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Can London Strike Oil?

Date released

13 Nov 1947

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1743

NoS ID

040801

Story no

2 / 4

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

American oil experts see sample borings taken and tested on site in Willesden which confirm presence of oil.

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Floating Oil Rig

Date released

29 Aug 1957

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

57/70

NoS ID

107827

Story no

4 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

A new German "floating island" for drilling for oil deposits under the sea bed.

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Oil Revenue Makes the Desert Bloom

Date released

10 Jan 1957

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

57/4

NoS ID

107487

Story no

3 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

Little Venezuela completes another great project out of the proceeds of her oil riches - the 65 million dollar Guarico dam.

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New Jersey - Safety Device Quells Oil Blaze

Date released

1 Dec 1952

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

52/97

NoS ID

105074

Story no

2 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

2,000,000 gallons of oil are set alight - but, within two minutes, the fire is out, thanks to a new device using the oil itself!

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Oil Tanker Fire

Date released

1 Sep 1941

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

41/70

NoS ID

098988

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Night blaze on Rouge River, Detroit, and firemen work all night to put out the fire on an oil tanker ablaze.

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Oil and War

Date released

2 Jul 1951

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

51/53

NoS ID

104206

Story no

1 / 1

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

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Oil from the Sea

Date released

9 Feb 1959

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

59/12

NoS ID

108491

Story no

6 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

First oil drilling platform for seabed drilling to be built in Britain makes ready for the long tow to Borneo.

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Booms to Check Oil Fires

Date released

11 Aug 1941

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

41/64

NoS ID

098949

Story no

2 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Australia tries out an idea for confining dockside oil fires within a limited area. The booms enclose the affected areas while the firemen go to work with a chemical foam extinguisher.

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California Oil Tank Blaze

Date released

23 Jul 1951

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

51/59

NoS ID

104239

Story no

2 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

Damage totals 2,000,000 dollars when fire devastates large oil refinery.

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Will Persia Take over Oil?

Date released

22 Mar 1951

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

51/24

NoS ID

104023

Story no

2 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

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