The Scottish Oil Club

The Scottish Oil Club is a national forum for the presentation and discussion of views on the economic, industrial, technological and political aspects of petroleum and other energy resources.

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"The Caspian - Oil, Business, and Politics"

SOLD OUT

Lord Fraser of Carmyllie QC and Dr. Kenneth Forrest CBE
(photo of Kenneth Forrest not yet available)
Thursday 4th May 2006, 6:00 p.m.
Bookings Finalised by 29th April
The Royal Scots Club
30 Abercromby Place
Edinburgh

A programme of student dinner attendance is sponsored by Wood Mackenzie

Speakers

Lord Fraser of Carmyllie

Peter Fraser, educated at Loretto School, Musselburgh and graduated BA (Hons) and LLM (Hons), Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, before going to Edinburgh University. He was called to the Scottish Bar in 1969 and in 1972 he lectured part-time in constitutional law at Heriot-Watt University for 2 years. In 1979 he was appointed Standing Junior Counsel for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and became a Queen's Counsel in 1982.

Peter was elected as a Conservative MP for Angus in 1979, where he remained in the House of Commons until June 1987. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to George Younger, Secretary of State for Scotland. In 1982 he was appointed Solicitor-General for Scotland by Margaret Thatcher and became Lord Advocate in 1989, when he was made a life peer and a member of the Privy Council. During his time as Lord Advocate, he had ultimate responsibility for the Pan Am 103 Lockerbie investigation. He has appeared for the United Kingdom in both the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg and the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

From 1992 to 1995 he was Minister of State at the Scottish Office covering Home Affairs and Health. He was then Minister of State at the Department of Trade and Industry with a responsibility for export promotion and overseas investment with particular emphasis on the oil and gas industry. In 1996 he became Minister for Energy.

In June 2003 he was invited by the First Minister of the Scottish Executive to head an Inquiry into the cost over-run of the new Scottish Parliament at Holyrood. Breaking new ground all the proceedings were allowed to be televised and all documentatioin before the Inquiry (except for limited security matters) was published on the Inquiry website. The Report was delivered in September 2004 within time and under budget.

Kenneth P. Forest

Ken Forrest graduated with BSc and PhD degrees in Applied Chemistry. Most of his working life has been spent in public sector administration. First in the Department of Energy (1973-1995), then promoted into the Senior Civil Service in the Department of Trade and Industry (1995-2000) and finally, until his retirement in January 200, in Trade Partners UK (a joint venture between the DTI and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office). Ken was seconded to British Shipbuilders from 1982-1984 and was awarded the CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2002.

Since retirement, Ken has retained an active interest in government and industry. He co-chairs the Azerbaijan British Trade & Industry Council set up to promote trade between the two countries. He is a non- executive director of Imperial Energy Corporation plc with operations in Russia and Kazakhstan and until recently served on the Government’s Renewable Advisory Board. Ken is in business partnership with Lord Fraser of Carmyllie offering advice to foreign governments and major corporations on energy matters.

Arrangements

Members and guests are invited to convene between 17:30 and 18:00 for coffee/tea and biscuits (pay-bar available). Meeting commences at 18:00.  An opportunity for informal discussion between members and guests will follow the presentation in the Cocktail Bar where a pay-bar is available until commencement of the Discussion Dinner (Chatham House Rules) at about 20:00.

Menu: Traditional Scotch broth • Supreme of chicken stuffed with haggis, and a whisky cream sauce •  Cranachan shortcake

Wine: Lambert’s Bay Grenache Syrah, France • Santa Serena, Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc, Chile

Cost:  £31 inclusive of wine and VAT. (If vegetarian meal required, please order at time of booking).

Booking

Bookings finalised on 14th January 2006.

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