from the North Sea could ultimately be stripped of their licences under plans contained within the Wood Review.
Sir Ian Wood’s interim report on the future of the UK North Sea really is a damning indictment of both the industry itself and government.
A new regulator with improved powers in the vein of those in Norway and Holland is essential for the long-term future of the UK's oil and gas industry, a leading industry figure has warned.
Sir Ian Wood has unveiled the interim findings of his report into maximising recovery from the UK Continental Shelf.
Sir Ian Wood has published his interim report on the future of the UK Continental Shelf and the country's oil and gas industry.
A new regulator with stronger powers to force companies to work together should take charge of driving the next phase of North Sea development, a new report into the oil and gas industry has recommended.
THOUSANDS of young people in the north could be trained to cash in on the massive jobs opportunities in the oil, gas and renewables industries.
A new campaign aimed at improving North Sea helicopter safety is officially being launched in Aberdeen today.
Although I fell into the oil and gas industry by chance at first, I found that I really enjoyed it.
A public inquiry into helicopter safety in the North Sea could be too “long and expensive”, new Scottish secretary Alastair Carmichael has warned.
A documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster has been nominated for two Scottish Bafta awards.