Opinion: Production figures were first real test on government tax breaks
Yesterday’s figures on oil and gas, for the first time in a long time, gave the sector some positive news.
Murdo Fraser
Scottish Conservatives claim fresh oil figures boosted by UK tax breaks
Tax breaks introduced by the UK Government have helped boost fresh figures on oil and gas production, according to the Scottish Conservatives.
Opinion: Sir Ian Wood is right – leave the indy ref debate alone
Sir Ian Wood’s comments at the weekend are a welcome injection of common sense into the debate around Scottish independence, following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union last month.
Oil and gas firms being held back from fracking opportunities, says Fraser
North Sea oil and gas companies are being held up from maximising opportunities in fracking because of the Scottish Government’s moratorium on shale gas, claims a leading politician.
Murdo Fraser: Scotland ‘would be foolish’ to miss out on fracking
Scotland "would be foolish" to miss out on the fracking opportunity, according to Murdo Fraser.
Politician says there will be a “revival” in the North Sea
The politician who led a committee looking at the oil and gas industry said there will be a “revival” in the North Sea. MSP Murdo Fraser spoke after the findings of a report by the Scottish Government’s economic committee were made public.
Opinion: Scottish Government should focus on energy policy fit for the future
Recently we’ve heard suggestions that the SNP’s flagship £10 million wave-power prize should be scrapped. But given the history of The Saltire Prize it's no surprise that it has run into problems, with no-one even likely to come close to meeting the qualifying criteria by the 2017 deadline. From the start it looked like another of Alex Salmond’s pipe dreams and a PR stunt for the nationalists.