Prospecting for Petroleum

Prospecting for Petroleum

NR 1946 · 22 min · Documentary, Animation

All-puppet animation tells the story of how oil is formed through ages of geological change, how it is found, extracted and put to use by man.

Directed by Duke Goldstone · Written by Norman Vizents

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