1948 U.S. NAVY EXPLORATION OF PETROLEUM RESERVE No. 4 (PET 4) PHOTOGRAPHIC REPORT ALASKA OIL 79514

Love our channel? Help us save and post more orphaned films! Support us on Patreon: Even a really tiny contribution can make a difference. This color, silent film “Introduction to the Arctic“ was created as part of a series of five films. They document a U.S. Navy effort to exploit petroleum reserves in Alaska territory, specifically an area identified as PET 4 or Petroleum Reserve No. 4. The film shows some of the Eskimo people of Alaska as well as drilling operations. Copyright date is November 1948. The film was produced under the auspices of the U.S. Navy Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves, which conducted exploration for oil in Alaska starting in 1944 and extending into 1953. The commanding officer involved as Cdr. John C. Reed, USNR, a geologist formerly of the U.S. Geological Survey. Opening titles: U.S. Navy Photographic Report - U.S. Naval Arctic Operations - Introduction to the Arctic (Pet 4) (:08). Title: Names of some of the men who have