Produced for the multi-national Atlantics Union Oil Company, as a film for schools, the film traces the use of petroleum products and their place in contemporary life. Illustrates the history of oil; formation in the earth’s crust; the search for oil (drilling); research facilities maintained by the oil industry; handling of oil products at Australian ports and terminals.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007796
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil - Production methods
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil extraction operation
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil fields
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil industry - History
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil well drilling
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Petroleum
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Oil fields
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)