Matt Linning, the Glossary
Matthew MacKinnon Linning CBE (2 March 1924 – 21 December 1986) was a Scottish engineer, and was project director for the BP Forties Oil Field in the 1970s; this field is the largest oil field in the North Sea.[1]
Table of Contents
19 relations: Charles Dickens, Cromarty Firth, Cruden Bay, Dyce, Elizabeth II, Forties Oil Field, Forties pipeline system, Grangemouth Refinery, Llandarcy Oil Refinery, Nigg, Highland, North Sea, Order of the British Empire, Royal College of Science and Technology, Royal Engineers, Sea Quest (drilling rig), The King's Awards for Enterprise, United Kingdom Continental Shelf, 1969 New Year Honours, 1976 New Year Honours.
- British businesspeople in the oil industry
- Scottish electrical engineers
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic.
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Cromarty Firth
The Cromarty Firth (Caolas Chrombaidh; literally "kyles of Cromarty") is an arm of the Moray Firth in Scotland.
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Cruden Bay
Cruden Bay is a small village in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, north of Aberdeen.
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Dyce
Dyce (Deis) is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, situated on the River Don about northwest of the city centre.
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.
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Forties Oil Field
The Forties Oil Field is the second largest oil field in the North Sea, after the Clair oilfield, which is located 110 miles east of Aberdeen.
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Forties pipeline system
The Forties pipeline system (FPS) is a major pipeline transport network in the North Sea. Matt Linning and Forties pipeline system are north Sea energy.
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Grangemouth Refinery
Grangemouth Refinery is an oil refinery complex located on the Firth of Forth in Grangemouth, Scotland, currently operated by Petroineos.
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Llandarcy Oil Refinery
The Llandarcy Oil Refinery, also known as the National Oil Refinery, BP Llandarcy and Skewen refinery, was the United Kingdom's first oil refinery, initially opened by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (renamed the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company from 1935 and the British Petroleum Company from 1954) on 29 June 1922, although operations had begun on 1 July 1921.
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Nigg, Highland
Nigg (from the An Neag meaning "the notch", referring to a feature of the hills above the parish church) is a village and parish in Easter Ross, administered by the Highland Council.
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North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
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Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.
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Royal College of Science and Technology
The Royal College of Science and Technology was a higher education college that existed in Glasgow, Scotland between 1887 and 1964.
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Royal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is the engineering arm of the British Army.
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Sea Quest (drilling rig)
The Sea Quest was a semi-submersible drilling rig.
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The King's Awards for Enterprise
The King's Awards for Enterprise, previously known as The Queen's Award for Enterprise, is an awards programme for British businesses and other organizations who excel at international trade, innovation, sustainable development or promoting opportunity (through social mobility).
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United Kingdom Continental Shelf
The UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is the region of waters surrounding the United Kingdom, in which the country has mineral rights. Matt Linning and United Kingdom Continental Shelf are north Sea energy.
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1969 New Year Honours
The New Year Honours 1969 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.
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1976 New Year Honours
The New Year Honours 1976 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.
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See also
British businesspeople in the oil industry
- Alastair Down
- Archibald Chisholm
- Basil Jackson
- Bill Roberts (businessman)
- Charles Greenway, 1st Baron Greenway
- Charles Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield
- Christophor Laidlaw
- David Sime Cargill
- David Steel (businessman)
- Eric Drake
- Erik Bonino
- George Bernard Reynolds
- John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley
- Justin Welby
- Leigh-Ann Russell
- Len Blavatnik
- Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted
- Matt Linning
- Neville Gass
- Peter Mather (businessman)
- Peter Robinson (priest)
- Peter Walters
- Robert Horton (businessman)
- Sir John Cargill, 1st Baronet
- Tony Buckingham
- William Fraser, 1st Baron Strathalmond
- William Knox D'Arcy
Scottish electrical engineers
- A. Catrina Coleman
- Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton
- Alexander Bain (inventor)
- Alexander Russell (electrical engineer)
- Andrew Jamieson
- Arthur James Arnot
- Charles Bruce (physicist)
- Donald McCallum (engineer)
- Duncan McDonald (industrialist)
- Ellice Horsburgh
- Evelyn Roxburgh
- Frederick Charles Stewart
- Frederick Malloch Bruce
- George G. Macfarlane
- George Legge (footballer)
- James Blyth (engineer)
- James Goodfellow
- James Gray (mathematician)
- James R. Barr
- James Redmond (broadcaster)
- James Robert Erskine-Murray
- James Sharp Tait
- John Dodds (engineer)
- John Logie Baird
- John M. M. Munro
- Leslie A. Geddes
- Mark Goudie
- Matt Linning
- Patrick Hunter Gordon
- Peter Laird McKinlay
- Peter Mitchell Grant
- Thomas Coughtrie
- Walter Brown (mathematician)
- William Bryson (electrical engineer)
- William Maxwell Stewart
- William McLellan (Scottish electrical engineer)
- William McWhirter