This is clipped from the 1929 US Bureau of Mines film, Refining the Crude. The film was made with the cooperation of the Gulf Refining Company. This film shows various activities in the production of petroleum and its refined products. The First, a diagram shows petroleum byproducts, some of which are seen in use. Oil is transported to a refinery and processing begins. Second, oil is distilled and naphtha is refined. Shows how sulphuric acid and caustic soda are made. Third, wax is removed from paraffin-base oils and packaged. Lubricating oils are distilled. Finally, byproducts are tested, canned, barreled, and shipped in boats, trains, and trucks. The film also shows the use of gas masks and fire fighting apparatus at a refinery. The entire film is posted to my YouTube channel and available from the US National Archive in College Park, Maryland.
Post time: Jun-20-2017