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Scrap windfall tax on oil and gas firms early, North Sea industry urges

Labour should replace levy in 2027 rather than 2030 as energy bills are poised to surge over the winter, says lobby group

The Guardian - UK

UK Government action could ‘unlock’ 100-plus oil and gas projects, say bosses

A report from Offshore Energies UK claimed reforms to the tax regime and a ‘pragmatic approach’ to licensing could see 111 projects go ahead.

Evening Standard

Energy sector wants ‘powerful reset’ from Andy Burnham’s Government

Trade body Offshore Energies UK is urging the Government to back the controversial Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gas projects in the North Sea.

The Independent UK

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Energy Secretary in 'constructive' talks with North Sea bosses

THE UK’s new Energy Secretary held “constructive” talks with industry leaders as she visited Aberdeen just days after being appointed to the…

The National (Scotland)

Energy Secretary sends ‘important signal’ as she makes Aberdeen her first visit

Miatta Fahnbulleh was in the city on Thursday to meet industry body Offshore Energies UK.

Evening Standard

Voters want ‘huge change’ in energy policy from Burnham as PM, polling suggests

Research found that while 24% want the Government to maintain its ban on new oil and gas developments, 49% want to see new licences granted.

Evening Standard

Top judge blasts decision to drop fraud probe and pay ex-Rangers administrators £50m

A TOP judge has expressed his incredulity over the decision to apologise to former Rangers administrators, adding that they shouldn’t have…

The National (Scotland)

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UK could face importing 70% of oil and gas needs by 2030, new report warns

Trade body Offshore Energies UK published its economic report for 2025.

Evening Standard

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch slams Labour for treating oil and gas sector as a ‘relic of the past’

Badenoch will pledge to make North Sea oil and gas the ‘cornerstone’ of the economy

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch pledges to make oil and gas ‘cornerstone’ of UK economy

The Conservative leader will attack the UK Government for treating the North Sea industry as a ‘relic of the past’.

Evening Standard

Cut to energy bills for businesses is ‘short-term fix’, industry boss claims

David Whitehouse of Offshore Energies UK claimed the move from the UK Government would offer ‘respite’ for some firms but was a ‘short-term fix’.

Evening Standard

UK oil and gas industry welcomes talk of ceasefire in Middle East

The chief executive of Offshore Energies UK said there has already been a drop in oil prices.

Evening Standard

Campaigners pan claim North Sea could produce half of UK oil and gas by 2050

THE oil and gas industry is "peddling a fantasy", campaigners have warned after bosses said the North Sea could produce about half of the…

The National (Scotland)

North Sea could produce half of all UK oil and gas in run up to 2050 – report

Industry body Offshore Energies UK made the claim in a new report.

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The Guardian - UK

Jenni Fagan’s ‘visceral’ memoir of growing up in care wins Gordon Burn prize

The author said she hopes resulting publicity ‘is used to help stop other children falling through all safety nets as I did repeatedly’

The Independent UK

Offshore energy jobs could increase by 50% by end of decade, research finds

The new report by Robert Gordon University was praised by a leading trade association for the energy sector.

The Independent UK

UK ‘must become irresistible place to do energy business’

The Offshore Energies UK report said the sum is also needed to install all the renewable infrastructure required to get the UK to net zero by 2050.

Daily Record

Cash-strapped Police Scotland paid out more than £2million in compensation claims in the last six months

It comes after a series of costly legal actions raised against the force from both staff and members of the public.

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Insider UK

New chief executive set to take helm at Offshore Energies UK

Replacing Deirdre Michie, he will take up the post next month

Daily Record

How Crown Office botched investigation into Rangers has cost taxpayers £51 million - so far

The cost of "malicious" Rangers prosecutions has hit a staggering £51million - but the final cost to Scots taxpayers will likely be far higher.

Daily Record

Rangers 'malicious prosecutions' cost soars to £51 million for the taxpayer

The latest figure relating to the scandal was confirmed in the Scottish Parliament

The Guardian - UK

Gordon Burn prize shortlist announced: jazz icons, true crime and a rogue psychotherapist

Preti Taneja, David Whitehouse, Graeme Macrae Burnet, Margo Jefferson and Lea Ypi are shortlisted for the prize rewarding ‘bold and innovative’ books

The Guardian - UK

About a Son by David Whitehouse review – murder, and what comes after

The novelist worked from the diaries of a bereaved father to create this creative nonfiction account of the killing of 20-year-old Morgan Hehir

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