Ithaca Energy in $860m deal for Suncor Canada assets
Aberdeen-headquartered Ithaca Energy Plc has agreed to acquire a portfolio of “conventional offshore oil assets” located in shallow waters off the East Coast of Newfoundland…
October 2026
Edinburgh Uni principal Mathieson won’t seek 3rd term
Peter Mathieson has announced that he decided earlier this year that he will not seek a third term as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University…
Report identifies £32bn South of Scotland potential
The South of Scotland Regional Transformational Opportunities report has identified 202 potential investment projects across Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders with a combined…
Scots salmon farmers target £130m India market
Scottish salmon farmers have launched a landmark trade mission to India as they target a new export market worth up to £130 million over the…
Diageo faces escalation of strike at Cameronbridge
Strike action by over 100 Unite union members at Diageo’s Cameronbridge distillery in Fife will escalate “in response to management reiterating its threat to force…
Forties pipeline at risk in Apache strike, union warns
Unite, the UK’s largest offshore union, has warned that imminent strike action by 160 Apache offshore workers could severely disrupt UK fuel supplies. Unite said…
Shortlist revealed for £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize
The prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction has revealed the six authors shortlisted for the 2026 Prize. The shortlist is: Nicholas Boggs, Anand Gopal, Patrick…
Scottish Government funds £3m university spinout plan
The Scottish Government said it is investing nearly £3 million to help turn university research projects into commercial business propositions. Seventeen projects from seven different…
Board of Aberdeen’s Dunedin fund in ‘robust review’
The board of the Aberdeen-managed £440 million Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust said it has undertaken a “robust in-depth review” of the “investment philosophy and…
Auditor slams ‘slow’ £500m Scots offshore wind plan
Audit Scotland has warned that the Scottish Government plan to boost the offshore wind supply chain is making slow progress and faces “multiple risks” to…
Portugal space firm Omnidea acquires Orbex assets
European space technology group Omnidea has acquired the UK-based manufacturing assets and intellectual property of Scottish orbital launch services company and space rocket manufacturer Orbex….
Scottish Friendly, mid-merger, appoints new CFO
Glasgow-based Scottish Friendly, which said in February it will merge with Brighton-based OneFamily, has appointed Scott McNeill as its new chief financial officer (CFO), subject…
RBS appoints Venture Banking Director
Royal Bank of Scotland announced the appointment of Catriona Penny as its Venture Banking Director, expanding its work with Scotland’s high growth companies and the…
SSE renewable output up 20% as it reiterates outlook
SSE, the Perth-based electricity infrastructure giant, published a half-year trading update saying its renewable generation output is expected to be around 20% higher than the…