You have been a front line witness to so many geopolitical and social events. I can’t yet piece together the span of your dates to know everything included on your watch, but it seems worthy of a chronological archive, whether in film or in print.
I'm proud of the fact that I am a retired US Army disabled veteran, and I was an oilfield seismicgrafic junior observer in the North sea and on land. My father was a superintendent for Lane & Wells oil drilling company in the early 1950s.
Thank you for sharing this. I appreciate that you find such interesting clips. It seemed so easy back then in terms of exploration. My uncle helped develop the Alaskan pipeline and was gone for months at a time. The significance of it didn't hit me until decades later. I just knew that my 4th grade teacher told us all the oil in the world would be gone by 2000 and that we stopped putting Christmas lights on the house. I would not want to work in any of those conditions! You're a brave man.
So many heroes for our everyday lives hidden among us. Father was chief engineer of a tanker. Some people snubbed us. But they could not have their life of stuff and comfort without these men
I'd been around oil men but not one of them. They were tough but not like those fellows in the video. Yet, it's still a tough, dangerous job anywhere in the world. Thanks, David, for sharing. It sure brought back some memories. 😊
Your story is worth reading when it's long but interesting to finish. 1974 oil crisis, before my time when I was born in 1976 cars were lined up to get gas ⛽ , the lines were mile long.late 70s. Thanks for this video looking back.🎞️🎥🙂
Nice video. I was a Schlumberger open hole/cased hole logger back in the day. Lots of hours on location in all kinds of weather but not near as tough as those roughnecks had it.
"Tappy-tap-tap on my magical screen with a full belly in the comfortably conditioned environment of my home, without a care as to where it all comes from."
I have worked across the world with my job in the oilfields and it was more safe putting out oil well fires in the middle east than working after dark in deep south Texas today.
You are completely correct. I made an error. I thought that I had edited my Iran TV spot but I did not. I have now corrected the title. Thank you for noticing. David Hoffman filmmaker
Risking life and limb doing physically exhausting work in far flung extreme hostile environments should have far more female representation. Because, you know... patriarchy etc. Hopefully this flagrant injustice has been corrected in the decades since this was filmed.
Don't be a Roughneck. Stay in School-or flip burgers. I drive an EV, and soon Most people will. Or, at least, don't buy something bigger or faster than you Need. The Trucking industry can be cleaned up, Too, with overhead electric lines on the Expressways, and batteries in the cities. We need to Save our Planet!
And women want full equality these days and won't stop complaining about there being a gender pay gap. I don't see them protesting for access to these jobs.
You have been a front line witness to so many geopolitical and social events. I can’t yet piece together the span of your dates to know everything included on your watch, but it seems worthy of a chronological archive, whether in film or in print.
Driven by a sense of purpose, we can ignore all kinds of pain and fears.
Very encouraging. Thanks David.
I'm proud of the fact that I am a retired US Army disabled veteran, and I was an oilfield seismicgrafic junior observer in the North sea and on land. My father was a superintendent for Lane & Wells oil drilling company in the early 1950s.
Thank you both for helping to bring us the good life.
@jaycarver4886 You are most welcome . I highly value our way of life here in the USA also.
Wow, what an amazing adventure of a job you had, Mr. Hoffman! Looks like so much fun to be had, even in those tough settings.
Thank you for sharing this film, as a young man this inspires me to be a man with purpose.
The men who gave us our modern lifestyle
Well said
I want to go back....
And climate change
@@chrismd00 that's fine go live in a cave
Thank you for sharing this. I appreciate that you find such interesting clips. It seemed so easy back then in terms of exploration. My uncle helped develop the Alaskan pipeline and was gone for months at a time. The significance of it didn't hit me until decades later. I just knew that my 4th grade teacher told us all the oil in the world would be gone by 2000 and that we stopped putting Christmas lights on the house. I would not want to work in any of those conditions! You're a brave man.
Thanks to explorations like ur uncles now we have 150-200 more years of oil reserves
So many heroes for our everyday lives hidden among us.
Father was chief engineer of a tanker. Some people snubbed us. But they could not have their life of stuff and comfort without these men
I'd been around oil men but not one of them. They were tough but not like those fellows in the video. Yet, it's still a tough, dangerous job anywhere in the world. Thanks, David, for sharing. It sure brought back some memories. 😊
Sumatran worker: "Of course, if we had our choice, we would go to an easier topography."
Alaskan worker: "Want to join us?"
Your story is worth reading when it's long but interesting to finish. 1974 oil crisis, before my time when I was born in 1976 cars were lined up to get gas ⛽ , the lines were mile long.late 70s. Thanks for this video looking back.🎞️🎥🙂
In just this 1 video you were able to visit so many interesting locations.
Nice video. I was a Schlumberger open hole/cased hole logger back in the day. Lots of hours on location in all kinds of weather but not near as tough as those roughnecks had it.
Tearing up the planet in every way.Shocking.
"Tappy-tap-tap on my magical screen with a full belly in the comfortably conditioned environment of my home, without a care as to where it all comes from."
@@wenmoonson I drive an EV, and will have both a Solar roof, and a Ground Loop Heat Pump, if I ever Move.
Love your work 😊😊
I have worked across the world with my job in the oilfields and it was more safe putting out oil well fires in the middle east than working after dark in deep south Texas today.
Great video 👍👍👍
Wonderful and informative truly men of steel body and will right there
Yeah, I would have folded up into a ball. But I am thankful for those that did back in the day, and still do it today.
Very interesting video. My Dad went to Alaska, not to work with oil but to fight wild fires.
Interesting video!
Am I the only one that thought it was Bruce Campbell on the thumbnail?
💯
amazing
Was the Iran segment left out of this video? Just curious because I didn't see anything about Iran.
You are completely correct. I made an error. I thought that I had edited my Iran TV spot but I did not. I have now corrected the title. Thank you for noticing.
David Hoffman filmmaker
The true definition of oiled up men!
Risking life and limb doing physically exhausting work in far flung extreme hostile environments should have far more female representation. Because, you know... patriarchy etc.
Hopefully this flagrant injustice has been corrected in the decades since this was filmed.
Dangerous work although the people who choose this lifestyle are more likely to die from getting stabbed in a stripper bar than on the job.
Or meth addiction.
@@patmaloney5735 I might be wrong, but I don't think meth was that common in the late 70s in North Louisiana.
Your welcome.
Are you by chance and oilman? I'm not quite sure what you mean.
David Hoffman filmmaker
Don't be a Roughneck.
Stay in School-or flip burgers.
I drive an EV, and soon Most people will. Or, at least, don't buy something bigger or faster than you Need.
The Trucking industry can be cleaned up, Too, with overhead electric lines on the Expressways, and batteries in the cities.
We need to Save our Planet!
We need to get back to this way of thinking
And women want full equality these days and won't stop complaining about there being a gender pay gap. I don't see them protesting for access to these jobs.
Women can be their’s and other women’s own worst enemies, and misogynists too…
What a Hypocritical argument! As IF those Men WANT females on the job. I'm a Dude, but get Real. And, there ARE women who want to be Blue Collar.