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Synopsis:A short survey of the Company's operations in Iran.
Shotlist:02:01:58 Aerials of Khuzistan mountains, and aerials and GVs of oil refinery at Abadan
02:02:50 Map of Iran
02:03:20 Mountains in Iran, GVs of temple walls, man collecting pitch from pool and using it to waterproof a coracle
02:04:18 Survey team looking for oil, GVs
02:04:47 Using dynamite to look for oil
02:05:25 Explosion
02:05:48 Making drilling site accessible - using pick axes to dig earth, building road and houses for the workers
02:06:35 Building concrete foundations for the derrick
02:06:50 Water tank and pipes
02:07:05 Derrick taking shape, men climbing and building
02:07:27 Fitting the drilling bit
02:07:46 Drilling starts GVs
02:08:03 Cartoon showing drilling process
02:08:15 Various drilling GVs
02:08:35 Fossils, and a geologist looking at them
02:09:27 Lining up borehole with steel casing, men at work
02:10:23 First flush of oil, CUs
02:10:42 Lorries with loads of pipeline
02:11:00 Laying pipeline GVs, welding, bending pipe etc
02:12:00 Pumping stations
02:12:30 Aerials of Abadan refinery
02:13:30 Young Iranian men in the classroom, and apprentice shops
02:14:27 Workers going to work
02:14:45 GVs of nice homes, families and gardens in Abadan
02:15:18 Clinics and hospitals
02:15:30 Busy swimming pool
02:15:48 People carrying piles of bricks on their backs
02:16:12 Aerials of port/shoreline with ships
02:16:55 GVs of tanker ships
02:17:20 End
