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Final Block: Oil (2 Parts)

Synopsis
1: Extracts from a HORIZON programme on North Sea oil technology and a NEWSNIGHT item on the price of North Sea oil. The HORIZON extract shows that North Sea Oil production is at the forefront of available technology and still subject to enormous risk. The NEWSNIGHT item shows the relationship between the development of oil fields and the price of oil.
2: A shortened version of a CONTROVERSY programme first transmitted in 1975. Professor Peter Odell of Rotterdam University argues that reserves of North Sea oil are far greater than oil companies tend to admit. Opposing him are Peter Baxendell, Chairman of Shell Oil, Roger Bexon of BP and James Bellini of the Hudson Institute. The chairman is Sir George Porter.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25, 24 min.
Year of production
1989
Availability
OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Subjects
Technology
Keywords
North Sea; petroleum deposits; petroleum industries

Credits

Producer
Ian Spratley

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web
http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 1908 274066
Address
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
Notes
NB. As of May 2016 Open University Worldwide are no longer distributing DVDs. They have posted this message on their website: ‘Unfortunately Open University Worldwide Limited has decided that product sales are no longer viable given the reduced funding to Higher Education institutions and diminishing demand for the products we have traditionally stocked. At present the Open University Students Association (OUSA) will continue to sell the "Good Study Guide", and we are in discussion with other possible distributors to continue to make The Open University’s products available for purchase. As soon as we have any information on other channels of distribution we will update this notice’. Some products are still available via second hand dealers on Amazon.co.uk

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