Miller Field Report No. 7 - Impressions Of Miller

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  • Release Date: 13th December 1992
  • Asset ID: 802384
  • Synopsis: Documentary on the concept and implementation processes required to establish Miller 16/8B as a oil rig producing 135,000 barrels of oil and 240 million standard cubic feet of gas a day, as off September 1992.
  • Shotlist: 10:00:11 Open graphic. Text overlay 'In 1988, just four months after the Piper Alpha disaster, BP, conoco, Enterprise and Santa Fe, decided to proceed with the development of a major new oil and gas field in the North Sea.' 10:00:21 LS Aerial Miller 16/8B Oil Rig. Caption overlay 'It is called Miller 16/8B. This is it's story.' 10:00:42 Prince Charles unveiling plaque. Plaque reads 'HRH The Prince of Wales Inaugurated The Miller Field From BP Exploration's Offices, Dyce, 3rd September 1992'. Overlay graphic over plaque 'IMPRESSIONS OF MILLER'. 10:01:00 Ext. CU zoom to MS Sign 'Welcome to Cromarty Birthplace of Hugh Miller Geologist and Writer. VO commences 'Development started with Hugh Miller, 19th century geologist'. 10:01:04 LS Hugh Miller Museum & Birthplace Cottage. 10:01:06 Int. cottage CU Picture on mantelpiece off Hugh Miller. GVs Int. cottage continue. 10:01:31 BCU welding sparks flying. Overlay text 'BP MILLER'. GVs manufacturing process of Miller oil rig. 10:02:43 XLS North Sea sun set or sun rise. Overlay graphic 'MILLER FIELD' and animation of the rig being built. VO talks about how it wasn't going to be easy to create and maintain the rig. 10:03:38 Blue prints being flicked through. Overlay text 'MILLER PLAN'. GVs of office proceed with engineers mulling over plans. 10:04:54 CU 'The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster' book in hands. 'SAFE MILLER' overlay text appears. VO 'We've been testing systems for safe release.' 10:05:04 Test explosions conducted. 10:05:13 GVs men in Miller factory moving sheets of metal and looking at blue prints. VO 'New safety concepts have been incorporated. 10:05:53 LS Skyscapes and 25 man life rafts and CU men falling down skyscapes. 10:06:21 GVs test centre. CUs Computer monitors showing Separation Overview M3, TD5 Toll driver, Water Injection Pumps M7. 10:06:42 HH of man walking into Radio Room. 10:07:12 Engineer on pulley system rides face down through pipeline barge in oil rig factory. 10:07:43 Valve activator Made by Kraft (sp?). 10:07:51 POV from underwater floating camera of valve activator. 10:08:02 GVs oil rig May 1990. Overlay text 'MILLER DOLDRUMS'. 10:09:15 GVs oil rig Ext and Int. during 1992. Overlay text 'MILLER HIGH'. 10:09:29 Tilt up of Miller 16/8B. 10:10:34 GVs Miller oil rig being prepared to be moved on barges from manufacturing site. Overlay text 'MILLER MOVES'. Econofreight one of the vehicles used. 10:13:05 XLS supporting jacket tugged along in sea. 10:13:22 Overlay text 'MISTY MILLER'. GVs of the jacket sinking into water and being locked into place. 10:15:48 CU Sea at sunset 'MILLER MAGIC' text overlay. GVs jacket now fully erect. VO talks about how the Module Cellar Deck M7 will be installed. Two crane vessels in BG, two anchor handling tugs and safety vessel. 10:16:54 CU to LS Module cellar deck approaching its' fitting point. 10:17:30 Text overlay 'MILLER NEARLY THERE'. GVs rig with 7 modules in place and staff getting ready to erect the rig flair. 10:18:51 XLS Aerial Grangemouth Oil Refinery. 10:18:57 Aerial pan of Peterhead power station and Miller oil rig. Overlay text 'September 1992 Miller is producing up to 135,000 barrels of oil and 240 million standard cubic feet of gas a day.' 'To all who helped make Miller possible, Thank you'. Split screen montage of aerial rig shot and GVs manufacturing and design processes. 10:20:59 Spinning oil tanker with conoco, BP and sfx logos on it. Credits commence 'CAMERA Ian McDonald, George Leslie, Graeme Mowat, SOUND Jane Lobban, PRODUCTION John Armitt, Geoff Wright, MUSIC Derek Wadsworth, EDITOR Roy Ayton, PRODUCED and DIRECTED David Morphet, A WORLD WIDE PICTURE. ENDS
  • Production Company: A Worldwide Picture
  • Licensing Restrictions: None
  • Viewing Restrictions: Public
  • Format: BetaSP_Large
  • Alternative Language Notes: None