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The Oilmen: The North Sea Tigers [Paperback]

Bill Mackie (Author)
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Publication Date: 16 Oct 2004 | ISBN-10: 1841583022 | ISBN-13: 978-1841583020
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 signaled 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 GBP100 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.

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Birlinn Ltd (16 Oct 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1841583022
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841583020
  • Product Dimensions: 18.7 x 25.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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On leaving school, Bill Mackie went to work at Aberdeen Journals Ltd, before moving into TV. He was Assistant head of news/current affairs at Grampian Television, and also worked as editor/producer on news and documentaries. He has a PhD degree from Aberdeen University for a thesis on the economic impact of North Sea Oil. He lives in Aberdeen, where he runs his own media company.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best about the Tigers 28 Jan 2010
By Peter Senior
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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. I can even excuse the, i would suggest, unwarranted attacks on one of the oil majors and the total misquoting of the name of one of it's Directors!!! If you want to know how it REALLY was - read this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting and Exciting Read! 11 Jan 2013
By Dougal Brown
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I bought this book having previously seen the brilliant documentary "Crude Britannia" on TV...Bill Mackie appeared on the programme as a commentator but, after reading this book, its pretty clear a good percentage of its material was lifted from his 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!! I am in the middle of reading the follow up book - "The Klondykers: The Oil Men Onshore" - and its of a similar calibre. Buy both for a great read and a great learning experience!
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