My thoughts in the Journal of Petroleum Technology (published by the Society of Petroleum Engineers) on North Sea oil and the Scottish independence referendum:
https://pubs.spe.org/en/jpt/jpt-article-detail/?art=1701
Extract:
On 18 September 2014, the Scottish public will vote on the question, “Should Scotland be an independent country?” With North Sea oil predicted to be the largest sector in an independent Scottish economy, the industry finds itself at the center of a political and economic debate.