The wisdom of investing in UK oil

Episode notes

This week Allan learns many things he didn’t know about oil and considers the wisdom of investing in UK oil companies.

Allan’s thought for the week

Allan shares his opening thoughts on the oil business.

Book of the week

This week’s book recommendation is “Oil: Power, politics and pipelines – the story of black gold” by Ian Fitzgerald. It was published in 2025 so should be available from wherever you get your books.

Article of the week

This week’s articles are “The future of the North Sea” from the OEUK, and “Drilling into the facts” from Uplift.

They represent opposing views and are well worth a read.

Podcast of the week

This week’s podcast recommendation comes from the 11 Marche episode of The Capitalist. The episode is titled ‘Tim Leunig: Let’s tap the North Sea for energy’.

You can find it on Apple Podcasts here or search for it on your podcast player of choice.

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