The Oil Industry of Burmah (1923-1924)
The Oil Industry of Burmah (1923-1924)
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- Release Date: 1st January 1923
- Asset ID: 802974
- Synopsis: The early history of the Burmah Oil Company (B.O.C.) Limited. A B&W silent film with text captions. In two parts, part 1 early history (1876 - 1900?), part 2 The Oil Industry of Burmah today (1920s). Shown at the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley 1924.
- Shotlist: Earliest shots of Burmah Oil Company Locals pray to gods, bubbling mud in gas fields, early petroleum mining by locals by hand Burmese locals pumping oil Near naked man pulls up oil from well in jugs, man comes up from oil well in some sort of protective gear. River Irrawaddy - boat - locals carry oil on heads to boat Caption - David Cargill bought Rangoon Oil Co trading in hand-dug oil (father of Sir John Cargill) BOC reps arrive on scene in a boat Countryside of Burmah 1923 elephants Men on horseback with Pith helmets on they select site for the first BOC well. Rig building - first Burmah oil rig Drilling in progress - ancient methods with ropes Oil gushing from top of wooden derrick Derricks in Burmese countryside ox and carts Yenangyoung Oil field 1924 A forest of wooden drilling derricks tightly packed in 1924 Workers, derricks, old cars. Handling material, men rolling barrels, trucks with pipes, electric power house, drilling by percussion system. Withdrawing a string of drilling tools, inserting pipe joint men in turbans Twinzas Burmese oil well site owners, society pictures, garden party, Burmese and British. Burmese oil field, old model T4, drillers at play, tennis with wives watching on - the colonial life. Fire - burning wooden oil derrick Overloaded trucks of people rush off to watch fire Hoses put out fire General views of oil fields, tightly packed derricks. Crude oil travels to Rangoon in 275 miles of pipeline We see a tank farm, pipe on pulleys, pump station, pipeline arrives at Kyaukchoung nr Rangoon Shots from river Pegu Syriam refinery and port Oil distillation in stills (now called refining) New bench under construction Wax into bags from oil distillation packed up BOS huge maker of candles, man pours wax Making candles - huge ones Plaque site of 1st BOC well Liquid products shipped in tanks Steamers BOC flag
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- Viewing Restrictions: Public
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