World Oil
The First Oil Wells The Chinese have used oil and gas for many centuries. There is no record of when Chinese began using natural gas, but clearly in Szechuan the local people were drilling down hundreds of feet into the earth to get natural gas and brine before the start of the Han Dynasty, before … Read more
Oil Wells Research and Mapping
Is There More Oil Around Poole Harbour? OIL bosses are targeting more than 100 million barrels of crude worth some £6 billion at onshore sites across Dorset and Hampshire, including areas to the south of Poole Harbour. Australian firm, Norwest, has joined forces with UK outfit, Wessex Exploration on a project that could see drilling … Read more
Business of Nature
Wandering around the Arne nature reserve of heath, woodland and its own secluded beach, is never less than a delight. But the RSPB’s Purbeck reserve, which borders Poole Harbour, is also a very valuable asset, as a new report sets out. Ten of the wildlife charity’s 200 reserves feature in an RSPB report setting out … Read more







