CNOOC Makes Major New Oil Discovery in North Sea Off Scotland

gCaptain ^ | January 29, 2019 | gCaptain

[artichokegrower]

China state oil company CNOOC on Tuesday announced a major new oil discovery at the Glengorm prospect in the U.K. sector of the North Sea.

[artichokegrower]

CNOOC Petroleum Europe, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CNOOC Limited, is operator of the license holding 50% interest.

China drilling for oil in the North Sea? Well at least it's not Russia or the main stream media would be all over it.

[Candor7]

Moo goo gai pan for the UK when they exit the EU.

[BenLurkin]

North Sea ChiComs? Don’t the Brits have their own oil companies?

[rktman]

That’s pretty slick. Get it. Peak earl of a bygone dinosaur?

[DUMBGRUNT]

Don’t the Brits have their own oil companies?

I used to work for a company known as BP.

Last I heard, it was “Beyond Petroleum”?

[Beowulf9]

For years they said oil was created from decomposing dinosaurs. Oil in North Sea off Scotland? Decomposing Nessie's? 🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉

[Gay State Conservative]

How in God’s name were the Brits so stupid as to let the Butchers of Beijing into their territorial waters???????

[TigersEye]

Annnnnnnnnd peak oil takes another hit to the gut.

[Celtic Conservative]

*abiogenesis*

CC

[SunkenCiv]

China state oil company CNOOC on Tuesday announced a major new oil discovery at the Glengorm prospect in the U.K. sector of the North Sea.

Interesting. Norway's slice of the regional offshore oil has resulted in Norway's selling the EU 15 percent of its oil supply -- without having to join the EU. Thanks artichokegrower.