'Hypocrisy': UK Government Slammed by Industry over Billion-Pound LNG Import Proposal

Labour accused of backing foreign gas imports over Scottish jobs with new plans

LABOUR’S proposals to import more gas from abroad have sparked fury as Westminster was accused of backing “higher carbon” overseas fossil fuels over Scottish jobs.

Industry leaders fume over minister's plans to block North Sea oil but support foreign imports - 'Defies belief'

Blocking North Sea production while plans are afoot to boost infrastructure for imports suggests that "the only oil and gas some politicians and activists object to is our own", industry leaders say. The Government is considering new infrastructure for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, including housing a stockpile for emergencies. A floating storage and regasification unit – a giant ship capable of turning imported LNG back into gas - is als…

'Hypocrisy': UK Government slammed by industry over billion-pound LNG import proposal

Aberdeen's chamber of commerce chief warns that government plans to spend billions importing liquefied natural gas expose the hypocrisy of…

It would 'defy belief' for Jackdaw and Rosebank to be blocked, say North Sea bosses

A new report suggests the UK Government is looking at ways of transporting and storing oil and gas imports from overseas

UK LNG import plans draw criticism as North Sea production declines

The UK is reportedly considering additional LNG import capacity as North Sea production declines, prompting Aberdeen business leaders to challenge government restrictions on new offshore oil and gas development.