| OIL SEARCH IN LIBYA British Petroleum Company prepares to search for oil in Libya. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 8611 | |
| Catalog #: | 112341 | |
| Clip Number: | 112341-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 2938 B | |
| Timecode: | 01:15:56 - 01:21:21 | |
| Location: | Libya | |
| Year Shot: | 1957 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Oil LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Libya | |
| Description: | MS arrival Land Rover at end of swept track. Various shots mine sweeping, one man finds a mine and kneels down to start scraping sand away from it. CU hands and pick clearing sand from mine. CU face, CU hands uncovering mine. MS as he calls mine lifter who waves him away. Lifter lies down by mine and lifts it. CU hole in desert left by mine. CU three mines lying beside a white washed track marker. Enter Major English who inspects mines and calls his assistants to pick them up, then exits. MS assistant opening bonnet of Land Rover, Major English makes contact with the wire to his detonator on the car battery. LS as the mines are destroyed. Various shots equipment used to detect oil. | |
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