North Sea Petrol

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2426
Date Released
30 Nov 1975
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: North Sea Petrol. DESCRIPTION: The first petrol refined from North Sea Oil goes on sale in Scotland. SHOTLIST: MLS pull back from men on plant which separates gas and petrol from incoming oil. Oil Refinery at Grangemouth. MV petrol tanker in BP Oil Refinery gantry. CU sign ‘Gantry 3 Prem Spirit’. MS driver putting pipe into tanker. CU gallons clocking up on meter. MLS BP tanker leaving refinery gantry. MCU sign on side of oil tanker ‘BP Oil’ pan to BV. LS tanker in petrol station. Two cars waiting to fill up. MS driver fixing pipe to lorry to fill up garage tanks. MS car in petrol station filling up. MCU nozzle being lifted out of pump and being put into car petrol tank. MS man filling car up with first North Sea petrol.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Road transport
Locations
Grangemouth
Footage sources
Templar Films
Card file number
75/356
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'North Sea Petrol', British Movietone News Issue No. 2426, 30 Nov 1975. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30741 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)