First Oil Ashore

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2404

Date Released

29 Jun 1975

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Oil Ashore. DESCRIPTION: At the Isle of Grain the tanker ‘Theogennitor’ brings ashore the first oil from the North Sea. Energy Minister, Mr Benn is present to start the flow of oil from the tanker to shore. SHOTLIST: The tanker ‘Theogennitor’ off shore. SCU name on hull. GV the tanker. FV tanker being pulled in by tugs. SV tug beside tanker. SV tanker. GV tugs & tanker. GV pumping gear on quayside. GV tanker coming in. SV tanker at quayside. SV Mr Wedgwood Benn walking up onto platform to turn valve. SV people watching. SV Mr Benn & chairman of Hamilton Brothers Consortium Mr Frederick Hamilton turning valve. LV ditto pan up pipes connected to pumping gear. SV Mr Benn holding litre bottle of oil presented to him. BV pumping gear & tanker. LV tanker & pumping gear with pipes on shore in f/g. SV storage tanks at refinery. GV refinery & tanks. GV tanker at quayside. GV refinery with gas jets burning.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies

Locations

Kent

Card file number

75/261

Credits:

Camera: Denis White
Commentator: Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

129

Story extras:

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