Crùbag Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Technology boost for Scotland's oil reserves in North Sea New gas and water technologies could add decades to the lifespan of oil reserves in the North Sea, according to Edinburgh researchers. A Heriot-Watt University team said they had made a breakthrough in developing clean and cheap methods to maximise extraction from existing fields. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-29342142 - you couldn't make it up. And, as if we didn't know it, the UK's economy is a baw-hair away from disaster. We should've bailed. http://www.scotsman.com/news/george-kerevan-uk-economy-is-a-ticking-time-bomb-1-3550780 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 But, but, but I thought it was going to run out tomorrow or next week or next month. After all that's what the EXPERTS were telling us and they're never wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 We are a bunch of fucking cowardly mugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaldo Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 To be fair, it is good news. It means we there will be another fantastic opportunity to bolt if and when the second referendum comes around. It will be interesting though. When the oil DOES run out (we'll all be dead I'm guessing) then, if the UK has incredibly not got itself out the terrible debt it's in then it really be fucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confidemus Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 What next, is Gideon going to tell us he was "only pissing about" with his Currency Union threats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul193745 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 From the BBC - New gas and water technologies could add decades to the lifespan of oil reserves in the North Sea, according to Edinburgh researchers: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-29342142 Imagine the 'impartial' BBC publishing this information just 6 days after the referendum, if only they had published it a week ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrontPage Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Whats next? heres the current state of affairs, the old boundary used to run horizontally from Berwick accross the bottom of the Oil fields, but just now most of them are still in Scottlsh waters. Off the west coast of Shetland is the Claire field that started production less than 6 years ago and has 2 billion barrels of extractable oil (a mere $180 billion's worth) left to go. The current extractable oil on the East Coast is 35% done after 40 years of using OLD techniques.Then of course theres the West Coast, which was never seriously considered for development given how cheap it was to extract from the North Sea but theres a few hundred billion off the West coast of Lewis. This is anecdotal but when my father was an HGV mechanic for an American oil company at McDermott's back in the early 80's, they used to send divers and exploration teams out to the West all the time. Every trip they had, they found more Oil, so it is there but just expensive to extract using current techniques. We will be allowed to go independent when this happens.. I'm fully expecting a MOD review of the West Coast boundaries as part of the new Trident system, before the announcement of Oil production starting north of Northern Ireland, within a decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrontPage Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Sadly for Scotland there are people worse than daft c***s getting a vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confidemus Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Sadly for Scotland there are people worse than daft c***s getting a vote. 2 million of em. Frankie BoyleVerified account @frankieboyle Sep 19 I should have expected this, because if you'd asked me to estimate how many c***s there were in Scotland I'd have said about 2 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonapersona Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Oh I'm sure they started developing the technology five days ago and perfected it yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8mduTEvnU0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Mercer Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Wait let me guess this right... it's bad news we found a way to increase our output. Nope not bitter..... Not bitter at all :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boabinoban Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Wait let me guess this right... it's bad news we found a way to increase our output. Nope not bitter..... Not bitter at all :lol: You are either a sheep or a goldfish. Too thick to understand what's going on or you have no memory capacity whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallace Mercer Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 You are either a sheep or a goldfish. Too thick to understand what's going on or you have no memory capacity whatsoever. Nope can't see how finding new technology that improves oil production is bad for my country. Are you saying it's bad news?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintZorro Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 This is old news though, if it's really a conspiracy, it's not a very good one. BP have used this on the Clair Ridge project and got an award for it earlier this year. It's on the BP website. The basic premise has been in the public domain for at least 5 years (well that's how long I've known about it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 This is old news though, if it's really a conspiracy, it's not a very good one. BP have used this on the Clair Ridge project and got an award for it earlier this year. It's on the BP website. The basic premise has been in the public domain for at least 5 years (well that's how long I've known about it). Aye - it's just funny that the BBC are reporting it this week, rather than last week when the debate about Scotland's Britain's oil was raging. The good old beeb - trolling like f**k! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 We will be allowed to go independent when this happens.. I'm fully expecting a MOD review of the West Coast boundaries as part of the new Trident system, before the announcement of Oil production starting north of Northern Ireland, within a decade. Will that happen? Rockall is well into the North Atlantic and is classed as part of the Eileanan Siar council area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crùbag Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Nope can't see how finding new technology that improves oil production is bad for my country. Are you saying it's bad news?? Unfortunately your country was scared into a no vote last week because of lies on the oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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