Here are the top business stories making the headlines in the morning newspapers.
Skills summit for Granite City
An offshore energy skills summit will be held in Aberdeen next month to help break down barriers faced by oil and gas workers in the shift away from fossil fuels.
The Press and Journal has revealed the event - which will be attended by Energy Secretary Michael Matheson - will go ahead on November 2.
The summit is a result of a direct call to action by Aberdeenshire East MSP Gillian Martin who surveyed more than 500 oil and gas employees on the just transition.
Her work showed one in 10 workers in the North Sea oil and gas industry say they have enough opportunities to switch to renewables.
The Scottish Government plans to publish its draft energy strategy for Scotland by the "end of the year", along with a just transition plan for offshore workers.
Winter blackouts 'extremely unlikely'
Blackouts this winter are "extremely unlikely" and Government plans to ensure the UK has enough energy mean people will be able to enjoy Christmas, a senior cabinet minister has said.
Nadhim Zahawi said it was "only right that we plan for every scenario," but confirmed a £14million public information campaign advising people how to conserve energy would not go ahead.
He said details were available on the gov.uk website and that many energy providers were giving customers advice directly.
The Guardian says the worst-case scenario this winter was laid out last week by the National Grid electricity system operator. It said households and businesses might face planned three-hour outages to ensure that the grid did not collapse.
New economy based on renewables
Scotland could establish a sustainable new economy based on renewable energy if it becomes independent, Nicola Sturgeon is to claim later today.
The First Minister will set out details of her economic prospectus during her SNP conference speech in Aberdeen.
The BBC says she will tell delegates that Scotland's "massive renewable energy resources" could form the basis of a new system.
Late last week, Ms Sturgeon said the move away from fossil fuels to renewable energy needs to "accelerate". Her comments came as the next UK offshore oil and gas licensing round got underway.
Meanwhile, Ms Sturgeon was yesterday accused of using divisive rhetoric after she said "I detest the Tories" in a BBC interview.
She made the comments to Laura Kuenssberg when asked if she would prefer a Labour or a Tory PM.
Cabinet Minister Nadhim Zahawi said her language was "dangerous".
But Ms Sturgeon later said she did not regret her choice of words, which were not about individuals or Tory voters.
The First Minister clarified that, when she had said she "detests" the Tories, she was "referring to Tory policies and values that do a lot of damage".
Cash boost for North-east rail campaigners
The campaign group behind a North-east rail revival is being awarded up to £165,000 over four years in a major boost for the ambitious plans, the Press and Journal has revealed.
It is understood the major package of cash is being lined up to help with a feasibility study into reopening links between Dyce, Ellon, Fraserburgh and Peterhead.
The Campaign for North East Rail had asked for money as part of a wider £500million Scottish Government pot of cash for projects in the region.
Campaign co-chair Wyndham Williams has welcomed the "significant" award.
More offshore wind-farm jobs at BP
BP plans to more than triple its number of offshore wind-farm workers next year to 800.
Energy Voice says scaling up wind power is key to the group's plans to produce more renewable energy in the coming years to hit net-zero emissions by the middle of the century.
The company has grown its pipeline of offshore wind farms, with projects in the UK and US as well as plans to expand in Japan and the Netherlands.
Floating wind projects could soon offer further growth.
Cash for customers of Octopus Energy
One energy supplier is predicting households could earn around £100 over the winter through a scheme to reduce peak-time energy use.
Octopus Energy said it expects to pay on average £4 each time a customer responds to a request to cut back.
National Grid will announce full details of the scheme, which can be adopted by all energy suppliers, later this month.
The grid operator said some customers might get as much as £10 a day.
The cash incentive is to persuade people to wait until later on to run their washing machine, tumble dryer, or dishwasher, and to not charge their electric car if demand is already high.
The BBC says the scheme, set to start next month and run until March 2023, aims to help the UK avoid blackouts, by reducing energy consumption at peak times.
Four-day week could mean big pay cuts
Workers moving to a four-day week are facing big wage cuts as only 1% of companies plan to offer full pay for reduced hours.
A third of companies expect most workers to be on a four-day week within the next 10 years, new research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has revealed.
However, the Telegraph says the survey revealed that only a tiny number of companies plan to reduce hours while maintaining pay.
A tenth of firms said they have cut working hours without slashing pay while only 1% of companies said they would move to a shorter week and maintain staff wages.
A number of countries and companies are trialling a four-day working week with the idea rising in popularity, particularly on the Left.
But there are major concerns that any boost to productivity will not offset the losses to output.
No Eurovision for Glasgow
Liverpool has been chosen to host the first Eurovision Song Contest to be held in the UK for 25 years, reports the BBC.
The home of the Beatles, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and The Wombats will stage the spectacular event on May 13 after beating off competition from Glasgow. Aberdeen was among other British cities who had also been keen to host the event.
The show is coming to the UK after this year's winner, Ukraine, was unable to take up hosting duties due to the war.