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Bill Mackie - The Oilmen (North Sea Tigers) (2nd Hand Paperback)
ISBN / GTIN-13 : 9781841583020
Synopsis
The man in hard hat, tartan shirt and jeans stepped down from the helicopter at Dyce Airport. He flourished what one of the waiting journalists later claimed looked like a salad cream bottle filled with flat Guinness. The man said, 'Gentlemen, this, is North Sea oil'.
The dramatic announcement on 11 October 1970 signalled the symbolic launch of an exciting new economic era for Scotland. In what was to become British Petroleum's fabulous Forties Field, 130 miles off Aberdeen, the seeds of a mega billion pound oil and gas industry had been sown.
From that first trace of commercially viable hydrocarbons grew an industry which at its peak employed 125,000 people on and offshore in Scotland, created giant global corporations contributing more than £100 billion in fiscal revenues to the public offers.
The complex and powerful enterprise - which would ultimately eclipse the scale of the same era's first moonshot in cost, daring and brilliant technical innovation - irrevocably changed the lives of thousands of families, challenged a nation's political will and alleviated the UK's financial problems.
Details
- Format : Larger 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good
- Category : Non-Fiction - Architecture, Design & Engineering
- Published : 2005 (Birlinn)
- ISBN : 9781841583020
- SKU : B002925
- PPC : SP700gm
- RRP : £14.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
Slightly glossy & fully illustrated with B&W photographs.
External Reviews
"I've acquired most of the books written about the North Sea (I used to work there) and this is by far the best of the bunch . . . If you want to know how it REALLY was - read this book!"
"Its great stuff and extremely detailed . . . I actually work writing software for the Oil Industry which gives me exposure to a lot of unique characters but you never really get a grasp for what they do or what goes on offshore - this book provides exactly that and while its historical its also really exciting . . . some of the achievements documented are simply staggering!!" - Amazon Reviews.
"One of the most accessible books about the North East I've ever read." - George Rosie, Sunday Herald.
The Author
Bill Mackie is a journalist & writer based in Aberdeen who has worked in both print & television media. He was awarded a PhD from Aberdeen University for his work on the social impact of the industry on North East Scotland. He lives in Aberdeen, where he runs his own media company.
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