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The UK Government has today given Statoil consent to drill one of the biggest developments ever in the North Sea.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Secretary of State addressed the House of Commons in a debate on new nuclear
WMS on the Contingencies Fund: Setting up an institutional framework for the delivery of electricity market reform and putting in place transitional arrangements
Ministers to sign MoU giving strong signal of potential opportunity to export gigawatts of green energy from Ireland to Britain.
20 December 2012: A study commissioned to assess the state of the retail fuel market .
13 December 2012 Shale gas development has been of increasing importance in the US for some years, but exploration has only just begun in the…
Commenting on the conclusion of the UK Nuclear Regulators’ (Office for Nuclear Regulation & Environment Agency) Generic Design Assessment for…
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey today announced that exploratory hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for shale gas can resume in…
Shale gas development has been of increasing importance in the US for some years, but exploration has only just begun in the UK. The potential of producing shale gas from a suitable formation can only...
The debate about Scotland's proposed. separation from the United Kingdom could not be more important; the Scottish people face a truly weighty decision. I welcome this opportunity to set out my view, ...
The United Kingdom was represented by Shan Morgan, Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU, at the EU Energy Council in Brussels on 3 December…
SCOTLAND leads the world in energy. From wind, wave and tidal to the oil and gas industries, Scotland is seizing the opportunity its abundant…
Nuclear Supply Chain Action Plan published 500 jobs created at Sellafield The nuclear industry will play a major role in securing the…
Minister’s response to Lord Mogg on the ‘Connect and Manage’ enduring grid access regime report, dated 4 December 2011.
Barriers to investment in new gas will be addressed as the Government confirmed the major role gas will continue to play in supporting significant…
Gas Generation Strategy covering the future of gas given emissions targets and the role of gas in EMR.
I am laying today before Parliament the Government's Gas Generation Strategy. Last week I set out in the Annual Energy Statement the objectives of our overarching energy policy – to keep the lights o...
Life extensions to Hinkley Point B and Hunterston B nuclear power stations
Comment on EDF Energy's announcement of life extensions to Hinkley Point B and Hunterston B nuclear power stations
The UK coal community has seen many changes since that first Coal UK conference. Back then, in 1992, our focus was on privatisation of the …
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