The UK government’s energy security secretary, Grant Shapps, has said that granting “every single conceivable licence to the North Sea” would be within the country’s net zero targets.
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn says an “early shutdown” of oil and gas would lead to North Sea jobs being lost to other countries.
New UK fields are globally insignificant relative to hubs like Qatar, writes Graham Goffey, but the industry is economically important to the UK.
Ambiguity has been highlighted once again over Labour plans for North Sea energy policy.
Mr Crockett described Sir Keir Starmer's energy strategy as "more brutal" than anything Margaret Thatcher did to industrial communites in the 1980's.
As existing licences will be respected, Wood Mackenzie says a ban on new exploration would be “largely symbolic”.
Labour has proposed a ‘national mission’ to boost clean energy, but failed to address uncertainty around the future of North Sea oil and gas.
The taxpayer-owned company would be created to build jobs and supply chains, together with a National Wealth Fund to invest alongside the private sector
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband is to pledge that the party's clean energy plan will deliver "clean, affordable power and good jobs for Britain".
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says the party would honour any new oil and gas licences granted in the near future, including for the controversial Rosebank field.
Gary Smith, the general secretary of the GMB union, has said that the UK needs “plans not bans” when looking at energy policy.
Energy in transition? The UK can’t get past posturing, writes Brian Wilson.
The Scottish Conservative Party has claimed that UK Labour’s plan to stop all new oil and gas will cost Scotland £6 billion.
At an Energy Voice event today, Gillian Martin struck out at Labour's stance on no new North Sea oil and gas licensing as being "too simplistic".
“Grabbing the headlines is easy, developing a serious plan for more renewable energy is not."
Meanwhile, on the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland programme, David Whitehouse, CEO of OEUK, said the plan risks “importing the energy transition”.
The strategy was branded ‘pie in the sky’ in an immediate backlash from Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce.
The UK Gov announcement - currently slated to take place in Aberdeen, though that could change - is expected to include plans on CCS and the windfall tax.
Shell’s (LON: SHEL) top boss has made a plea for “stability” as calls for an escalation to the North Sea windfall tax continue to circle.
Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged her party will increase the North Sea windfall tax, in a move industry says will spell “disaster”.
Labour has urged the new UK business secretary to shut down the Rosebank oilfield before it begins production.
Ahead of a skills summit in Aberdeen this week, employment experts have assessed why Scotland and the wider UK has woes around attracting enough workers in renewable energy.
A Labour government will create a publicly-owned energy company within its first year in office, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.
The GMB Union has posed questions to Labour on its UK energy policy, including the message for thousands of offshore workers in Aberdeen and north-east England who would be impacted.
Labour has proposed extending Britain’s windfall tax on oil and gas companies, saying the proceeds should be used to fund a total freeze on energy bills over the winter.