Oil from Kuwait

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1504A
Date Released
3 Apr 1958
Date submitted
31 Mar 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oil From Kuwait. DESCRIPTION: At the port of Kuwait on the Persian Gulf some fifty million tons of crude oil were produced last year by a joint Anglo-American Company, so Britain is intimately concerned in her future. This little Sheikhdom earns a hundred million pounds from its oil every year. The people themselves will benefit with a standard of living undreamed of 50 years ago. SHOTLIST: Night shot of Kuwait Refinery. Aerial shot of tanker. Aerial shots of tankers berthed at refinery. Same at jetty. MS pipeline. CU same. Different angle same. MS refinery. MS pipes going into ground. MS pipeline and man stepping over same. GV refinery. Closer same. GV new building. Closer another building. MS clock tower. GV Kuwait.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture
Locations
Persian Gulf; Kuwait
Footage sources
Gaumont British
Card file number
73293
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Oil from Kuwait', British Movietone News Issue No. 1504A, 3 Apr 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22307 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)