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Synopsis:(Black and White)
Showing the technical side of drilling, with many shots of men drilling and close up shots of drilling equipment
Shotlist:02:30 - Tracking up river shots of activities on banks, barges, building, etc
04:15 - Barge on river
04:36 - Steam train carrying pipes
06:45 - Steamer
08:36 - Men digging and building road
09:23 - Trucks on mountain road
09:47 - Steam roller levelling road
11:57 - Truck fording river
12:38 - Horse and cart
14:20 - Countryside
15:30 - Workers accommodation
16:40 - Erecting electricity pylon
23:43 - Longshot of drilling rig
24:04 - Tilt up rig withdrawing bit, various drilling activities
33:00 - Buildings, tanks and pumping station
36:50 - Car on road
37:20 - Pipeline
38:28 - Pipelaying wagons
40:20 - Joining lengths of pipe
42:15 - External shots of pumping station
42:53 - Internal pumping station shots
43:50 - Pipeline in desert
44:30 - Abadan refinery
53:26 - Filling ships
54:30 - Ships/Tankers
55:50 - Making tins
58:30 - Oil cans onto mules
59:54 - Abadan refinery from river
03:06:36 - Cinemas at Abadan
03:07:10 - Mosque being built
03:10:41 - Pan of refinery area
03:13:47 - Finishing work
03:15:21 - End
