Labour adds to frontbench energy and net zero team
The new UK government has expanded its frontbench energy team with the addition of three MPs and a Labour peer.
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Study finds majority of Brits want increased net zero efforts, ban on North Sea oil and gas licences
'Britain Talks Climate' survey also finds majority of Brits favour a ban on new North Sea oil and gas licences.
SNP blasts “betrayal” of North East over energy civil servant jobs
Four SNP MPs have called on the UK government to explain the confusion over the number of energy civil servants headed for Aberdeen.
Douglas Ross urged to whip Scottish Tory MPs against windfall tax extension
Douglas Ross has been warned he will be Scottish Tory leader in “name only” if he does not whip his MPs to vote against a windfall tax extension.
Plans to maximise North Sea oil and gas production move closer to becoming law
The Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill passes through the House of Commons.
Watch: Annual North Sea licences bill debated in UK parliament
Energy Secretary says Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill will improve energy security and secure jobs while Labour calls it "climate vandalism" and "hypocrisy".
MPs voice opposition to Rosebank approval
Dozens of MPs have voiced opposition to approval of the Rosebank oilfield in a letter to the UK Government.
Acorn CCS: Industry leaders tell government to get a move on
Meanwhile First Minister Humza Yousaf called for an end to "dithering and delay" for Acorn CCS funding.
Drillers warn politicians that North Sea rigs could be ‘lost for good’
“There is a real danger that the UK will be left without the resources and talent to make the energy transition a reality safely," the IADC has warned hundreds of MPs and MSPs.
Scotland’s Energy Strategy is irrational
Replace oil and gas? Anyone connected to the Scottish energy sector knows that the investment in creating those high skill, high value, high wage jobs simply isn’t happening on anything like the scale it needs to, writes Dick Winchester.
Hydrogen not a ‘panacea’ for reaching net zero, say MPs
Hydrogen is not the "panacea" for reaching net zero emissions by 2050, MPs have said.
Extinction Rebellion protestors superglue themselves inside House of Commons
Extinction Rebellion protestors have superglued themselves inside the House of Commons.
Treasury becomes latest target for Just Stop Oil protestors following Jackdaw approval
Environmental campaigners have made the Treasury their latest target in response to the recent approval of a North Sea gas field.
Windfall tax: Politicians should ‘rise above the calls of the election timetable’
The UK Government’s decision to impose a windfall tax on industry is disappointing and presents challenges to a sector that is focussed on meeting the UK’s energy needs for decades to come.
Tory MP brands oil bosses ‘new oligarchs’ during Westminster debate
A Conservative MP branded oil and gas bosses the “new oligarchs” during a debate in Westminster on Tuesday.
Spring statement: Key demands facing Rishi Sunak ahead of mini-budget
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will come under pressure to offer more support to working families in financial pain as he makes his spring statement on Wednesday.
Patrick Harvie: Ukraine invasion doesn’t justify North Sea production boost
Scottish Green party co-leader Patrick Harvie has said the war in Ukraine must not be used to justify increased production of fossil fuels from the North Sea.
MPs slammed for voting down plans for offshore training passport
Politicians have been accused of letting down offshore workers after plans for a training passport were voted down in Westminster.
Brian Wilson: Serious decisions await on future of Scottish energy sector
With COP26 in Glasgow two months away, one might think Scottish political eyes would be turning towards the issues it will discuss, even if that means parking some other preoccupations for the time being. Not so.
‘Today marks the start of the UK’s hydrogen revolution’ – Westminster publishes Hydrogen Strategy
The UK Government has pledged to support the advancement of both green and blue hydrogen as part of plans to create a “thriving” low carbon sector.
NECCUS funding award could ‘realise the ambition’ of north-east’s low carbon initiatives
It’s hoped the award of more than a million pounds to a Scottish decarbonisation group could help to “realise the ambition” of energy transition initiatives in the north-east.
OGUK says Prime Minister’s emissions targets reinforce need for sector deal
Trade body Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) has restated the importance of Westminster following through on its promises of a “transformational” sector deal.
UK Government needs to include outside experts when formulating net zero policy, says IfG report
The UK Government has been urged to change how it shapes energy policy or risk hindering efforts to reach its 2050 net zero target.
Offshore helicopter chiefs lobby Westminster and Washington as firms fight to ‘survive’ downturn
Industry chiefs are fighting in Westminster and Capitol Hill to support global helicopter firms that operate in the UK North Sea, warning some “will probably not survive”.
Sturgeon tells Westminster to ‘get its act together’ on clean energy
Nicola Sturgeon has challenged Westminster to "stop obsessing" about nuclear power and "get its act together" on green energy.