Craig Paton

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Government ‘taxing oil and gas sector to death’, claims trade body The Chancellor was told Aberdeen was ‘not going down without a fight’. Craig Paton The UK Government is taxing the oil and gas industry “to death”, a trade body has said as the Chancellor ... See more

UK Government to allow oil and gas extraction near existing North Sea fields Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said it is a ‘world-leading’ plan Craig Paton The UK Government will allow extraction of oil and gas near existing fields as it looks to expand North... See more

ExxonMobil plans closure of Fife manufacturing site The Fife Ethylene Plant at Mossmorran is expected to shut in February. Craig Paton Global energy giant ExxonMobil will close its manufacturing plant in Fife, the company has announced. The Fife Ethylene ... See more

MSP urges ExxonMobil to work with governments to avert Mossmorran closure ExxonMobil announced the site would close on Tuesday. Craig Paton A local MSP has urged ExxonMobil and the Scottish and UK Governments to work together to avert the closure of a pla... See more