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How much is Scottish oil worth?

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Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond claims that an independent Scotland could raise £30bn in the next 20 years or so from North Sea oil, by adopting a model for investment used in Norway.

John Busby, a retired engineer who has studied the future of oil, and Stewart Hosie, treasury spokesman for the SNP, discuss whether the claim stands up to scrutiny.


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