Oil and gas
'Insult to injury': ScottishPower owner projects £3.5bn profit in revised forecast
![North Sea platform](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9348517.jpg)
![North Sea platform](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9348517.jpg)
![Protestors who are against the proposed ETZ in Aberdeen](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18308589.jpg)
![Protestors who are against the proposed ETZ in Aberdeen](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18308589.jpg)
![Wood employs about 4,500 people in Aberdeen and the North Sea, with 35,000 workers globally](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18300370.jpg)
![Wood employs about 4,500 people in Aberdeen and the North Sea, with 35,000 workers globally](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18300370.jpg)
![Scottish energy sector seeks urgent clarity on new Labour government's tax hikes](/resources/images/128x89/1x/4629114.jpg)
![Scottish energy sector seeks urgent clarity on new Labour government's tax hikes](/resources/images/180x180/1x/4629114.jpg)
![A number of companies have signed a joint letter protesting at Labour’s policy](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18243236.jpg)
![A number of companies have signed a joint letter protesting at Labour’s policy](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18243236.jpg)
![Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, an offshore wind test and demonstration facility](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17927737.jpg)
![Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm, an offshore wind test and demonstration facility](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17927737.jpg)
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![Last year, research found that the number of people employed in the British oil and gas sector had halved over the past decade](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17692990.jpg)
![Last year, research found that the number of people employed in the British oil and gas sector had halved over the past decade](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17692990.jpg)
Exclusive
![Labour and SNP clash over oil and gas jobs ahead of manifesto launch](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18175090.jpg)
![Labour and SNP clash over oil and gas jobs ahead of manifesto launch](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18175090.jpg)
![Four people died when a Super Puma L2 carrying oil workers ditched in the North Sea off Shetland in August](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18168171.jpg)
![Four people died when a Super Puma L2 carrying oil workers ditched in the North Sea off Shetland in August](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18168171.jpg)
![Forbes: Scottish Government not opposed to new North Sea oil licences](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18165932.jpg)
![Forbes: Scottish Government not opposed to new North Sea oil licences](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18165932.jpg)
![SNP has never said no to new oil and gas licenses, claims Kate Forbes](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18161054.jpg)
![SNP has never said no to new oil and gas licenses, claims Kate Forbes](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18161054.jpg)
General Election
!['I’m still puzzled' Industry expert baffled by lack of detail on Labour's GB Energy](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18153343.jpg)
!['I’m still puzzled' Industry expert baffled by lack of detail on Labour's GB Energy](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18153343.jpg)
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![A new report has warned 100,000 North Sea jobs are at risk](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16095434.jpg)
![A new report has warned 100,000 North Sea jobs are at risk](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16095434.jpg)
![Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer holding an 'In Conversation' event in Glasgow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18142136.jpg)
![Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer holding an 'In Conversation' event in Glasgow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18142136.jpg)
![The Hornsea One windfarm off the Yorkshire coast Picture: Ørsted](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12779024.jpg)
![The Hornsea One windfarm off the Yorkshire coast Picture: Ørsted](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12779024.jpg)
![Flights boost for major Scottish airport as new routes take off](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13717288.jpg)
![Flights boost for major Scottish airport as new routes take off](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13717288.jpg)
Business Week
![The Rosebank field has been a battleground for environmental activists](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17613447.jpg)
![The Rosebank field has been a battleground for environmental activists](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17613447.jpg)
![Ithaca Energy is involved in the controversial Rosebank oil and gas field development](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17871764.jpg)
![Ithaca Energy is involved in the controversial Rosebank oil and gas field development](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17871764.jpg)
Business Insight
![Keir Starmer and Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething on board the jack-up barge Excalibur](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17900406.jpg)
![Keir Starmer and Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething on board the jack-up barge Excalibur](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17900406.jpg)
![Alba leader Alex Salmond and MP Kenny MacAsAskill campaign to save Grangemouth](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17839366.jpg)
![Alba leader Alex Salmond and MP Kenny MacAsAskill campaign to save Grangemouth](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17839366.jpg)
![Douglas Ross at FMQs](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17834782.jpg)
![Douglas Ross at FMQs](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17834782.jpg)
![Jeremy Hunt admits Scottish oil and gas industry are budget 'losers'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17819183.jpg)
![Jeremy Hunt admits Scottish oil and gas industry are budget 'losers'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17819183.jpg)
Updated
![Ross's pleas ignored as Hunt moves to extend windfall tax to pay for 2p NI cut](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17811897.jpg)
![Ross's pleas ignored as Hunt moves to extend windfall tax to pay for 2p NI cut](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17811897.jpg)
Budget
!['An unacceptable blow:' Douglas Ross stand up to Chancellor over Windfall Tax plan](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17811897.jpg)
!['An unacceptable blow:' Douglas Ross stand up to Chancellor over Windfall Tax plan](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17811897.jpg)
Tory conference
![Ross challenges Yousaf and Sarwar to oil and gas debate after windfall tax clash](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17783762.jpg)
![Ross challenges Yousaf and Sarwar to oil and gas debate after windfall tax clash](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17783762.jpg)
Updated
![Humza Yousaf at FMQs](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17780391.jpg)
![Humza Yousaf at FMQs](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17780391.jpg)
![Humza Yousaf has criticised Labour's plans for an oil and gas windfall tax](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16674289.jpg)
![Humza Yousaf has criticised Labour's plans for an oil and gas windfall tax](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16674289.jpg)
![Scotland's only oil refinery at Grangemouth](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17654797.jpg)
![Scotland's only oil refinery at Grangemouth](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17654797.jpg)
Exclusive
![First Minister Humza Yousaf caused friction with the oil and gas industry](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16674289.jpg)
![First Minister Humza Yousaf caused friction with the oil and gas industry](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16674289.jpg)
Exclusive
![The Grangemouth oil refinery is due to close as early as 2025](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17654797.jpg)
![The Grangemouth oil refinery is due to close as early as 2025](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17654797.jpg)
Exclusive
![An oil rig](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13829968.jpg)
![An oil rig](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13829968.jpg)
![Keir Starmer is under fire from oil and gas chiefs over his windfall tax plans](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17763986.jpg)
![Keir Starmer is under fire from oil and gas chiefs over his windfall tax plans](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17763986.jpg)
![Scotland effectively gives 90% of its income from oil and gas to the rest of the UK, a reader argues](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17381700.jpg)
![Scotland effectively gives 90% of its income from oil and gas to the rest of the UK, a reader argues](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17381700.jpg)
LETTER OF DAY 📨
![Scottish legal firm announces five new senior appointments](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17729009.jpg)
![Scottish legal firm announces five new senior appointments](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17729009.jpg)
Business Briefing
![Aberdeen oil specialist closes in on latest renewables acquisition](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17726988.jpg)
![Aberdeen oil specialist closes in on latest renewables acquisition](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17726988.jpg)
![Northern lights shine brightly in gloom of winter](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12418841.jpg)
![Northern lights shine brightly in gloom of winter](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12418841.jpg)
Business HQ Monthly
![In addition to its onshore assets in Scotland and the Netherlands, Parkmead also has offshore assets in the North Sea](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17709642.jpg)
![In addition to its onshore assets in Scotland and the Netherlands, Parkmead also has offshore assets in the North Sea](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17709642.jpg)
Business Insight
![New oil and gas licences have been awarded](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12680353.jpg)
![New oil and gas licences have been awarded](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12680353.jpg)
![Capricorn continues to seek 'value for shareholders' in the North Sea](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16599448.jpg)
![Capricorn continues to seek 'value for shareholders' in the North Sea](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16599448.jpg)
![Storm Isha blows away smoke and mirrors of energy strategy failures](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17662227.jpg)
![Storm Isha blows away smoke and mirrors of energy strategy failures](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17662227.jpg)
Business Voices
![Wood chief hints at shareholder returns as group seeks to rebuild investor trust](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17640827.jpg)
![Wood chief hints at shareholder returns as group seeks to rebuild investor trust](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17640827.jpg)
![Wood Group to offload Scottish-based Ethos Energy](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17640706.jpg)
![Wood Group to offload Scottish-based Ethos Energy](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17640706.jpg)
Business Insight
![Currently licensing rounds are run when the North Sea Transition Authority decides it is necessary](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17625409.jpg)
![Currently licensing rounds are run when the North Sea Transition Authority decides it is necessary](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17625409.jpg)
![Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit found it would account for less than 1% of that used domestically in 2030](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9125632.jpg)
![Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit found it would account for less than 1% of that used domestically in 2030](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9125632.jpg)
![Campaigners want tighter lobbying rules to protect Holyrood policy from influence from the oil and gas sector](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12680353.jpg)
![Campaigners want tighter lobbying rules to protect Holyrood policy from influence from the oil and gas sector](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12680353.jpg)
Exclusive
![Skills passport plans would allow energy workers to transfer from the oil and gas sector into renewable jobs](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13486671.jpg)
![Skills passport plans would allow energy workers to transfer from the oil and gas sector into renewable jobs](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13486671.jpg)
![Port of Nigg](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17578026.jpg)
![Port of Nigg](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17578026.jpg)
![Cliamte groups are taking court action against the UK Government to halt the Rosebank oil development](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12680353.jpg)
![Cliamte groups are taking court action against the UK Government to halt the Rosebank oil development](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12680353.jpg)
![Humza Yousaf has been urged to speed up SCotland's transition away from fossil fuels](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17461602.jpg)
![Humza Yousaf has been urged to speed up SCotland's transition away from fossil fuels](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17461602.jpg)
Updated
![Rishi Sunak's Government has backed the North Sea oil and gas sector](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17060689.jpg)
![Rishi Sunak's Government has backed the North Sea oil and gas sector](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17060689.jpg)
Exclusive
![SNP Energy Secretary Neil Gray will finalise a just transition plan for Grangemouth by the end of the year](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17477334.jpg)
![SNP Energy Secretary Neil Gray will finalise a just transition plan for Grangemouth by the end of the year](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17477334.jpg)
Exclusive
![Has the UK's laissez-faire attitude to oil led us to the situation where the nation's only refinery is under threat?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16346677.jpg)
![Has the UK's laissez-faire attitude to oil led us to the situation where the nation's only refinery is under threat?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16346677.jpg)
![Scottish offshore specialist to complete fifth acquisition of the year](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17465532.jpg)
![Scottish offshore specialist to complete fifth acquisition of the year](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17465532.jpg)
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