massive Clair oil field, 50 miles to the west of Shetland, coming on stream towards the end of next year, the BP led management at the oil terminal is confident that Sullom Voe will be producing oil for another [...] By Hans J. Marter Since the first oil was pumped ashore, on the 25th November, 1978, from the new oil fields in the East Shetland Basin, almost 7.5 billion barrels of crude have been exported from the [...] closely the arrival of oil in Shetland. He said there was a widespread fear of environmental damage and cultural intrusion, but, fortunately, neither happened. ?People thought the oil industry would make