Jun 27, 2016 soon after the results of the referendum in which around 51 percent of the u. Once, hundreds of people worked here, refining oil from the heated and crushed shale rock, before the remains were dumped into the massive bings man made mountains of ash. Kenny inglis is a musician, composer and music producer from glasgow, scotland. Documentary documentary telling the story of the shale oil industry and its lasting impact on the community of west lothian. West lothian was the home of the worlds first true oil rush when james paraffin young developed a process which refined lighting fuel from shale. The programme is being broadcast on bbc two scotland at 2100, on tuesday, may 17. An oil exploration company has hailed the largest undeveloped discovery of oil in uk waters, to the west of shetland in scotland. Although best known for his work as one half of the trip hop band cinephile, kenny has also appeared under a variety of pseudonyms, scoring and producing music for a number of prime time television dramas including six feet under and csi, feature films. Celebrating the forgotten villages of scotlands first oil rush.
Energy policy, and how oil revenue would be invested, was part of the scottish governments vision for an independent scotland. Scotland s first oil rush is a tv show on british national television from bbc4 with an average rating of 3. Professor iain stewart reveals how west lothian found itself at the centre of scotlands first oil rush, which was triggered in 1851 when inventor james young discovered it was possible to extract oil from torbanite a shale rock found in the region. Even without oil, scotlands gdp per head is less than 1%. The find could influence the outcome of a second scottish independence referendum. Scotland s first oil rush thursday 4 august, 9pm, bbc four.
The story of the shale oil industry and its impact on the community of west lothian. Bbc documentaries tv show season 2016 episodes list next. Mar 22, 2016 were committed to working with partners across the oil and gas industry to meet challenges and build a stronger, more efficient, more innovative and more international sector. Scotland witnessed the worlds first true oil rush, when inventor james paraffin young first refined lighting fuel from a shale rock known as torbanite in 1851. Environmental ecology at scotland s rural ollege university don t ask me why the letters are in a different order. There followed more than a century of the shale oil industry, which employed thousands and whose fortunes ebbed and flowed with industrialisation and two world wars. There followed more than a century of the shale oil industry, which employed thousands and whose. Scotlands first oil rush 2016 tv movie release info. Scotlands first oil rush tv movie 2016 release info imdb. Bbc 2 programme scotland s first oil rush presented by professor iain stewart told the story of the shale oil industry in west lothian.
Scotland s first oil rush episode 30072018 scotland witnessed the world s first true oil rush, when inventor james paraffin young first refined lighting fuel from a shale rock known as torban. Oil rush is a tower defense realtime strategy game developed by unigine corp using their unigine engine technology. Scattered across the landscape of west lothian is evidence of the shale oil industry, a physical reminder of the industry that very much shaped the area. May 17, 2016 home series bbc documentaries aired order season 2016 episode 142 scotlands first oil rush scotland witnessed the worlds first true oil rush, when inventor james paraffin young first refined lighting fuel from a shale rock known as torbanite in 1851. This fascinating heritage was captured in a film, first broadcast on bbc2 in may 2016, and the heritage lottery fund are now offering the local community the chance to watch it again at a special screening. The game was released as a digital download for microsoft windows, linux, and os x. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Shale trail will put spotlight on scotlands first oil rush the herald. We have 1 episodes of scotland s first oil rush in our archive. Supporting scotlands oil and gas industry scottish. Release dates 2 also known as aka 0 release dates uk 17 may 2016.
Mine exploration forum view topic uk mine exploration forums scotland bbc4. The robin rigg wind farm is a 180 mw development completed in april 2010, which is scotland s first offshore wind farm, sited on a sandbank in the solway firth. The forgotten villages that were at the forefront of scotlands first oil rush were celebrated recently during the wat if. Season 2016 when available, episode names will be translated into your preferred language. View colin camerons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Documentary telling the story of the shale oil industry and its lasting impact on the community of west lothian. Scotlands first oil rush scotland witnessed the worlds first true oil rush, when inventor james paraffin young first refined lighting fuel from a shale rock known as torbanite in 1851. Bbc two scotlands first oil rush, what a crazy landscape. It was argued that the discovery of north sea oil off the coast of scotland, and the revenue that it created would not benefit scotland to any significant degree. Bbc two scotlands first oil rush, trailer for scotlands. West lothian steel foundry, was opened in the early 1920s to make small. Bbc making scotlands landscape 1 of 5 scotlands trees youtube. Heritage festival, which included a weeklong heritage exhibition, guided walks, a farm tour and a festival fun day. Scotlands first oil rush thursday 4 august, 9pm, bbc four.
Back in the 1970s, when the people of scotland had a vote on independence autonomy from england, scottish campaigners accused the english of were stealing their countrys north sea oil. Scotlands first oil rush tv movie 2016 quotes on imdb. Scotland witnessed the world s first true oil rush, when inventor james paraffin young first refined lighting fuel from a shale rock known as torbanite in 1851. Scotland witnessed the worlds first true oil rush, when inventor james paraffin young first refined lighting fuel from a shale rock in 1851 presented by geologist, professor iain stewart, this film tells the story of shale, its lasting impact on one scottish community and. In addition, he has tackled controversial societal issues, notably climate change in earth. Set in a flooded, postapocalyptic world, the game consists of players fighting over control of the worlds last remaining oil reserves. How has the oil price fall hit scotlands north east. Self director, museum of the scottish shale oil industry as dr robin. Bbc documentaries 2016x142 scotlands first oil rush. Monteverdi in mantua the genius of the vespers 2015 current rating. Iain simpson stewart mbe fgs frse born 1964 is a scottish geologist, unesco chair in geoscience and society, and professor of geoscience. Could an independent scotland survive low oil prices. In the spring of 2016, for instance, at about the time transocean was.
The first episode of scotland s first oil rush was broadcast in august, 2016. Is peak oil still 20 or 30 years in the future and so, would an independent scotland be rich. It s scotland s oil was a widely publicised political slogan used by the scottish national party snp during the 1970s in making their economic case for scottish independence. We found subtitles for the program scotland s first oil rush. Schonbrunn summer night concert from vienna bbc 2016 school inc. Jan, 2016 how has the oil price fall hit scotland s north east.
Spanning over four decades, top of the pops has produced many classic moments in. Professor iain stewart looks back at the forgotten story of scotlands first oil rush homepage. There followed more than a century of the shale oil industry, which employed thousands and whose fortunes ebbed and flowed with industrialisation. First, production in the british north sea peaked in 1999 and has been dropping rapidly. Wind power in scotland is the country s fastest growing renewable energy technology, with 8423 mw of installed capacity as of 2018. To help us get through this challenging time, were asking readers to take a digital subscription to the herald. Aberdeens workforce has officially bounced back to nearrecord levels after plummeting during the oil and gas crash. There followed more than a century of the shale oil industry, which. But oil rigs take two or three years to build, and by the time these.
Britain as a whole voted narrowly in 2016 to leave the eu, but voters in scotland opted by a large margin to remain. Scotlands first oil rush tv movie 2016 quotes imdb. Celebrating the forgotten villages of scotlands first oil. Today, aberdeen, peterhead and dundee are all heavily involved in the high technology of the offshore north sea oil industry. This is the third report suggesting that peak demand for oil is a long way off. May 17, 2016 prof iain stewart surveys the landscape of the abandoned oil works at albyn, near broxburn.
Scotland s first oil rush mine exploration, photographs and mining history for mine explorers, industrial archaeologists, researchers and historians mine explorer and mining history videos on youtube connect with other mine explorers on facebook. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Scotland s first oil rush episode 30072018 scotland witnessed the worlds first true oil rush, when inventor james paraffin young first refined lighting fuel from a shale rock known as torban. Aug 18, 2012 the shale oil industry successfully identified an opportunity and applied new techniques to meet this demand. February 22, 2018 johnrobertson834 this is the third report suggesting that peak demand for oil is a long way off. Largest discovery of oil off scottish coast could raise. Scotland s first oil rush story of the shale oil industry and its lasting impact on the community of west lothian. Bbc making scotlands landscape 1 of 5 scotlands trees. Season 2016 guide for bbc documentaries tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Bbc scotland scotlands first oil rush tuesday 17 may.
In this first programme, iain stewart uncovers how, over thousands of years, the. Scotland s north sea oil revenues collapse, us crude stocks rise as it happened. Scottish parliament urges postbrexit independence vote. There was another round of applause on the beach, then a polite rush for the first shuttle bus. Catch up on scotlands first oil rush august 4, 2016. Bbc documentaries tv show season 2016 episodes list. Last year, the ces of both aramco and chevron predicted peak demand being 20 to 30 years ahead. Scots shouldnt be fooled by the oil price naysayers. Scotland s first oil rush 2016 victoria derbyshire 2016 elizabeth at 90. Scotlands first oil rush, with professor iain stewart. When those old bowheads were mere youngsters peterhead was at the centre of an earlier oil boom, based not on petroleum but on whale and seal oil.
Julia orden is manager of the explorer s garden at pitlochry festival theatre. Scotland witnessed the worlds first true oil rush, when inventor james paraffin young first refined lighting fuel from a shale rock in 1851 presented by geologist, professor iain stewart, this film tells the story of shale, its lasting impact on one scottish community and the massive and unique. Scots shouldnt be fooled by the oilprice naysayers. The highs and lows of the winter season in cairn gorm. The oil price and scotlands independence full fact. Scotlands proindependence government says brexit changes everything. Jan 09, 2018 nicola sturgeon msp confident scotland would be welcomed to eu with open arms good morning britain duration. Scotlands first oil rushscotland witnessed the worlds first true oil rush, when inventor james paraffin young first refined lighting fuel from a shale rock known as torbanite in 1851. Bbc two scotlands first oil rush, trailer for scotland. Science documentary hosted by iain stewart, published by bbc in 2016 english narration cover informationscotlands first oil rush scotland witnessed the worlds first true oil rush, when inventor james paraffin young first refined lighting fuel from a shale rock known as torbanite in 1851. New figures have confirmed the granite city lost 9,000 workers as it witnessed the sharpest decline in employment rates in scotland in 2016. From 1860 to 1863, 23 works were set up to exploit the oil shales, and from 1864 there was a scottish oil mania, as the industry produced a range of petrochemicals, including lubricating oil, burning oil and paraffin. Credit allows you to download with unlimited speed. Spanning over four decades, top of the pops has produced many classic moments in pop culture.
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