Synopsis
Journey. Report from Libya. Produced for Standard Oil Company, New Jersey. By Tangent Films, Inc. The movie opens with a view over the water at Tripoli, the capital city of Libya. The purpose of the movie is to show the progress of oil drilling and collaboration between American oil companies and the Libyan people. Historically the area of Libya was considered as three provinces (or states), Tripolitania in the northwest, Cyrenaica in the east, and Fezzan in the southwest. Tripoli has wide boulevards, palm trees and beautiful modern architecture 1:15. Downtown Tripoli, cars and horse and carriages share the road 1:35. Regio Tripolitana. Around the beginning of the 3rd century AD, it became known as the Regio Tripolitana, meaning "region of the three cities", namely Oea (i.e., modern Tripoli), Sabratha and Leptis Magna. It was probably raised to the rank of a separate province by Septimius Severus, who was a native of Leptis Magna. Arch honoring Marcus Aurelius 1:50. The ruins of the two other modern cities in Libya stand as monuments to ancient Rome. The theater at Sabratha 2:10. Camels truck down the road carrying passengers 2:21. Large excavations in Libya uncovering Roman ruins 2:42. Aerial view of the desert 2:51. The Sahara Desert. Esso Standard Libya was the first company to find oil in Libya in 1958 in the Fezzan province 3:06. Dry holes from failed excavating attempts dot the landscape 3:25. Drilling rig in the Fezzan 3:36. Drills find “basement rock” meaning that…
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- Running time
- 13 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
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- Stock Footage