North Sea Oil Industry Close to Collapse

[Martin]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30525539
Where would Mr Salmond have been then?

[Brian Smith]

Post by Martin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30525539
Where would Mr Salmond have been then?

Well, it's past its sell-by date now anyway really, look at the graph
half way down with BBC NEWS page:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-26326117

Production peaked in 2000 and has been on a downward slope ever since.
In 10 years it'll be gone whatever happens.

[Murff]

Post by Brian Smith

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30525539 Where would Mr Salmond have
been then?

Well, it's past its sell-by date now anyway really, look at the graph
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-26326117
Production peaked in 2000 and has been on a downward slope ever since.
In 10 years it'll be gone whatever happens.

It wouldn't matter if it was going to be gone tomorrow. Or in 20 years.
The Nats didn't have any sort of plan for "the day after": win
independence and then sweep up the bits afterwards.

[The Real Doctor]

Post by Martin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30525539
Where would Mr Salmond have been then?

Do you mean the Mr Salmond who said that it was too risky to count on
North Sea revenues for revenue spending and so it would be put in an oil
fund to be used for other projects? That Mr Salmond?

Ian