General News Chat

[Mason89]

The North Sea oil & gas that ran out in 2014, is now going to power the UK economy.

[Donanddusted]

The North Sea oil & gas that ran out in 2014, is now going to power the UK economy.

I think they said it was running out soon.

Soon means all sorts of things.

We'll soon be enjoying sunlit uplands.
HS2 will soon be completed.

[swaddon2]

Aberdeen's new stadium will be completed before HS2 is.

[donsdaft]

The North Sea oil & gas that ran out in 2014, is now going to power the UK economy.

…..and a good thing too.

[Mason89]

…..and a good thing too.

You’ll not be surprised to learn that I disagree with you entirely on that

[donsdaft]

But that's because you're an arse.

[Mason89]

That’s definitely one way of looking at it

[Red Zone]

It's all very well saying we shouldn't produce crude oil but the reality is it is used in so many day to day products that it will take decades to develop alternatives. Whilst almost all the focus is on crude oil being used for transportation and heating and how we reduce it's use (electric cars/heat pumps etc) we can't ignore all of the other uses of crude oil. Just a small sample of what we need crude oil for currently

Clothes (nylons, polymers etc)
House furnishings (sofas/carpets/curtains/cushions etc)
Electronic equipment (phones/ipads/laptops/TV's etc)
Kids toys (almost all)
Tarmac for roads
Chemicals for pesticides/fertilizer to boost food production etc
Almost all toiletries
Almost all kitchen utensils
House insulation (the irony!!)
Sports equipment (including footballs - keeping it topical)
Glasses/contact lenses (just for DD's benefit)

I could go on and on but I'm sure you get the gist of it by now.

Don't get me wrong, I have no doubt whatsoever that climate change is real and is caused by amongst other things crude oil production but for those that say we should just stop oil production they are just kidding themselves. This will be a long gradual process to find alternatives (if that is indeed possible) to so many products that virtually every single human on the planet uses and that means a long gradual process of declining oil production rather than an instant stop advocated by many.

[Freescotland]

I think they said it was running out soon.

Soon means all sorts of things.

We'll soon be enjoying sunlit uplands.
HS2 will soon be completed.

Well not according to Ian Wood calling a press conference just days before the referendum , obviously working for the london government via a phone call.because the YES vote took the lead and panic set in down in another country .

His words were I'm worried about the oil industry in Scotland as it's only got 15 years left and I'm thinking about the young people coming up .

I'm a proud Scot and a proud brit ( meaning a unionist )

Lying turncoat B*****d

[mondo_notion]

I knew the whole Bibby Stockholm saga was going to end badly but I didn't think it was going to come this soon. Turns out the taps on the barge are full of legionnaires disease. Apparently this is not ideal for drinking.