How the helicopter was used to set up a drilling rig at Sireru in a remote area of Papua. A whole oil camp was lifted piece by piece into the middle of the jungle by helicopter, thus solving one of the biggest problems, that of oil transportation, for in a country with a rainfall of up to 350 inches a year it may take three months to build a road.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311837
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil - Production methods
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil fields
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil well drilling
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Papua New Guinea - Commerce
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Petroleum industry and trade
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Oil fields
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Helicopters
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)