| OIL UNDER CHANNEL? An offshore oil rig drills for oil under English Channel. Off Weymouth, Dorset. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5928 |
| Catalog #: | 112252 | |
| Clip Number: | 112252-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 63/88 | |
| Timecode: | 01:11:31 - 01:12:58 | |
| Location: | Dorset, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1963 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Oil LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Dorset | |
| Description: | OIL UNDER CHANNEL? An offshore oil rig drills for oil under English Channel. Off Weymouth, Dorset. L/S off shore oil rig in sea. Various shots of the rig. M/S as Pathe cameraman is winched up in basket by crane. M/S driller Ted Gittings walking across the rig. M/S as he starts the drill, various shots of it working. C/U one of the engineers looking up. Various shots of the drill at work. M/S and C/U Ted Gittings and tool pusher Ivor Priest inspecting one of the drill bits. C/U mud which is to be sieved. M/S geologist Jim Pepperell collecting samples of the mud and putting them onto a tin plate. M/S as he looks at deposits through a microscope for traces of oil. Microscope shot showing the deposits. M/S other members of the engineering crew in mess room. M/S pan up as the oil rig drill is pulled up from the bore hole. C/U drill. M/S of the mobile barge and oil rig at sea. | |
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