Texaco, 1970s

Year Published: 1970s

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

Format: 16mm

Description: Transcription: (Golf club cuts through the air) 0:02 (Swelling music plays) 0:03 - Gonna be a little short, 0:05 about 70 miles. 0:09 Hey, this is Bob for Texaco Hope 0:12 in the Gulf of Mexico. 0:14 (Machinery bangs) 0:16 When you come out this far out for oil, 0:18 you usually have to drill in deeper water. 0:20 Not too long ago, we could only 0:22 operate in shallow water. 0:24 How deep is it here, Don? 0:26 Don 260 feet, Bob. 0:27 That's a lot more than some of your drives. 0:28 (Bob chuckles sarcastically) 0:30 - Funny. 0:31 260 feet, you know, when you come this far 0:33 and drill in these deep waters for oil, 0:36 it can cost up to six times more 0:38 than drilling on land. 0:40 But we've got to do this if America 0:42 is to become less dependent on 0:44 unreliable sources of oil from abroad. 0:45 (Helicopter blades whir) 0:49 At Texaco, we're working to keep your trust. 0:51

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