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OIL WELL AT NOTTINGHAM

Oil Well At Nottingham (1963)

Men working on an oil rig in Nottingham

 DRILLING FOR OIL FRANCE

Drilling For Oil France (1951)

Oil field in operation in France.

BLACK GOLD

Black Gold (1963)

A look at an oil rig in Nottinghamshire and how geologists test to find more oil rich...

ENGLAND STRIKES OIL

England Strikes Oil (1944)

An item showing oil wells on farmland in England and trains carrying the...

CANADA'S NEW OIL RESERVES Dublin issue

Canada's New Oil Reserves Dublin Issue (1942)

Oil is extracted from sand at a quarry in Alberta,...

BY PIPELINE TO THE FRONT aka BY PIPE - LINE

By Pipeline To The Front AKA By Pipe - Line (1944)

New method of transporting oil by pipes across...

VENEZUELA OIL FIRE

Venezuela Oil Fire (1939)

Footage of the remains a town destroyed by fire in Venezuela.

 

 

OIL TANKER ABLAZE

Oil Tanker Ablaze (1926)

Two oil tankers loaded with benzine collide off American coast killing crew of...

DIGGERS STRIKE OIL

Diggers Strike Oil (1953)

Oil has been found in Western Australia.

OIL AND WAR - ABADAN

Oil And War - Abadan (1951)

Abadan oil refinery - start of the story on oil crisis in Persia and war in...

OIL AND WAR - PERSIA

Oil And War - Persia (1951)

West predicts Persia might have problems if they nationalise oil industry.

GERMANY - TOO MUCH OIL

Germany - Too Much Oil (1957)

German farms are threatened by a strange flood danger - spouting oil.

PIPELINE IN SAHARA

Pipeline In Sahara (1958)

A new oil pipeline is laid across the Algerian desert.

LARGE OIL FIRE

Large Oil Fire (1939)

People fighting huge oil fire.

OIL REFINERY FIRE: CANADA

Oil Refinery Fire: Canada (1948)

Firemen fight fire at petrol refinery in Canada.

OIL STRIKE AT CORTEMAGGIORE

Oil Strike At Cortemaggiore (1950)

Oil gusher in action at Cortemaggiore, Italy.

NEW CANADIAN OIL FIELD

New Canadian Oil Field (1948)

Scenes at Canada's largest oil field where a well is overflowing

NEW AUSTRALIAN OIL WELL

New Australian Oil Well (1963)

New oil well erected in small town of Monte, Queensland, Australia.

ALBERTA OIL - EDMONTON

Alberta Oil - Edmonton (1957)

Drilling for oil in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

 FLOATING OIL RIG

Floating Oil Rig (1958)

Various shots of the construction of an oil rig in Southampton.

 MODEL OF FLOATING OIL RIG

Model Of Floating Oil Rig (1958)

Shots of model showing oil drill at one end of Floating Oil Rig and...

FLOATING DERRICK IN CASPIAN SEA

Floating Derrick In Caspian Sea (1960)

A floating oil derrick in the Caspian Sea.

OIL DRILLING

Oil Drilling (1960-1969)

Men at work with oil drill in operation.

AIR VIEWS

Air Views (1970-1979)

Aerial views of large oil storage facility and oil refinery.

OIL DRILLING RIG LAUNCHED

Oil Drilling Rig Launched (1967)

Old Australian oil rig back in operation at Whyalla.

OIL PROSPECTING

Oil Prospecting (1948)

Prospectors test for oil and build wells in Weymouth, Dorset.

LONDON'S NEW OIL WELL

London's New Oil Well (1947)

A new oil well is sunk in Willesden - even the Texans are paying interest.

HUGE OIL BLAZE

Huge Oil Blaze (1929)

A tank of paraffin burning fiercely in the middle of an oil depot can be seen for...

"Sausage" For Oil Transport! (1958)

A flexible device is used for towing amounts of oil across the...

OCEAN DRILL IS TESTED

Ocean Drill Is Tested (1969)

New ocean going drilling machine is tested in the North Sea, Scotland.

RETREAT IN BURMA - APRIL / MAY 1942

Retreat In Burma - April / May 1942

Allied troops destroy Yenangyaung oil fields before...

OIL FILM SELECTED MATERIAL REEL 2

Oil Film Selected Material Reel 2 (1950)

Cuts from documentary 'Wealth of the World - Oil' - workings...

NEW PIPE LINE IN ALGERIAN DESERT

New Pipe Line In Algerian Desert (1958)

Various shots of men and machinery at work laying new pipe...

OIL DRILLING IN NORTH SEA

Oil Drilling In North Sea (1962)

Oil drilling erection, tug and helicopter landing.

OIL WELLS OF IRAN

Oil Wells Of Iran (1970-1979)

Oil wells and pipelines in Iran.

MOONIE-LYTTON OIL PIPELINE NEARS COMPLETION

Moonie-Lytton Oil Pipeline Nears Completion (1963)

Laying of the Moonie-Lytton pipeline in...

SHETLAND PONIES

Shetland Ponies (1973)

Shots of Shetland ponies grazing in field

SYDNEY OIL FIRE

Sydney Oil Fire (1967)

Firemen put out a fire at an oil company in Balmain in Australia

RUSSIA'S OIL DRILLING AT SEA

Russia's Oil Drilling At Sea (1967)

The Soviet Union drills for oil on Duvanny island

BIG OIL TANK BLAZE AT FAWLEY NEWS A IN A NUTSHELL

Big Oil Tank Blaze At Fawley News A In A Nutshell (1935)

Explosion at oil refinery near...

OIL IN SCOTLAND NEAR DALKEITH

Oil In Scotland Near Dalkeith (1938)

Oil is pumped into tankers at an oil field in Mid Lothian,...

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION DRIVE aka WAY TO PLENTY

Rural Electrification Drive AKA Way To Plenty (1948)

Electricity reaches the country, power being...

"Aquitania" Converted (1919)

The "Aquitania" in dock during a conversion from coal to oil burning; and...

NEW £8,000,000 PETROL PLANT aka STANLOW OIL REFINERY

New £8,000,000 Petrol Plant AKA Stanlow Oil Refinery (1952)

A Cheshire Oil refinery booms as...

WILL PERSIA TAKE OVER OIL?

Will Persia Take Over Oil? (1951)

Britain's oil interest threatened by demand for nationalisation.

NEWS IN FLASHES

News In Flashes (1951)

Oilfield workers from the Abadan plant start their journey home after its closure.

FLOATING OIL RIG

Floating Oil Rig (1957)

Floating oil rig for sea bed drilling is erected at Audorf.

GATEWAY TO OIL

Gateway To Oil (1957)

Sir William Wolsley opens a new oil plant in Yorkshire.

STUDENTS SEE SAHARA OIL

Students See Sahara Oil (1959)

French students visit Hassi Messaoud oil fields in Sahara Desert.

OIL SUCCESS AND FAILURE

Oil Success And Failure (1963)

As one oil plant is closed, another is open in Western Australia.