Oil rigs stuck in limbo in the North Sea — a symbol of the global economy? Ok, so these aren’t dolphins in the Venice canals or herds of Thai elephants crossing a road. But these pictures by HE Media of oil rigs in the North Sea’s Cromarty Firth — dubbed the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry — are symbolic of the global economy’s sudden slowdown amid oil market volatility. They also have an ethereal beauty, viewed in pale gray light.