Geologist professor iain stewart tells the fascinating story of the shale oil. The current first minister scotland s first ever female first minister, since november 2014 is nicola sturgeon of the scottish national party a centreleft, nationalist party, and the deputy first minister of the same party is john swinney. Explore all that scotland has to offer, from the streets of edinburgh to the windswept highlands and lochs, from golf trips and whiskey tours to impromptu ceilidhs in cozy pubs. The leader of the scottish national party snp, alex salmond, a former oil economist with the royal bank of scotland, welcomed the find. In addition to direct download option, you can activate the key on steam and. Scotlands north sea oil revenues collapse, us crude stocks. This suppressed bbc alba documentary shows how the british government kept an eye on the snp. The game was released as a digital download for microsoft windows, linux, and os x. May 17, 2016 scotland s first oil rush scotland witnessed the world s first true oil rush, when inventor james paraffin young first refined lighting fuel from a shale rock known as torbanite in 1851.
Scotland s first oil rush mine exploration, photographs and mining history for mine explorers, industrial archaeologists, researchers and historians mine explorer and mining history videos on youtube connect with other mine explorers on facebook. The shaleoil industry successfully identified an opportunity and applied new techniques to meet this demand. From 1860 to 1863, 23 works were set up to exploit the oil shales, and from 1864 there was a scottish oil mania, as the industry produced a range of petrochemicals, including lubricating oil, burning oil and paraffin. Sep 18, 2014 first, production in the british north sea peaked in 1999 and has been dropping rapidly. Scotland witnessed the worlds first true oil rush, when inventor james paraffin young first refined lighting fuel from a shale rock known as torbanite in 1851. Read about the latest oil and gas discoveries near scotland. Aug 18, 2012 the shale oil industry successfully identified an opportunity and applied new techniques to meet this demand.
Plenty to fight over in the north sea in new scottish. We have 1 episodes of scotland s first oil rush in our archive. New jobs created in scotlands oil and gas industry. Tvi vision is making a documentary for bbc scotland about the history of the shale industry in west lothian, from the days of james paraffin young right up to the detergent and chemical works that outlived the shale mines. Scotlands first oil rush documentary telling the story of the shale oil industry and its lasting impact on the community of west lothian. Aug 24, 2016 oil prices are down following an unexpected increase in us crude stocks. Has north sea oils collapse scuppered scotlands dreams of. The ftse 100 is lagging other european indices, down 0. A growing market for oil, and for the ammonium sulphate fertiliser produced as a lucrative byproduct of the retorting process, allowed the companies to invest in new oil works using the latest electrical equipment and in. Capitalist primehe loved the transformerswearing an italian suit and. Scotland witnessed the worlds first true oil rush, when inventor james paraffin young first refined lighting fuel from a shale rock in 1851 presented by geologist, professor iain stewart, this film tells the story of shale, its lasting impact on one scottish community and the massive and unique landmarks still visible today. Scotlands first oil rushscotland witnessed the worlds first true oil rush, when inventor james paraffin young first refined lighting fuel from a shale rock known as torbanite in 1851. Used as the official training manual for the uks leading first aid organisations courses, the bestselling first aid manual covers all aspects of first aid, from emergency first aid and first aid. Its scotlands oil, a political slogan relating to north sea oil disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title scottish oil.
Jan 09, 2018 truth about scotland s oil and british security state efforts to suppress scottish nationalism duration. Reports suggest the field may contain 500 million barrels of oil, the party said. The first commercial oil wells in europe were manually dug in poland in 1853. Scotland witnessed the world s first true oil rush, when inventor james paraffin young first refined lighting fuel from a shale rock known as torbanite in 1851. There followed more than a century of the shale oil industry, which employed thousands and whose fortunes ebbed and flowed with industrialisation and two. Truth about scotlands oil and british security state efforts to suppress scottish nationalism duration. For years they were regarded as unsightly blots on the landscape, manmade mountains of pinkhued industrial waste rising randomly from the. Celebrating the forgotten villages of scotlands first oil rush.
Apr 16, 20 the first north sea oil came ashore in june 1975 and is thought to have peaked in 1999, with more than 40 billion barrels extracted so far. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. With emotions running high, the question of what happens to the north seas oil and gas reserves if. Has north sea oils collapse scuppered scotlands dreams. Mine exploration forum view topic uk mine exploration forums scotland bbc4. With iain stewart, tina doyle, david darling, sybil cavanagh.
The word is that opec deliberately flooded the market no pun intended, to damage the russian economy, which reputedly needs a price in excess. Scotland is your indepth guide to this unique country. Over the last decade, native alaskan hunters have found ivory harpoonheads, tipped with metal or slate, deeply embedded in bowhead. Oil rush is a naval strategy game that takes place in a world where nuclear war. It has a sixty mile 96km land border with england to the south, and is separated from northern ireland by the north channel of the irish sea. Experts warn north sea oil slump could wreck the scottish economy. New jobs created in scotlands oil and gas industry scotlands oil and gas sector has received a boost from chinesebased iresgeo technology ltd which has opened its first scottish base at heriot watt universitys research park. Largest discovery of oil off scottish coast could raise. Oil rush is a tower defense realtime strategy game developed by unigine corp using their.
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Nov 28, 2011 cant believe how patronizing some of these posts are. Bbc news uk scotland big atlantic oil find revealed. The company aims to expand its north sea and global business and will initially create 10. Scotland s first oil rush is a tv show on british national television from bbc4 with an average rating of 3. Shell joins calls for scotland to stay with uk oil giant shell wants scotland to remain part of the united kingdom, its chief executive has said.
It s scotland s oil, a political slogan relating to north sea oil disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title scottish oil. Scotlands first oil rush tv movie 2016 quotes imdb. Aug 29, 2014 in less than a month the scottish referendum on independence will take place. If scotland get independent is the oil actually theres. John jappy, retired civil servant formerly involved in budget preparation, examines what happened to the billions of pounds of scottish oil revenue. Now, in the wake of bps decision to shed a fifth of their 3000strong north sea workforce, experts warn it could be back to the future for the scottish economy alex kemp. Scotlands first oil rush thursday 4 august, 9pm, bbc four. The rise in stocks has revived fears over a supply glut. The lower oil price has, of course, reduced offshore revenues, with a corresponding impact on our. Shale trail will put spotlight on scotlands first oil rush the herald. Video recorded by a local resident shows a 17,000tonne oil rig which ran aground on the isle of lewis in scotlands outer hebrides after running into stormy weather and rough seas. Mar 28, 2017 billionbarrel north sea oil discovery is largest uk find of the century the news has been welcomed by the industry, which has struggled after the oil price collapsed in 2014, leading to large. In less than a month the scottish referendum on independence will take place. Glaschu scotlands largest and most vibrant city, with some of the best shopping in the uk outside london and some of its most exciting nightlife.
There are arguments about how much oil is left but. It was argued that the discovery of north sea oil off the coast of scotland, and the revenue that it created would not benefit scotland to any significant degree. Sep 27, 2016 britain s first shale gas delivery from the united states sailed into a heated european political debate on fracking on tuesday and immediately ran into its first practical problem the scottish. Scotlands oil scotlands green energy scotlands tourism. Aug 31, 2014 sir ian acknowledged that as many as 24bn barrels of oil equivalent may remain, but he suggested 15bn to 16. Alba is the secondlargest of the constituent nations of the united kingdom. The history of the european oil and gas industry 1600s2000s. Jul 31, 2018 scotland s first oil rush documentary telling the story of the shale oil industry and its lasting impact on the community of west lothian. It discusses the mccrone report, the suppression of which hid scotlands wealth from its people for 30 years.
The first north sea oil came ashore in june 1975 and is thought to have peaked in 1999, with more than 40 billion barrels extracted so far. First minister nicola sturgeon said in a statement. The ftse is being dragged lower by the mining companies, which have been hit. Professor iain stewart reveals how west lothian found itself at the centre of scotlands first oil rush, which was triggered in 1851 when inventor james young discovered it was possible to extract oil from torbanite a shale rock found in the region. At the end, they discuss the oil cash being used for the m25 and the chunnel, and show the cabinet papers documenting this. Cant believe how patronizing some of these posts are. Its scotlands oil was a widely publicised political slogan used by the scottish national party snp during the 1970s in making their economic case for scottish independence. Dec 08, 2004 the leader of the scottish national party snp, alex salmond, a former oil economist with the royal bank of scotland, welcomed the find. Since the early 2000s, a greater sense of selfidentity as scottish rather than. Oil output, almost 90 percent of it in scottish waters, has fallen to less than half its levels a decade. The point is that the same geological formation as the one in northern ireland, where the indications are that there are billions of pounds of gold, runs right across the highlands of scotland and they are now finding significant amounts of gold in aberdeenshire in the same rock strata. Sir ian acknowledged that as many as 24bn barrels of oil equivalent may remain, but he suggested 15bn to 16. An oil exploration company has hailed the largest undeveloped discovery of oil in uk waters, to the west of shetland in scotland. It is surrounded by the bracing waters of the north sea to the east, and the atlantic ocean to the west and north.
Scotlands ports gear up for the day north sea oil runs. May 16, 2014 john jappy, retired civil servant formerly involved in budget preparation, examines what happened to the billions of pounds of scottish oil revenue. The first aid manual is the uks only fully authorised first aid guide, endorsed by st john ambulance, st andrews first aid and the british red cross and packed with stepbystep first aid advice. Hurricane energy, which claims to have found more oil in the uk in the past decade than any other exploration company, plans to start oil production at the lancaster field in 2019. Celebrating the forgotten villages of scotlands first oil. Scotland in italiano ingleseitaliano dizionario glosbe. The snp has shrugged off the criticism, however, claiming that the crash in scotlands oil industry merely puts further emphasis on the need for other areas of its economy to be developed. It borders england to the south, and is separated from northern ireland by the irish sea.
North sea oil and gas work is currently one of the biggest contributors to the port of dundees revenues, along with. Documentary documentary telling the story of the shale oil industry and its lasting impact on the community of west lothian. The forgotten villages that were at the forefront of scotlands first oil rush were celebrated recently during the wat if. Scotland witnessed the worlds first true oil rush, when inventor james paraffin young first refined lighting fuel from a shale rock known as torbanite. Catch up on scotlands first oil rush and watch online. Bbc two scotlands first oil rush, trailer for scotland. It s scotland s oil was a widely publicised political slogan used by the scottish national party snp during the 1970s in making their economic case for scottish independence.
Sep 24, 2016 nicola sturgeon, scotlands first minister. Mine exploration, photographs and mining history for mine explorers, industrial archaeologists, researchers and historians mine explorer and mining history videos on youtube connect with other mine explorers on facebook. Uks largest undeveloped oil field discovered off scottish coast published mon, mar 27 2017 6. There followed more than a century of the shale oil industry, which employed thousands and whose fortunes ebbed and flowed with industrialisation and two world wars. Oct 29, 2017 scotlands ports gear up for the day north sea oil runs dry.
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