certainly got huge prices for our land.« But as he stood outside his modest farmhouse, Danny, now 75, added: »You'll notice that I'm still farming.« »I would have been extremely wealthy today if we didn't have [...] began a remarkable transformation of the islands' economy - when it first arrived in December 1976. Today it is difficult to envisage the excitement of residents - particularly those living on the tiny island [...] was being built, Dr Hammer decided he wanted to give Orkney a gift - and what better than a piano. Today, as the islands prepare to look back on 25 years of living with the oil industry, that Steinway grand

huge benefits from the oil and gas industry but there have been downsides. House prices have escalated, as have retail prices. Unemployment is the lowest in Scotland but the high wages offered by the North [...] industries. Aberdeen learned a harsh lesson in the eighties when the oil price slumped and the industry went into recession. House prices fell so dramatically some people simply handed their keys into their [...] hit again and in 1998 the average price for Brent crude slumped to under $13. Developments were once again put on hold and the century ended with a year in which the price was down to under $10 a barrel at