Shot of an offshore oil rig. Men work with pipes and valves on board the rig. Shots of oil drilling operations on the rig. Men wearing hard hats work with chains and drills. The drill lifts and dirty water blows out of the hole. The workers take cover. Hydraulic machinery works. Men turn valves Equipment is removed from the rig. The logo for Gulf Oil appears on the screen.
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