TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Norman J. TI - The sea of lost opportunity: north sea oil and gas, British industry and the offshore supplies office T2 - Handbook of petroleum exploration and production SN - 9780444536457 PY - 2011/// CY - Oxford PB - Elsevier KW - Offshore gas industry KW - Great Britain KW - Offshore oil industry N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-292) and index; Front Cover; The Sea of Lost Opportunity: North Sea Oil and Gas, British Industry and the Offshore Supplies Office; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; List of Charts; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1: In Europe's Sick Bay; Chapter 2: The Genesis of the North Sea Oil and Gas Industry; Chapter 3: Motivations and Constraints; Chapter 4: Before OSO: Offshore Supplies 1963-1972; Chapter 5: OSO's Formative Years 1973-1980; Chapter 6: OSO's Long March into History 1981-1993; Chapter 7: Assessing OSO; Chapter 8: Case Studies and Expert Testimony ER -