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Synopsis:The story of oil in Iran, from original prospecting through to the transport of the oil away from Iran.
Shotlist:01:18 - London traffic; cars and buses, and Britannic House
02:14 - Old documents
02:41 - Steamer travelling up river
03:19 - Persia countryside
03:46 - Still of D'Arcy
04:49 - Putting up derricks
05:05 - Hammer drill
05:18 - Drilling GVs
06:37 - Striking oil and telegram
06:52 - Royal Navy (Not BP Copyright - Pathe News)
07:02 - Churchill inspecting navy (Not BP Copyright - Pathe News)
07:20 - Road building
08:06 - Pipelaying
08:35 - WW1 (Not BP Copyright - Pathe News)
09:11 - Tembi pumping station
09:25 - Abadan refinery
10:45 - Very early service station
11:00 - Abadan amenities
11:45 - Tankers
12:31 - Refinery in South Wales
12:40 - Close-up of oil bubbling
13:04 - Imperial Airways plane
13:50 - Drilling work GVs
14:30 - Abadan aerials
14:57 - Seismic
15:15 - Aerial surveys
15:30 - Laying pipelines
16:09 - Petroleum scientists
16:25- WW2 (Not BP Copyright - Pathe News)
18:06 - Bulldozers pulling new rig
18:37 - Manufacture of BP cans
18:50 - BP Tanker in the Alps
19:07 - Britannic House
19:33 - Ship building tankers
20:34 - Nationalisation of Iranian oil
21:34 - Persia school children
22:48 - Well No. 1
23:00 - Building refineries around the world and map of Britain with Grangemouth and other sites
26:48 - Onboard tanker
25:20 - Suez crisis
26:29 - Papua New Guinea
26:50 - Explorers in Canada
28:41 - Chemistry
29:00 - School children
29:30 - Oilmen at work
29:40 - Man in control room
30:02 - Cellar
