London Banter - View Single Post - So that's Heathrow getting the new runway then

Robin9 · April 10th 15, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Recliner[_3_]

Robin9 wrote:
David Cantrell;147853 Wrote:
Gatwick might as well give up its campaign to get the new runway
instead
of Heathrow, because it's on top of an oil field. It must now be
apparent that Sussex is harbouring weapons of mass destruction and will
shortly be bombed back into the stone age, although by pure coincidence
the Oil Ministry will be completely untouched and will be carefully
guarded by the invading US troops.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32229203

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Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity
-- Hanlon's Razor

Stupidity maintained long enough is a form of malice
-- Richard Bos's corollary

Yes, I heard this being discussed at length on various radio stations
this morning. The consensus was that this is a significant oil field but
that only a small percentage will ever be extracted.

Around 10% or so?

Some estimates were even lower: around 5%. Mind you, at this stage
estimates are all they are.