Here are the top business stories making the headlines in the morning newspapers.
Aerial hunt for metals in North-east
A mineral exploration company is about to launch an aerial survey of the North-east amid hopes the region's geology may contain in-demand metals.
A contractor hired by privately-owned Aberdeen Minerals Limited (AML) will soon be scouring the land in search of valuable raw materials for the fast-growing global battery manufacturing industry.
International specialist SkyTEM Surveys has been tasked with carrying out the first modern airborne geophysical survey of the North-east says the Press and Journal.
Sweeps over an area including Peterhead, Maud, Oldmeldrum and Belhelvie are expected to start in May.
People will notice helicopters carrying sophisticated survey equipment, which from a distance may easily be mistaken for a very large net.
Climate report finding 'widely misinterpreted'
A key finding in a new climate report has been widely misinterpreted, according to scientists involved in the study.
The BBC reports that, in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change document, researchers wrote that greenhouse gases are projected to peak "at the latest before 2025".
This implies that carbon could increase for another three years and the world could still avoid dangerous warming.
But scientists say that's incorrect and that emissions need to fall immediately.
The IPCC's most recent report focused on how to limit or curtail emissions of the gases that are the root cause of warming.
In their summary for policymakers, scientists said it was still possible to avoid the most dangerous levels of warming by keeping the rise in global temperatures under 1.5C this century.
This will take a herculean effort, with carbon emissions needing to shrink by 43% by the end of this decade to stay under this threshold of danger.
More than 80 jobs go in Aberdeen as pipeline firm shuts its doors
A pipeline engineering specialist with a base in Aberdeen has closed its doors after it was put into administration.
Pipeline Engineering & Supply Co shut up shop including its facility on the Altens Industrial Estate after Jimmy Saunders and Michael Lennon, both of Kroll, were appointed joint administrators.
The Press and Journal says the firm employed 83 in Aberdeen, who have now all lost their jobs.
The company is a UK subsidiary of Circor International, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
The US firm acquired Pipeline Engineering, which is headquartered near Catterick, North Yorkshire, in 2009.
Circor had been attempting to find a buyer for the loss-making business, but administrators say it had failed to do so.
U-turn on Russia by French cosmetics company
French cosmetics chain L'Occitane now says it will close its Russian shops and website, days after defending its decision to continue trading.
The firm said the move follows the "enormous human suffering and escalating military action in Ukraine".
L'Occitane told the BBC last week it was keeping its shops open to protect staff from potential retaliation.
Some customers had criticised the company for its decision and called for a boycott of the brand.
'Tax grab' could hit Scottish house prices
Concerns surrounding "tax grab" implications of new UK legislation removing the construction sector's use of cheaper red diesel could see house prices rise in the north and north-east as it is forced to pass on costs, says a Scottish trade body.
The fuel perk was axed on April 1, with a 16,000-strong construction petition calling for a delay falling on deaf ears at the UK Treasury, which maintains the move is in line with its goal to achieve carbon-neutral status by 2050.
Now, the Press and Journal reports that the Scottish Plant Owners Association is looking for a face-to-face meeting with tax chiefs to hammer out its grievances, with the trade association insisting the ending of red diesel use is of "zero" environmental benefit.
Sunflower oil rationed in North-east
Supermarket chains in the north and north-east have started rationing the amount of sunflower oil customers can buy amid shortages of supply from Ukraine.
Retailers including Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Waitrose have put up signs alerting customers.
Notices in the Morrisons on King Street in Aberdeen say shoppers are limited to just two bottles, according to the Press and Journal.
Ukraine is the largest exporter of sunflower oil in the world, and together with Russia, the countries produce approximately 80% of the global supply.