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Old April 9th 15, 08:37 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default So that's Heathrow getting the new runway then

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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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?