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Five Weeks After The Referendum, Oil Firms B P And G D F Suez...
...have announced the discovery of a new field in the UK Central North Sea.
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Useless article:
1) reads like it's been lifted straight from the company brochure - not investigative at all
2) Mentions "Central North Sea" but doesn't define where this is, nor show a map nor relate this to any notional Scottish/English undersea border.
3) makes no reference to the timing of the announcement, relative to the poll.
Not up to the BBC's usual standards but, as I said it's a flat business announcement not in the politics section.
1) reads like it's been lifted straight from the company brochure - not investigative at all
2) Mentions "Central North Sea" but doesn't define where this is, nor show a map nor relate this to any notional Scottish/English undersea border.
3) makes no reference to the timing of the announcement, relative to the poll.
Not up to the BBC's usual standards but, as I said it's a flat business announcement not in the politics section.
OH rock and *** roll.....
It was found and announced years ago, the "discovery" is that it's actually more valuable than anitcipated. BP and GDF have announced it as a "VIABLE Field " because they have completed all testing including pressure flow tests. It is in the UK/Scottish sector and in relative terms to some fields like the "recently announced but discovered 20 - 30 years ago Solan and Clair Ridge Fields" tiny..... However I'm sure the Glorious 45 will claim more conspiracy .....
It was found and announced years ago, the "discovery" is that it's actually more valuable than anitcipated. BP and GDF have announced it as a "VIABLE Field " because they have completed all testing including pressure flow tests. It is in the UK/Scottish sector and in relative terms to some fields like the "recently announced but discovered 20 - 30 years ago Solan and Clair Ridge Fields" tiny..... However I'm sure the Glorious 45 will claim more conspiracy .....
Mikey, an imaginary line runs north/south down the North Sea precisely between all the countries with shores adjoining that sea. Thus, there is a border between the UK (western) and Danish/German/Dutch etc (eastern) 'halves'. The 12 mile limit is irrelevant; each country is responsible for the development of its own 'bit'.
This news reminds me of the point I made on AB often, prior to the Scottish referendum; namely, that there was still exploration going on, particularly in the area of the North Sea that would have belonged to Scotland in the event of a 'Yes' vote.
In addition, the article refers to the promising area west of Shetland - which is not in the North Sea - with which England/RumpUK has NO adjoining coast and thus would have had no access to any oil there!
This news reminds me of the point I made on AB often, prior to the Scottish referendum; namely, that there was still exploration going on, particularly in the area of the North Sea that would have belonged to Scotland in the event of a 'Yes' vote.
In addition, the article refers to the promising area west of Shetland - which is not in the North Sea - with which England/RumpUK has NO adjoining coast and thus would have had no access to any oil there!
@Quizmonster
I was amused by the two ways the North Sea Scot/RumpUK border was drawn by either side:-
Vote Yes expected it to be a straightforward E-W line of latitude, extended from the border on the east coast.
Rump UK expected it to be a line heading -northeast- by virtue of extending the direction in which the last few metres of border just happens to point in. ;-)
I was amused by the two ways the North Sea Scot/RumpUK border was drawn by either side:-
Vote Yes expected it to be a straightforward E-W line of latitude, extended from the border on the east coast.
Rump UK expected it to be a line heading -northeast- by virtue of extending the direction in which the last few metres of border just happens to point in. ;-)
Yes, H. The thing is there already was a theoretical border in terms of the different legal systems of Scotland and England and it DID run straight due east from the mouth of the Tweed! In other words, if a trawlerman murdered his skipper at sea north of the line, he would be tried in Scotland according to the Scottish system and vice versa, if the crime were south of the line.
The key element is, in my view, the fact that the ocean to the west of the Orkneys/Shetlands - just as is the case with the Scottish mainland - is (a) the North Atlantic. Only the eastern coasts are, of course, adjoining (b) the North Sea. Area 'a' has promise whilst Area 'b' is fading, though still producing the goods. I'm still convinced this was a key factor in the Westminster parties' unanimous decision to keep Scotland within the Union.
The key element is, in my view, the fact that the ocean to the west of the Orkneys/Shetlands - just as is the case with the Scottish mainland - is (a) the North Atlantic. Only the eastern coasts are, of course, adjoining (b) the North Sea. Area 'a' has promise whilst Area 'b' is fading, though still producing the goods. I'm still convinced this was a key factor in the Westminster parties' unanimous decision to keep Scotland within the Union.
YMB, if you look at the opening sentence of Para 2 in my answer timed at 16.09 on Thursday, you will see that at least I was trumpeting it earlier. I did so when I referred to (quote) "the point I made on AB often, prior to the Scottish referendum." Sadly, the Scottish electorate had no access to my trumpetings!
Mind you, that's a mixed blessing, given that they also never see any of your grotesque views and language.
Mind you, that's a mixed blessing, given that they also never see any of your grotesque views and language.
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