Texaco, 1970s

Year Published: 1970s

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

Format: 16mm

Description: Transcription: (gentle fanfare music) 0:01 Narrator This is Mount Shasta in California. 0:02 14,162 feet high. 0:05 (soft wind howling) 0:07 Because Americans needs 0:09 more oil than ever before, 0:10 we sometimes have to drill over three miles 0:12 straight down to get it. 0:15 And that's deeper but Mount Shasta is high. 0:17 Now, to give you an idea of just 0:21 how deep that is, try to imagine drilling 0:22 to the bottom of Mount Shasta. 0:26 (dramatic fanfare music) 0:28 Even though the average cost of drilling down 0:31 three miles could run a million dollars, 0:33 it's the kind of thing Texaco is doing 0:35 to bring you the oil you need. 0:38 (dramatic fanfare music continues) 0:40 And right here in Louisiana, 0:42 Texaco is drilling several wells 0:44 that are expected to be over three miles deep. 0:47 We're doing our best to bring you oil. 0:49 Even if we have to drill deeper 0:52 but Mount Shasta is high to do it. 0:53 (dramatic fanfare music continues) 0:55 (dramatic fanfare music ends) 0:58

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