Donald Trump says Aberdeen was the oil capital of Europe but the UK has given up a “powerful edge” during a one-hour speech to world leaders. “They’ve given up their powerful edge, a lot of the countries that we’re talking about, in oil and gas, such as essentially closing the great North Sea oil,” he said. “Oh, the North Sea. “Aberdeen was the oil capital of Europe and there’s tremendous oil that hasn’t been found in the North Sea – tremendous oil. “They have tremendous oil left and, more importantly, they have tremendous oil that hasn’t even been found yet.