[ig1]

You realize that North Sea Oil is well past it's peak ? - production has declined by nearly a half since 1999 and at current projections it'll be at a third of it's peak by 2020.

The UK has a whole has already become a net importer rather than exporter.

There are strong arguments in favour of scottish independence but largely they're down to cultural rather than economic reasons.

[randomafrican]

But the oil-related infrastructure will stay and will keep generating some revenue.

I live in an oil city and the number of Scottish workers or companies that have regional headquarters or major locations in Aberdeen is huge.