28
Feb
2006
Posted by: Mark Ashley
The churning sea! The salty air! The whiff of petrochemicals!
All this, in a cozy but luxurious setting, can soon be yours, at top dollar!
Mohamed Al Fayed’s plans to open a hotel on an oil rig in the North Sea received a boost after two oil companies signed up for the project.
The Harrods owner wants to create a 50-bedroom country-house style hotel on a platform in the Cromarty Firth, off Scotland’s east coast, by 2008.
Echoes of James Bond supervillain Stromberg? If there is a supervillain watch list, it’s time put Mr. Al Fayed on it.
Perhaps there will even be room for a Krustyburger franchise?
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February 28th, 2006 at 3:31 pm
Ah, the North Sea. Just where I’VE always wanted to spend my summer oil rig holidays. Winters I try to limit rig vacations to the Gulf of Mexico.
March 3rd, 2006 at 2:01 pm
I’m hoping there’s going to be a Krusty Burger also on that offshore oil rig.
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