Texaco, 1970s

Year Published: 1970s

Creator: Texaco D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B)

Format: 16mm

Description: Transcription: (golf club thwacks) 0:01 (dramatic music) 0:02 - Gonna be a little short. 0:04 About 70 miles. 0:07 Hey, this is Bob from Texaco Hope in the Gulf of Mexico. 0:11 (machinery clanging) 0:16 When you come this far out for oil, 0:17 you usually have to drill in deeper water. 0:19 Not too long ago, we could only operate in shallow water. 0:21 How deep is it here, Don? 0:25 - 260 feet, Bob. 0:26 That's a lot more than some of your drives. 0:27 - (laughs) oh, funny. 0:29 260 feet. 0:32 You know, when you come this far 0:34 and drill in these deep waters for oil, 0:35 it can cost up to six times more than drilling on land. 0:37 But we've gotta do this if America's to become 0:41 less dependent on unreliable sources of oil from abroad. 0:43 (door slams) 0:47 (helicopter rotor chops) 0:48 At Texaco, we're working to keep your trust. 0:50 (dramatic music) 0:54

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