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A debate about oil depletion policy with leading figures in the oil business. The argument is structured around a hypothetical oil policy review by a new oil minister. Moderated by a barrister Marc Cran, the...
Part 1: Distillation, the principal separation carried out at refineries, separating hydrocarbon molecules of both crude oil and partially defined fractions. Part 2: The ‘cracking’ process - reducing the...
In July 1988, 167 men were killed in the world’s worst oil industry disaster to date. Using interviews with eyewitnesses who were aboard the ‘Piper Alpha’ oil rig, questions the standards of design and...
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...
Production of gasoline from crude oil by fractional distillation. Discusses the nature of oil, the suitability of gasoline fraction for spark ignition engines and fuel design to suit purpose and operating...
Beginning with the process of photosynthesis, deals with the formation of the fossil fuels, coal and oil. Illustrates the refining of North Sea oil and the production of derivatives, especially polyethylene.
Discusses crude oil, its properties and products that can be made from it. Archive film outlines the history of oil refineries. The main section consists of a non-technical survey of refinery techniques:...
Record of the construction of a 600,000 tonne offshore drilling platform at Loch Kishorn in the North West Highlands of Scotland. Shows the mating of the structure with its steel deck and its tow out and...
Looks at the background to the Bingham Report. Shell and BP, both British companies, are shown to have been involved in supplying oil to Rhodesia in defiance of both British and United Nations prohibition....
Records the decision-making process that went on inside the American Occidental Petroleum company when faced with the uncertain advantages and major expenses of drilling for oil in a marginal North Sea...
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