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Poll reveals SNP voters' views on North Sea oil and gas as party mulls policy switch

LESS than one-third of SNP voters support issuing new oil and gas licences in the North Sea, according to new polling ...

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Scottish Greens warn SNP against U-turn on oil and gas exploration

THE Scottish Greens have warned the SNP not to U-turn on its presumption against new oil and gas exploration in the North Sea.

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Next UK government 'has 100 days to save 100k jobs in Scottish north east'

A WARNING has been issued that the next UK Government will have just 100 days to save 100,000 jobs in the North Sea energy sector as companies…

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Why unions are lobbying Labour over a ‘just transition’ to cleaner energy

Jobs and communities dependent on oil and gas sector must be considered in plan to ban North Sea licences, say GMB and Unite

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The Ferret: Oil industry’s SNP lobbyists fuel worry on North Sea extraction

LOBBYING on behalf of the oil industry by former SNP spin doctors has sparked fears that the Scottish Government could be about to abandon its…

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Union urges Labour not to ban new North Sea licences without plan for jobs

Unite launches bid to persuade Keir Starmer to invest more in north-east Scotland

The Guardian - UK

Chevron to sell off its remaining North Sea oil and gas fields

US company denies decision is linked to UK’s 35% windfall tax on North Sea producers

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Chevron To Exit North Sea Operations After 55 Years

Chevron exits North Sea after 55 years to focus on core assets, impacting industry.

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Climate activists across Europe block access to North Sea oil infrastructure

Blockades at facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, with protests in Scotland and action expected in Denmark

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No big North Sea fossil fuel country has plan to stop drilling in time for 1.5C goal

UK, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Denmark have failed to align oil and gas policies with Paris pledges, say campaigners

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Anas Sarwar stands by oil tax plans after Aberdeen executives call him ‘traitor’

Scottish Labour leader defends windfall tax proposal as business leaders say levy could cost up to 100,000 jobs

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Tory donor’s oil and gas company given North Sea licence after £150,000 fine

Subsidiary of EnQuest, which was fined in 2022 for illegal gas flaring, awarded one of 24 new drilling licences

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‘Grossly irresponsible’: UK hands out 24 new North Sea oil and gas licences

The move to grant 17 companies the right to drill for fossil fuels is ‘a pipe dream’ that will do little for energy security, say environmentalists

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Alok Sharma condemns government’s oil and gas bill as vote passes first hurdle

Former Cop26 president abstains from vote saying bill breaks UK’s promise to phase out fossil fuels

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Rishi Sunak facing renewed pressure over plans to ‘max out’ North Sea oil

Dithering on renewable energy and insulation will leave people in Britain ‘colder and poorer’, campaigners warn

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'Reckless': Campaigners attack SNP plan for oil to bankroll £20bn independence fund

CLIMATE campaigners have criticised SNP plans to keep North Sea oil flowing for a decade after independence in order to tax the revenues as…

The Guardian - UK

Factchecked: the UK government’s claims about North Sea oil and gas

Rishi Sunak says the policy shift towards fossil fuels will lower bills and is backed by independent advisers. Is he right?

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New North Sea oil projects insignificant for UK energy independence, says non-profit

Government’s claim of bolstering UK’s energy security through new licenses ‘doesn’t stand up to scrutiny,’ research says

The National (Scotland)

Former Tory minister blasts Rishi Sunak's North Sea plans as 'smoke and mirrors'

A FORMER Tory cabinet minister has said Rishi Sunak’s plans to maximise North Sea oil and gas production give the impression he is “not…

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New North Sea oil licences 'make no real difference' to energy prices

OIL from new licences granted to North Sea producers and sent to UK refineries would account for less than 1 of the fuels used here in 2030,…

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s woes mount with oil bill rebellion, byelections and asylum row

Parliament returns for election year with a resignation over North Sea drilling and a fight over the Tories’ Rwanda plan

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