“ SUBSEA PIONEERS ” 1980s SHELL OIL NORTH SEA CENTRAL CORMORANT UNDERWATER MANIFOLD CENTER XD38584

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1980s color film from the Shell Oil Company focuses on the 1982-1983 installation of the Underwater Manifold Center (UMC) in the Central Cormorant field of the North Sea, then the most sophisticated subsea oil production system of its kind (TRT: 27:23). Film opens on NASA mission control in Houston during the Apollo 17 mission. Astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Ceran walk on the moon (0:10). A starscape crossfades to deep sea photography of the ocean floor. A partial view of a submersible in low light (0:34). A closeup and a medium shot of the submersible. Narration: “There is a need for something more permanent on the seabed than man himself” (1:27). Lower third text: “Holland 1982” over a press conference speech by John Jennings, Managing Director of Shell Expro. A champagne bottle christens a new project (1:56). The UMC, or Underwater Manifold Center i