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Oakbank Oil Company

The Oakbank Oil Co. Ltd, West Lothian shale oil company that leased the shale of the Hopetoun estate near Winchburgh, drove the Duddingston mines from 1900 and built the Niddry Castle crude oil works.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Duddingston No. 1 and 2 Mines West Lothian 1900–1941

Record created: 16 October 2026 · Last researched: 16 October 2026

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