Oil revenue figures questioned
Alex Salmond has been accused of inflating the value of North Sea oil reserves to boost the case for Scottish independence.
24billion barrels
Call to step up North Sea activity
A major step up in exploration and development rates needs to happen or billions of barrels of UK oil and gas could go unexploited, an industry event heard yesterday.
Remaining North Sea oil ‘worth £1trillion’
Delegates at an oil and gas conference have been told the economy will be petroleum-driven for decades to come, with higher returns than previously estimated.