RUSSIAN WARSHIPS IN UK WATERS KEEP ROYAL NAVY BUSY OVER CHRISTMAS

HMS St Albans escorted the frigate Admiral Gorshkov off the north coast of Scotland, while HMS Tyne shadowed a spy ship through the North Sea... READ MORE›

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FRUSTRATED NEIGHBOURS OF TRUMP'S SCOTTISH GOLF COURSE FIGHT BACK WITH MEXICAN FLAGS

My main problem with Donald Trump as far as the golf course is concerned is he didn't deliver what he promised... READ MORE›

SCOTLAND SETS AMBITIOUS GOAL OF 66% EMISSIONS CUT WITHIN 15 YEARS

O A totally carbon-free electricity sector based entirely on renewable energy sources by 2032, when Scotland's last nuclear power station will close... READ MORE›

SCOTLAND BLOCKS TRUMP FROM EXPANDING HIS GOLF EMPIRE THERE

In 2006, businessman and reality TV star Donald Trump bought an 1,800-acre estate in Scotland's northeast, near Aberdeen... READ MORE›

HOW GLOBAL OIL FLOWS MIGHT LOOK AFTER OPEC'S SUPPLY SHOCK

The early signs are that Middle East suppliers will prioritize Asia, pushing competitors in Africa and the Americas to keep cargoes in the Atlantic region... READ MORE›

SHELL RESUMES ARCTIC DRILLING BUT CUTS $15BN FROM GLOBAL INVESTMENT

Related Stories Royal Dutch Shell is reviving plans to drill for oil in the Arctic in a move likely to intensify its battle with environmentalists... READ MORE›

COULD THE OILSANDS REALLY BE PHASED OUT? HERE ARE THE POSSIBILITIES

Oilsands too important to phase out Trudeau's comments last week caused a political tempest in Alberta, but not much of a ripple in the business community... READ MORE›

NORWAY HELICOPTER CRASH: '11 KILLED' NEAR BERGEN

It was flying from the Gullfaks oil field to Bergen, a centre for the North Sea oil and gas industry... READ MORE›

BP EVACUATES VALHALL OIL FIELD IN NORTH SEA

Meanwhile, BP said it is working to completely evacuate a North Sea oil field because a barge is drifting out of control in the turbulent seas... READ MORE›

GEORGE OSBORNE OVERSEES BIGGEST FOSSIL FUEL BOOM SINCE NORTH SEA OIL DISCOVERY

George Osborne gave the fossil fuel sector another 430m in tax breaks in his autumn statement... READ MORE›

GOOD NEWS FOR MOTORISTS AS PETROL PRICES PREDICTED TO FALL

Petrol prices may fall below the A?1 per litre mark, as world oil prices continue to tumble... READ MORE›

PREPARE FOR THE NORTH SEA OIL FLOOD

Only one supertanker, Front Ariake, remains floating with North Sea crude off the coast of England... READ MORE›

NORTH SEA OR GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT, OIL DRILLING IS ALWAYS A RISKY BUSINESS

Failures of these bolts could result in an oil spill on the scale of the Deepwater Horizon disaster ... READ MORE›

OIL PRICES SOAR AFTER OPEC DEAL

Oil prices soared Thursday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC clinched an agreement to cut production, first of its kind since 2008... READ MORE›

ROAMING BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN CLET TURNS UP OFF MULL

Bottlenose dolphins Scotland is best known location for bottlenose dolphins is the Moray Firth on the east coast... READ MORE›

G7 NATIONS PLEDGE TO END FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES BY 2025

The OECD estimates that this type of support for fossil fuels within its member states is 160-200bn ?109-136bn each year... READ MORE›

STURGEON IN 'GOOD FAITH' SMITH PLEDGE

Speaking on BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, he said Even at 100 oil, the industry was facing some pretty serious problems... READ MORE›

ANDY SAMUEL NAMED AS HEAD OF OIL AND GAS AUTHORITY IN ABERDEEN

Norman Kerr, director at the charity Energy Action Scotland, told Good Morning Scotland that more needs to be done to tackle fuel poverty... READ MORE›

FOR OPEC'S RIVALS, SUCCESS LIES IN OIL MARKET FAR, FAR AWAY

The value of Brent crude loading in three months is about 1 per barrel higher versus cargoes for two months ahead... READ MORE›

RYDER CUP '?40M OF FREE ADVERTISING'

Speaking on BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, he said Even at 100 oil, the industry was facing some pretty serious problems... READ MORE›

WHAT A REAL 'BREXIT BRITAIN' WOULD LOOK LIKE

If London, along with Scotland and Northern Ireland, were to leave the United Kingdom, the rest would be 86.56 percent White British... READ MORE›

MAN DIES AFTER WATER RESCUE ATTEMPT

Gary Robertson BBC Radio Scotland Future of the Edinburgh based wave power firm Pelamis will be decided later today... READ MORE›

WOULD FOOD PRICES GO UP AFTER A YES VOTE?

Despite that, neither Asda nor Morrisons said they had any plans to raise prices in an independent Scotland... READ MORE›

BP TO CUT 4,000 JOBS GLOBALLY AS OIL PRICES DROP

NEW YORK-- Oil producer BP plans to slash more than 4,000 jobs over the next two years as oil prices plummet... READ MORE›

OIL PRICES SURGE AS WORLD UNITES ON PRODUCTION CUT

US crude benchmark West Texas Intermediate also hit a sixteen-month high of 54.51 per barrel before retreating to 54.15... READ MORE›

BIG OIL TO CUT INVESTMENT AGAIN IN 2016

Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L has also announced a further 5 billion in spending cuts if its planned takeover of BG Group BG.L goes ahead... READ MORE›

U.S. OIL CEO HAMM GOES OUT ON A LIMB, SCRAPS HEDGES

U.s. oil ceo hamm goes out on a limb scraps hedges... READ MORE›

All three major British political parties have already set out differing proposals on extra powers for Scotland if it rejects independence... READ MORE›

WORLD STOCKS DOWN ON GROWTH JITTERS, JAPAN DIVES 5.4 PER CENT

Banking stocks hammered In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 dived 5.4 per cent to close at 16,085.44 and Australia's S P ASX 200 fell 2.9 per cent to 4,832.10... READ MORE›

DRIFTING BARGE MISSES NORTH SEA OIL PLATFORMS

North Sea oil platforms evacuated after loose barge drifts in rough seas... READ MORE›

A BRIEF HISTORY OF ALEX SALMOND

Mr Salmond always insisted relations with such figures were about promoting jobs for Scotland... READ MORE›