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| Barrels | Standard unit of measurement for the sale of Oil. |
| Brent Crude | Still the standard benchmark for Oil prices. |
| 1958 | Continental Shelf Convention - National boundaries for 'Natural Resource Exploitation' were set. |
| Half Gone! | Already more than half of the resources in the North Sea have been used up. |
North Sea Oil
A key component of the British economy the North
Sea Oilfields
were first commercially worked way back in 1851 by James Young.
| North Sea Oil and Gas Fields | |||
| Southern Fields | |||
| Amethyst Gasfield | Dotty | Indefatigible | Rough Gasfield |
| Ann | Esmond Gasfield | Leman | Viking |
| Audrey | Forbes Gasfield | Murdoch Gasfield | Vulcan |
| Caister Gasfield | Gordon Gasfield | Ravenspurn Gasfield | West Sole Gasfield |
| Cleeton Gasfield | Hewett Gasfield | ||
| Central Fields | |||
| Alba | |||
| Arbroath Oilfield | |||
| Argyl & Duncan | |||
| Auk Oilfield | |||
| Clyde Oilfield | |||