Scottish Oil Rig Explored BOAT ENGINE DIED

The price of crude oil is steadily declining, and in Scotland as in many other countries, this means the abandonment of oil rigs. To disassemble the machines is not just costly, it also might prove to be a mistake should the market rise again. So the massive rigs, weighing around a thousand tons each, are towed into the bay of Cromarty Firth from the North Sea. Here they will pile up and rust until the economy turns its favor toward crude oil again. Many Scots hope for this, particularly those in areas supported by the drilling industries.

These rusting rigs are a symbol of what many say is the end of Scotland’s oil industry, a looming harbinger of unemployment in communities that have depended on the oil industry for decades. But port authority CEO Bob Buskin doesn’t refer to Cromarty Firth as a graveyard but rather as a parking lot, indicating his belief that the situation will change.



A Cromarty Firth boss has replied to rising oil rig noise complaints, saying residents “have chosen to live on the shores of a busy, industrial port”.

In a letter to Highlands and Islands MSP Kate Forbes, the port’s CEO Bob Buskie defended the rising number of rig arrivals, which residents have described as “blighting” the region.

He highlighted the economic, social and environmental benefits of the vessels, including job creation and supporting Scotland’s offshore wind sector.

Mr Buskie also pointed out that the Cromarty Firth has a long history of hosting the oil rigs, arriving in greater numbers now due to the downturn.

He said: “This issue is raised regularly by residents of Cromarty, despite rigs being a feature in the Firth for over 45 years.

“In 2014, we celebrated 40 years of this activity. After 40 years and 700 rig visits, the people who live here know that they have chosen to live on the shores of a busy, industrial port.”

The firth has gained a reputation as one of the “leading ports in Europe for oil rig inspection, repair and maintenance and subsea project work” due to it hosting the vessels, he added.



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