The importance of oil in the United States. A row of automobiles being driven along a road. People on the side of the road look at the vehicles. Pedestrians on the side of a road watch as army trucks loaded with soldiers are driven past them. The soldiers get off the trucks. An army officer watches as army trucks are driven past him. People at the launching ceremony of a ship. They wave as the ship leaves its port.
Advancements in storage and refining of crude oil in the United States. An oil field and a refinery near a water body. Reflection of the structures of the oil refinery in the water body. Smoke comes out of the various structures of the refinery. Machinery at a pipe line pump station. ' Tank farms' which are used to store crude oil. A modern oil refinery. Smoke comes out of chimneys at the refinery. Structures and machinery at the refinery. Two men at work. A man fills a mug with a liquid which is flowing out of a pipe. A man walks past a row of machinery. A man working on machinery.
Uses of petroleum products in the United States. Fuel oil ( an oil product ) is used as a fuel in freighters, passenger ships and railroads. Ocean liner SS Majestic in which fuel oil is used as a fuel underway at sea. Smoke comes out of its smokestacks. In 1922 : a train which runs on fuel oil on tracks. Point of view (POV) from behind Engineer in locomotive engine cabin on a moving railroad train.
Uses of different petroleum products in the United States. Petroleum products are distributed and filled in different containers. Men walk on a pathway on both sides of which is heavy machinery. Three men standing on a platform work on the fuel tank of a tank truck. Men fill petroleum products in containers using pipes. The containers are then sealed. They are rolled towards a weighing machine and are weighed. Two men work on machinery. Small containers are weighed and sorted.
Uses of different petroleum products in the United States. Two cars at a service station. One of the cars is driven away. Another car pulls in the station. Attendants fill gasoline in the cars. A structure on the top of a pole. A piston in the structure goes up and down.
Oil products are used for different purposes in the United States. Generators using petroleum as a fuel are used for lighting. A man works on machinery. A child near a sewing machine. Farmers plow a field using tractors. A woman wipes dishes in the light of a kerosene lamp. A miner puts a candle in a bottle and lights it in his cabin.
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