Scottish energy secretary Matheson backs extension of North Sea windfall tax
Scottish energy secretary Michael Matheson has backed an extension to the North Sea windfall tax, and said he would broaden it to a range of other industries.
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Matheson tells industry Scotland ‘not prepared’ to be just a ‘production base’ for offshore wind
The offshore wind industry has been warned not to see Scotland as simply a “production base for renewable energy”.
Exclusive: Skills passport to ‘transform’ North Sea oil and gas workforce
Plans have been set out on creation of a “critical” and long-awaited skills passport to help oil and gas workers transition into renewables.
Report warns up to 17,000 north-east jobs at risk without energy transition cash
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Scottish Government looking at using renewables cash to create wealth fund
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Matheson: Surging gas prices brings Scottish offshore wind imperative
Surging gas prices throws into “sharp relief” the need to ramp up Scottish offshore wind and hydrogen, the energy minister will say later.
Matheson: Scotland up to £6.7 billion better off with carbon capture investment
Scotland would be up to £6.7 billion better off with investment in carbon capture technology, the energy minister has said.
Matheson ‘not entirely opposed’ to North Sea windfall tax
Scotland’s energy secretary says he is “not against the idea entirely of some kind of windfall tax” on North Sea oil and gas producers.
ScotWind 2: When is it likely, who will be in the mix, and is it needed?
Scotland’s energy industry has now had some time to digest the results of arguably the most hotly anticipated offshore wind auction in history.
Scottish Government frees up £80m in bid to secure ‘Track-1’ status for snubbed Scottish Cluster
The Scottish Government has earmarked up to £80 million in a bid to bring forward the timeline for a key decarbonisation project.
Scottish Parliament: Oil transition must not ‘throw thousands of north-east jobs under the bus’
The transition away from oil and gas “must not throw thousands of north-east jobs under the bus”, a Scottish Parliament debate has heard.
Cambo: UK Government says oil and gas cannot be ‘abandoned overnight’ after Sturgeon opposition
The UK Government has refused to back Nicola Sturgeon’s opposition to the new Cambo oil field off Shetland – and warned jobs are at risk from “turning off the taps”.
£15m for Aberdeen hub as Scottish Government unveils Hydrogen Action Plan
Aberdeen has been awarded £15m as part of a £100m Scottish Government package to advance the hydrogen economy, which could see the resource provide nearly a sixth of Scotland’s energy needs by 2030.
An independent Scotland would continue drilling for oil and gas, says net zero secretary
Scotland’s net zero secretary has said Holyrood would allow North Sea oil and gas exploration, if the country were to break away from the rest of the UK.
Cabinet secretary for net zero and energy cuts ribbon on Moray East O&M base
Scotland’s cabinet secretary for energy, net zero and transport has cut the ribbon on a key facility for the country’s largest offshore wind farm
Ineos to invest £1bn to slash emissions at Grangemouth refinery
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SSE Renewables to combine two wind farms to create ‘super project’
SSE Renewables is to combine two of its proposed North Sea wind farms in order to create one “super project”.
Scottish Government told to ‘get off the fence’ over Cambo oilfield
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Scottish energy secretary commits to more ScotWind rounds during current parliament
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Brexit ‘delays net-zero goal’, warns SNP minister
Brexit is undermining the battle against the climate emergency, a senior SNP government minister warned.
‘No change to policy’ for Scottish oil workers in hotel quarantine
The Scottish Government has said there is “no change to policy” being considered for oil and gas workers stuck in hotel quarantine from red list countries.
Scottish Government unveils new cabinet secretary for energy and net zero
The Scottish Government has unveiled its new cabinet secretary in charge of overseeing energy and net zero policy.
Updated: Oil workers could be granted exemption to Scotland travel quarantine measures
Transport Secretary Michael Matheson has said oil and gas workers travelling back into Scotland could be granted exemption from enforced quarantine measures.