Labour’s North Sea windfall tax plans branded a ‘blunt response’ that will hammer businesses across the UK Energy The government’s plans for North Sea oil and gas are a “blunt response” that could jeopardise hundreds of thousands of jobs not just in the energy sector, several of the industry’s leading figures have warned. In an open letter to the Treasury, over 40 companies with operations in the North Sea voiced their “grave concern” [...]
Ithaca Energy: Profit tumbles at North Sea oil and gas firm as windfall tax bites Energy North sea oil and gas firm Ithaca Energy saw its revenue and profit tumble after being hit by impairment charges, lower production and a dip in the oil and gas prices. The FTSE 250 constituent, which in the Spring announced plans to buy all of Italian competitor Eni’s North Sea assets for £754m, lowered its [...]
Harbour Energy returns to profit despite falling revenue and cash flow Business Harbour Energy has returned to the black on Thursday despite the largest UK-based North Sea oil and gas firm suffering a dip in revenue and cratered free cash flow. The producer had been a victim of the energy profit levy imposed off the back of energy price spikes in 2022, with the 75 per cent [...]
Higher windfall taxes will be the death of investment in the North Sea July 31, 2024 Introducing Norway-level taxes without the accompanying investment incentives proves Labour’s energy policy is driven by ideology – not security, says Andy Mayer The day before the new Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves sounded the death knell for Britain’s North Sea oil industry and put up to 200,000 workers on notice the ‘I’ newspaper led with the headline “Starfish and other seabed species [...]
Banning North Sea oil will only benefit Saudi Arabia July 16, 2024 Fossil fuels will remain part of the energy mix for decades to come – if we don’t extract our own resources from the North Sea, our loss will be other polluters’ gain, says Andy Mayer The new government’s plans to capitulate to the likes of Just Stop Oil by banning new drilling licences in the [...]
‘A complete fabrication’: Government denies claims Ed Miliband has banned new North Sea oil licences July 11, 2024 The government has been forced to deny reports that Ed Miliband has banned the North Sea oil regulator from issuing any outstanding drilling and exploration licences.
Going green? Not without backing from the City, you don’t June 4, 2024 The energy transition requires investment in two things: transition (obviously) and new, greener, cheaper technologies.
Serica Energy chief: ‘High commodity price windfall long gone’ April 24, 2024 Serica Energy today announced its first share buyback programme, totalling £15m.
Ithaca Energy to buy Eni’s UK assets for about £754m April 23, 2024 North Sea oil and gas producer Ithaca Energy said on Tuesday it would buy Eni's UK upstream oil and gas assets for about £754m in an all-stock deal.
Energy security is a must, but UK’s absurd oil and gas bill won’t help January 24, 2024 The oil and gas bill is a misguided solution to the UK's energy woes; we must focus on renewables instead, writes Nigel Pocklington.