My dissillusionment with the whole oil industry started early in my career when I realised that there were instances where it was far better for company directors if we didn't find any oil than if we… (View Post)

Exactly this. Fracking works in large areas of unbroken geology like the North German/Polish plains or large parts of North America. But it is simply impractical in the UK. Not just because of our in… (View Post)

I am not bothered one way or another about the ban. What I would say is that any company directors embarking on a fracking project should be held personally responsible as individuals for the full co… (View Post)

I was amused/saddened to hear from a collague recently returned from working in Vietnam that in some cases they have widened the tunnels substantially so that American tourists can fit down them. (View Post)

You would be wrong. (View Post)