Tag: Norway
Oh Look, World beating energy bills
By Russell Bruce
At last something that is really 'World Beating' as UK faces the biggest increase in energy...
Is England running out of natural gas?
By Russell Bruce
In our series of articles on Power Scotland and the move to renewable energy we have...
It’s Scotland’s gas and a tale of two economic models
By Russell Bruce
Or it should be, because it is too wee, too poor, too stupid Scotland, subsidised by...
Breaking: Norway closes down
By Russell Bruce
The Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has this afternoon given a remarkable press conference to...
Transition to a low carbon future
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2eI05YGVYQ
Nicola Sturgeon, gave a keynote speech in Oslo on Wednesday last week at the annual conference...
Oil be dammed! Oil is back yet there is more –...
by Russell Bruce
Oil has got interesting again. The dramatic collapse in oil prices started in late 2014 lasting until January 2016 when Brent oil...
Brexit: Be wary of looking to Norway for an ‘afiordable’ example
Commentary by Derek Bateman
If you’re thinking of voting to leave the EU, you may imagine the UK will be like Norway. Our oil-rich chums...
Better Together chief under fire after oil fund claims dismissed by...
By Martin Kelly A leading figure from the No campaign, who said that Norway relies on high taxes in order to pay for...
Scottish Oil and gas ‘over-reliance’ claims challenged by official figures
By Bob Duncan A new analysis of the role that oil & gas revenues have played in the Norwegian Government’s budget has blown...
BBC Scotland Economy Editor casts doubt on viability of Scottish oil...
By a Newsnet reporter BBC Scotland’s Business and Economy editor, Douglas Fraser has suggested that the SNP’s plan for a wealth fund supported by...