In regards to westerosi economic policy, would you think that oil would ever be a part of this universe and how that would effect westeros, particularly if it’s found in the north, like North Sea oil and in Dorne, like the opec nations.

Well, there’s a lot of technological and economic steps that have to be taken before petroleum is a particularly important economic substance. At the moment, it wouldn’t be that particularly useful because they don’t have the internal combustion engine, or a chemicals industry that could turn it into plastics, etc.