“ OIL SPILL CONTROL ” 1970s SHELL OIL / AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE CLEANUP TRAINING FILM XD44564

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1970s color film written by Forrest F. Adrian, directed by Raymond Bradford, sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute’s Committee on Environmental Affairs and produced by Shell Pipeline presents a liability-deflecting “training aid” for those facing daunting oil spill cleanups. It probably dates from 1972, three years after the infamous Santa Barbara oil spill, which galvanized the environmental movement and changed the industry overnight. The film implies that oil spills are inevitable, demonstrates flawed reclamation technology, and subtly shifts responsibility from companies at fault to employees tasked with challenging mitigation efforts. (TRT: 32:26) P.N. Gammelgard, Sr. V.P. of the American Petroleum Institute, speaks (0:07). Opening titles: “The American Petroleum Institute Presents, Oil Spill Control: Containment and Removal of Spilled Oil from