Oil exploration in Australia and the development of important oil and gas discoveries, showing the productive fields and test drilling in progress. Offshore drilling on the Gippsland Shelf field by the floating rig Glomar III is shown in detail.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008880
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil fields
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil well drilling
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Petroleum
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Oil fields
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)