Here are the business stories making the headlines across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire this morning.
North Sea operators warned to step up decommissioning
Oil and gas operators have been warned by regulators to step up decommissioning in the North Sea.
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) wants companies to clean up their oil and gas legacy and said it was "getting tough" on operators not meeting their regulatory obligations.
Repeated delays to well plugging and abandonment - where wells are plugged with concrete to protect groundwater resources and prevent surface pollution and methane emission - were pushing up the estimated bill for decommissioning on the UK Continental Shelf, the NSTA said.
The facts have been laid out in the NSTA's latest decommissioning cost and performance update, according to the BBC.
National Grid: Britain will remain dependent on gas for years
Britain will be forced to rely on natural gas for years to come, National Grid has said.
Demand for gas is now expected to be at least a fifth higher than previously expected in 2030, according to the National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO).
Under three potential “pathways” to net zero by 2050, the ESO also predicted Britain will keep burning “unabated” gas for power – that is, without any form of mitigation such as carbon capture – until at least 2036.
It underlines the scale of the challenge facing Sir Keir and Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary, as they attempt to rewire Britain’s energy system at a faster pace than envisioned by the Conservatives.
Billionaire Royal Mail buyer vows to keep 6-day service
The prospective new owner of Royal Mail has said he will not walk away from the requirement to deliver letters throughout the UK six days a week, as long as he is running the service.
"As long as I'm alive, I completely exclude this," Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky told the BBC.
Mr Kretinsky has had a £3.6bn offer for Royal Mail accepted by its board.
Shareholders are expected to approve the deal on 25 September, but the government also has a say over whether it goes ahead.
Truth Social shares surge after Trump shooting
Shares in Donald Trump's social media company have surged after he survived an assassination attempt on Saturday.
Shares in Trump Media, which runs the Truth Social platform, closed up about 31%. The price had risen as much as 70% in pre-market trading over the weekend before falling back again.
Analysts said the gains reflected bets that the shooting had improved Mr Trump's chances of winning the US presidential election in November.