EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- A "yes" vote in Thursday's referendum will translate to vast oil wealth for an independent Scotland, the Scottish energy minister said as voting gets under way.
Voting began Thursday in a one-sentence referendum for independence from the United Kingdom. Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing trumpeted findings from an employment firm that said an independent Scotland could draw on an oil fund that could reach $239 billion within 25 years of a "yes" vote.