13160_13237_gulfoil
1970s
Opens on a horse drawn wagon moving along a country track through field towards what appears to be an oil rig. The words ‘Spindletop, Texas, 1901’ appear on screen. Men working on the rig. The man in the wagon pulls up and speaks to the men. He is a well dressed older man. Close up of one of the men answering him briefly. Close up of older man looking concerned. The workmen seem annoyed but the older man speaks strongly to them then leaves. Close up of wheel turning and steaming. Horses tied to a wooden fence. The men stop working and look up. The horses appear anxious. A workman looks up at the rig. A heavy pulley is swaying dangerously. The horses bolt away. Close up of work man shouting. All the men run from the site. A thick geyser of oil spews upwards. The men look behind them and see oil shooting through the very top of the rig. One of the workmen, covered in oil, makes a phone call. Shot of the oil spewing. The older man rides his wagon happily while men on horses gallop past him waving their hats. the crowd gallops over a hillside. A close up shot of the oil gushing. The older man looks transfixed as he walks from his wagon towards the oil rig and is greeted by the oil covered workmen. He grabs one man’s shoulders and gazes up at the oil. He smiles and shakes each man’s hand. They all smile as the oil pours on them, The older man tosses his hat in the air. The camera follows his hat’s trajectory. A shot of the interior of a nuclear power plant, two men in white work coats. Camera closes in on the nuclear power reactor . Fade to black screen with ‘Gulf’ oil logo.