Hefty job cuts are looming amid consolidation in the North Sea oil industry as giants lose interest in offshore renewables projects.
Scotland's last nuclear power plant has won a two-year life extension from the French energy giant that owns it in a move welcomed by the UK Government.
Budget tax hikes will stop firms committing to big field developments such as the controversial Cambo field West of Shetland and send some running for the exits experts have predicted.
Hopes that Ayrshire could become a renewables powerhouse have been boosted after a key ports project cleared a significant hurdle.
The SNP Government faces increased pressure to boost support for a just transition from fossil fuels ahead of publication of the Scottish Budget.
North Sea-focused Ithaca Energy has made clear it sees growth opportunities in the area despite the hike in the windfall tax in the Budget.
Ithaca Energy has said it sees growth potential in the UK despite the windfall tax hike and a legal challenge to the Rosebank oil field project off Shetland
Speyside whisky distiller Gordon & MacPhail has said Budget tax hikes will pose challenges for the sector amid pressure on consumer spending.
Upmarket handbag maker Mulberry has posted increased losses amid pressures on consumer spending after rebuffing a takeover bid by Mike Ashley's Frasers Group.
The SNP Government's credibility has been undermined further after a nationalist big gun attacked plans for carbon capture projects in Scotland
