Custodial History | Retained by Elf Aquitaine until the takeover by Total. |
Description | Running time: 23 minutes. Colour. English language.
Until 1 minute 10 seconds, there are general view of platforms, storms and men working. 1:10 Recommencement of summer season's work with a boat lifting equipment onto the Frigg platforms. 2:45 Description of the Frigg platforms and functions, with film footage and animation to show the progress of gas from the seabed to the St Fergus terminal. 4:22 Impact of hydrocarbon industry on Stavanger. 4:50 Construction and tow-out of TP1 at Ardyne. 5:43 Construction and tow-out of steel structure platforms at Cherbourg. 8:31 Weather forecasting at Stavanger. 9:00 Film footage and animation showing the installation of the jacket from Cherbourg. 12:20 Construction of TP2 in Norway with animation and film footage of construction methods, the tow-out to Frigg and the positioning of the platform at night. 16:57 Aerial footage of Frigg Field after installation complete, with close-ups of machinery and workers. 18:56 Description of helicopter services and telecommunications systems. 19:28 Brief shift and crew structure explanation with film illustrating the variety of jobs on board.20:55 Start up of gas production. Narration describes future expectations and concludes.
The voice-over narration is in English, although the dialogue between workers in the footage is usually in French. In places, the film is slightly grainy with a slight pink tinge. |