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Rig 20 (1952 Video)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Free loan, Videocassette. Standard formats. b&w. 15 min.

Shows the hazards involved when fire breaks out at an oil well, and the measures taken to extinguish the fire. Shot in 1951 when fire broke out at a well in Persia.

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Big Oil: In the Wake of the ‘Exxon Valdez’ (1985 Video)

Producer

Richard Brock

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at the ‘Exxon Valdez’ oil spill in Alaska two years on and examines the repercussions of pollution, tanker safety and the apportioning of blame. Shows the power of the oil industry as well as the...

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Slender Chance, The (1976 Video)

Director

Michael Crossfield

Producer

Peter Griffiths

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 17 min.

Explains how well-logging equipment enables the petroleum engineer to obtain evidence of the potential of the oil reservoir.

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Down a Long Way (1950 Video)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 18 min.

How oilmen decide where to drill and how the drill works. The old method of siting a well is contrasted with new, more scientific, techniques. The erection of a derrick is shown and the practice of drilling...

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No Useful Purpose Would Be Served (1978 Film)

Director

Stephen Clarke

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Continues the account of the breach of the Rhodesian oil sanctions begun in LIABLE TO PROSECUTION. Looks more closely at the ‘cover-up’ attempts. The history of both Conservative and Labour...

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Power of Community, The: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (2006)

Director

Faith Morgan

Subject

Agriculture; Economics; Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 53 minutes), $20.00

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba’s economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half - and food by 80 percent - people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships...

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Oliver Kite’s Fawley (1968)

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 28 minutes), £8.00

Oliver Kite was a well-known naturalist and chalk stream fisherman who presented his own wildlife television on Southern Television during the 1960s. His soft tones and great knowledge of natural history...

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Mini Machines 101: General Machinist Series Toolmaking & Restoration DVD (2017)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, [unknown]), £9.95

Instructional DVD. This film gives practical advice on restoring damaged parts, designing and making special tools, focusing particularly how to cut threads with a mini lathe. Amongst the demonstrations...

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Sustainable Design (Volvo): Life Cycle Assessment (2009)

aka: Volvo - Life Cycle Analysis

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 26 minutes), £40.00

With extraordinary access to their car manufacturing plant in Sweden, Volvo’s environmental experts show how life cycle analysis has enabled them to reduce the carbon footprint of their products and...

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Tomorrow’s Capitalism: Growth After the Financial Crisis

Subject

Economics; History

Audio recording of a talk given by Carlota Perez at the Institute for Public Policy Research on 1 June 2009.The financial crisis and deep global recession not only caught many by surprise, but also leaves...

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