The Oil Machine

We're not really active on here any more, but wanted to share today's news that the legal challenge against the consent to the Rosebank North Sea oil field has been successful: thenational.scot/news/24896286.… (Uplift's @tessakhan is in #TheOilMachine. Watch now: watch.eventive.org/filmcampaign/p…)

@weenell3 @TamdhuL @BBCScotland Nobody told us it’s on again…!?

@TamdhuL @BBCScotland Thanks for that. I'll watch it when I get home from holiday. Surprised they're showing it 🤷‍♀️

Good morning Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 In 1975, the British Govt had a dilemma: how to exploit the potential of its new oil fields without fuelling demands for Scottish independence. They buried the evidence! This should have been on billboards everywhere! Happy Tuesday 🌞

@Reeni2014 @BBCScotland Hi, can we help?

@BBCScotland the oil machine, published, is it distributed?

Excellent & a bit surprising to see the @TheOilMachine on @BBCScotland. Experts warning that oil/gas are stranded assets and our economy, savings & pensions are totally entangled in the oil economy. Well made & compelling argument. Worth watching.

We have the screening of The Oil Machine film on at Unison Union in the city centre on TUESDAY! The Oil Machine explores Scotland's economic, historical and emotional entanglement with fossil fuels. Use the link below to book (free!) so we have a good idea of numbers attending:

#TheOilMachine this week: 🛢️ 21 May (tonight!) 6:30pm – hosted by @XRGlasgow at @unison_glasgow And as part of PFS Green Film Festival in Portsmouth: 🛢️ 22 May 1pm @SouthseaCinema – free for school children 🛢️ 26 May 3pm @SouthseaCinema All events: theoilmachine.org/events

More #TheOilMachine events over the next 3 days: 🛢️ 13 May (tonight!) 6:30pm @CaiaPark, Wrexham, Wales (free) 🛢️ 14 May 7pm St Barnabas Emmer Green, Reading, England (free) 🛢️ 15 May 8:30pm @idfa Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands All ticket links ⤵️ theoilmachine.org/events

Screening of The Oil Machine at St Barnabas Church Emmer Green (Reading) followed by discussion of issues raised by the film. Tues 14th May 7-9pm. eventbrite.com/e/the-oil-mach…

How can we break our addition to oil? Join us for a screening of the Scottish film The Oil Machine on Tuesday 21st May at @unison_glasgow Branch G1 1LQ for an inspiring screening, food and follow on conversation on our energy future. @TheOilMachine

Fantastic to screen films 'Offshore' @PlatformLondon and @TheOilMachine with q&a with Hazel Falck, @sonjahenrici and James Marriot at POWER STATION's film club. Next up @finitedoc power.film/join

What a grande finale to our campaign for #TheOilMachine on behalf of @sonjahenrici. A massive thank-you to everyone involved!

Oh, and if you still haven't seen #TheOilMachine yet, or if you'd like to watch the film again, you can do so online: theoilmachine.org/watch 5/5

We invited Members of @ScotParl to our event but couldn't predict it would coincide with very tumultuous times: @scotgov dropping climate targets was a key factor in events that eventually brought down a @ScotGovFM. One MSP did manage to join us though! Thanks @Ross_Greer. 4/

"Beyond the film: How will Scotland deal with the oil machine?" This was the question we asked at our event in Holyrood at the iconic @ourdynamicearth. It was a celebration of a year and a half of campaigning with #TheOilMachine as well as a reminder of the urgent need to act. 1/

Thanks to Rachel and the @TheOilMachine for organising such a great discussion on the future of North Sea oil and gas and energy in Scotland and Britain. It was an honour to be in the illustrious company of environmentalists, trade unionists and scientific experts!

@rachelgreenfilm @TheOilMachine @sonjahenrici @kempas @_DylanHamilton_ @ewangibbs @kcrayner @filmcampaign @ourdynamicearth Many thanks to all for organising the @TheOilMachine event last night. A measured, thoughtful & beautifully filmed way into thinking about the UK oil & gas industry & how the same can-do spirit that gave us North Sea oil could yet deliver a rapid transition to a renewable future.

@ewangibbs Tell us more...? You got us hooked now.

Scottish politics was probably more fun when colourful character SNP activists wrote to their leaders claiming to have an inside track with OPEC and the Saudi oil minister Sheik Yamani.

#TheOilMachine is returning to the Netherlands (a country playing a critical role as a major oil-refining centre in Europe). @IDFA is showing the film at its new home, Het Documentaire Paviljoen in Amsterdam, on 24 April (tonight!), 3 May, and 15 May. idfa.nl/en/cinema/791e…