The Scottish Government has given £1.9m to The Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) to fund a new National Decommissioning Centre of Excellence (NDCE). The NDCE will be hosted by Aberdeen University and will be […]
On March 23, 2016, the government published the National Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2016-2021 which details in an 115-page report its intentions for supporting large-scale housing and regeneration, and investment in new local schools, hospitals, and […]
Subsidies for the oil industry… 13/02/16 11:34 Interesting piece in the Guardian by George Monbiot, discussing the perversity of subsidising the oil industry in order to protect profits during the slump in oil prices. He […]
The blog argues that: Over recent months, the UK oil industry has waged an all-out lobbying war for more tax breaks. They complain that they are suffering from the fall in oil prices, and they need help […]
£500m for the Scottish oil industry 29/01/16 11:49 The UK and Scottish government’s today announced funding of more than £500m in order to support the ailing oil industry. The money will be used to improve […]
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