Oil and gas is at heart of Scots' future wealth

• Autores: Rob Edwards
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2971, 2014, págs. 12-13
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • As dusk falls, Grangemouth starts to glow. Cloaked in clouds of steam and lit by flares like giant candles, Scotland's biggest oil refinery has a strange beauty. Situated roughly halfway between Edinburgh and Glasgow on the Firth of Forth, the 700-hectare petrochemical complex is a vital hub of UK oil production. Should Scotland vote for independence, it will be one of the new government's key assets. On Sep 18, 2014, the people of Scotland will vote on whether their country should become independent of the UK. Here, Edwards looks at the choices a newly independent Scotland could make.