It's Scotland's oil?

Marine renewables and coastal communities—Experiences from the offshore oil industry in the 1970s and their relevance to marine renewables in the 2010s

“…The Parliament had not sat since union with England in 1707. An argument that it is 'Scotland's oil' was used to promote devolution and even eventual independence [38]. A post-legislative referendum was held in the autumn of 1979 seeking approval to Scottish devolution.…”