“ SUBSEA PIONEERS ” 1980s SHELL OIL NORTH SEA CENTRAL CORMORANT UNDERWATER MANIFOLD CENTER XD38584
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This 1980s color film from the Shell Oil Company focuses on the 1982-1983 installation of the Underwater Manifold Center (UMC) in the Central Cormorant field of the North Sea, then the most sophisticated subsea oil production system of its kind (TRT: 27:23).
Film opens on NASA mission control in Houston during the Apollo 17 mission. Astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Ceran walk on the moon (0:10). A starscape crossfades to deep sea photography of the ocean floor. A partial view of a submersible in low light (0:34). A closeup and a medium shot of the submersible. Narration: “There is a need for something more permanent on the seabed than man himself” (1:27). Lower third text: “Holland 1982” over a press conference speech by John Jennings, Managing Director of Shell Expro. A champagne bottle christens a new project (1:56). The UMC, or Underwater Manifold Center i
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