Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Business, Corporate & event photography, Olio Nuovo Days 2018, dinners and meetings
Shiekh Omar oilfield, shortly after its takeover by rebels fighting the Syrian government in Nov 2012.
March 27, 2015
Shabwa, Yemen
00:00 - 01:40
External footage shot on March 27, 2015 of liquefied natural gas plant run in Shebwa
01:41 - 01:59
Archival footage of offices inside's Shebwa's liquefied natural gas plant
B-roll footage of liquefied natural gas plant co-owned by transnational oil giant Total in the province of Shabwa. Though its headquarters in Sanaa have been closed for the time being, the company released a statement saying the Saudi-led bombing campaign has not prevented it from continuing its refining operations.
In early 2015, Houthi militants seized control of the Yemeni capital Sanaa and headed south to the port town of Aden, where President Hadi was hiding. This prompted a Saudi-led coalition to begin a bombing campaign in Yemen.
March 2015
Mosul, Iraq
On the roads around Mosul, Iraq's second largest city and taken by ISIS in June 2014, it is not uncommon to see roadside oil transactions.
In between ISIS billboards, civilians pull up to oil tankers parked on the side of the road to buy gas, petrol, and diesel to meet their daily needs.
Secret footage filmed in a town south of Mosul city shows a makeshift oil refinery, one of more than 2,000 similar installations, according to local sources. A Transterra Media contributor describes the refining process that takes place at the site, which was vacant at the time of filming.
Crude oil is brought to such refineries from wells in the provinces of Salahuddine and Mosul. Refined oil products are then sold in neighboring villages through distributors licensed by ISIS.
ISIS has divided Mosul province into three administrative districts: Wilayat (or province of) Mosul, which includes Mosul city and the Nineveh plain; Wilayat Dijla, south of Mosul city; and Wilayat al-Jazeera, west of Mosul city. The militant group considers Mosul the capital of its self-proclaimed state.
According to locals, ISIS controls the entire oil trade in the area. No one can sell oil without its permission.
The contributor's identity and the name of the town have been withheld at the contributor's request.
Shot List:
Traveling of road sign that reads: "The Islamic State. Wilayat [province] of Dijla." NOTE: The name of the town was blurred for security reasons.
Traveling of road sign that reads: "The Islamic State. Wilayat Dijla
Traveling of mobile oil tanker parked on roadside selling fuel to passersby
Various of makeshift oil refinery with voice over
Voice Over (Arabic)
00:38 – 02:17
“This is an oil refinery in Mosul. Crude oil is poured into these barrels. The barrels are then emptied into this tank, under which fire is started. When temperature rises, crude oil evaporates.
Steam comes out of these tubes, which pass through water in order for steam to condense and become liquid.
Liquid comes out here. First, gasoline is collected. Afterwards, white oil [kerosene] comes out of the pipes, followed by gas oil [fuel oil].
Lighter substances come out first, followed by denser ones. These substances are then sold on the market.”
The Brazilian flag waves in front of Petrobras headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In recent weeks, the company has been embroiled in one of the largest corruption scandals in the nations history. 03-13-2015.
Landless workers rally in Rio de Janeiro in support of Petrobras, the Brazilian state oil company. In recent weeks, the company has been embroiled in one of the largest corruption scandals in the nations history. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 03-13-2015.
A young family from the landless workers movement march in Rio de Janeiro in support of Petrobras, the state run oil company. In recent weeks, the company has been embroiled in one of the largest corruption scandals in the nations history. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 03-13-2015.
Left wing activists gathered in from of Rio de Janeiro city hall in support of the embattled oil giant Petrobras. Activists fear that privatization of the state run oil company will stem from recent corruption scandals.
Assorted left wings pins for sale at a rally in support of Petrobras in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 03-13-2015.
Rio de Janeiro city hall taken over by protestors defending Petrobras, the Brazilian state oil company. 03-13-2015
Jarabulus, Syria
February 13, 2015
This video offers a rare glimpse of daily life in Jarabulus, an ISIS-controlled Syrian town on the border with Turkey, located around 120 km northwest of Aleppo.
Video contains interviews with two anonymous residents who complained about their economic conditions, saying that basic commodities are unaffordable while there are few employment opportunities.
The footage, which was shot secretly, shows what is believed to be ISIS headquarters destroyed by international coalition-led airstrikes. It also shows local residents in markets and agriculture fields inside and near Jarabulus.
Fighters from the Nusra Front, considered the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda, took over the town in 2013 and later pledged allegiance to ISIS. More than 200,000 Kurds and Arabs in Jarabulus and the surrounding villages have lived under ISIS since early 2014.
The name of the contributor has been withheld for security reasons.
SHOTLIST AND TRANSCRIPT
Traveling of fields/ road sign “Jarablus”
Wide of destroyed bridge on river
Wide of lettering on a wall (ISIS religious teachings)
Various of destroyed buildings
Wide of ISIS religious teachings
Traveling of street
Wide of lettering on a wall (ISIS religious teachings)
Various of official printed announcements by ISIS posted outside a building/ close up of seal “The Islamic State, Department of Agriculture, Jarabulus District”
L-R pan of field
Wide of children sliding down a hill
Various of boat rowing in the Euphrates River
Wide of planted vegetables
Wide/ L-R pan of orchard
Various of sheep grazing
Close-up of a person cutting firewood
Various of woman cooking using a stove
Various of a woman milking a cow
Various of oil containers for sale on the roadside
Medium of man at fish market
Various of vegetables for sale at market
Wide of field and sheep herd
Traveling of people in an outdoor market
Various of clothes and shoes for sale
Various of spices for sale
Various of market
Various of crowd at market
Various of food items for sale
Wide/ traveling inside health center
SOUNDBITE (Arabic, Woman) Unnamed Jarabulus Resident
09:54 – 12:16
“The situation is not good. I cannot say that we are comfortable. Our situation is very bad. A diesel barrel costs 20,000 [Syrian pounds]. How can we afford it? A gas canister costs 4,000 [Syrian pounds] and a liter of kerosene costs 225 pounds. A pack of bread costs 130 pounds. How can we afford this? I have two young men who are unemployed. Where can they go? “The [Islamic] State is good. They have caught the debauched and the thieves who have hurt people, but they provide electricity and water for only two hours [a day]. For more than a year, people have barely seen electricity. It is provided during two hours but the grid is overloaded and the current is interrupted after half an hour. The bakery was not functioning; they repaired it but bread is expensive. We cannot afford it. I bake bread myself.
“As for warplanes… Our houses have been fractured. These countries have formed a coalition against us. We live in a border town. Bombing goes on night and day.
“They should have bombed the tyrant who has deprived us of everything. He has ruined everything. Whenever our children went out to look for work they were accused of being criminals and caught. All our young men have been put in jail. What can we do? The situation is bad.
“We use firewood. We had olive trees but we cut them down and burned them in the stove to have heat in this cold weather.
“I have a cow. Animal feed is expensive. A kilogram of hay costs 50 pounds. A bale of barely that contains 40 kg costs 2,700 pounds. We need this cow to feed us. All the people who have cattle suffer the same crisis that we do. It is not only me; all of us suffer a bad situation. We wish that we die. There is not a single house that has not been fractured due to warplanes.”
SOUNDBITE (Arabic, Man) Unnamed Jarabulus Resident
12:17 – 13: 19
“Conditions under the Islamic State are extremely bad. Under the Islamic State, a barrel of diesel costs more than $100. A ton of firewood costs 22,000 [pounds]. This crisis has never been witnessed before.
“Nothing has improved under the Islamic State. Everything has deteriorated. They should create employment for the people. The people work in agricultural lands, which do not provide any revenue. We have abandoned our land. Not all the plots are being cultivated. People have cut down olive groves and used them as firewood. The situation is extremely miserable. There are no services and foreign countries are not providing aid. The Islamic State is in control of the situation. Turkey has closed the border and aid cannot reach people. The situation is very bad under the Islamic State.”
Responding to an incursion by Islamic State fighters on the southern outskirts of Kirkuk on Jan. 30, Saturday Peshmerga PUK fighters responded by going on the offensive, launching an attack on the ISIS-held village of Mula Abdulla just five kilometers south of Maktab Khaled.
Supported by anti-ISIS coalition airstrikes from A-10 and F-16 aircraft, approximately 600 Peshmerga fighters used tanks, RPGs, and small arms to assault what they estimated to be 250 ISIS fighters holed up in the village. ISIS responded with mortars and small arms, and as of dusk, the battle for Mula Abdulla was still at a standstill. However, ISIS return fire greatly diminished after several passes by an A-10, which struck their mortar positions to the cheers of Peshmerga fighters taking cover behind a berm just 30 feet away.
A retired "Petrolero" fishes as a marine perforation facility which was being repaired departs from the port of Dos Bocas. Chances are the foreign companies get their promised oil share offshore, since social conditions will probably make it too "rough" inland.
Eliazar Benitez, 65, is originally from Aguascalientes in the centre of Mexico but moved to this area 40 years ago. He has worked with many different companies but all within the oil industry.
"There are some 120+ oil rigs that sit off the gulf coast with an average of 200-300 people working on each and the workers are mainly foreigners: Europeans, Japanese, Chinese, Americans and Venezuelans.," he said. "They keep the majority of foreign workers off land as not to upset the locals, but you can easily see them when they finish their 28 days on and are flown to land via helicopter. A large percentage end up in local brothels, and it is not unusual to see prostitutes waiting for the workers when they come to land."
The economic history of the state of Tabasco, located in southern Mexico, can be resumed in one word: Extraction. One million hectares of lush rainforest were turned into pastures during the logwood and mahogany booms from the 17th century. Cattle were introduced into the cleared areas to make sure the natural ecosystem will not regenerate, and feed the meat markets of Mexico City. In the 70's the prime natural resource of our time made it's grand appearance and the oil boom started.
The oil region of Tabasco is a densely populated swampy area of around 10,000 square kilometers, known as "La Chontalpa" the land of the Maya-Chontal people. This region was the cradle of civilisation in Mexico and is one of the most diverse regions in the world, culturally and biologically. Most of it's inhabitants remain impoverished and few opportunities are present for young men.
Most of the labour force contracted by the oil industry is not local. The local population have created a myriad of syndicates as a negotiating entity to get "a share of the cake".
The Maya-Chontal Villages went from naturally being flooded 3 months a year to 9 months of flooding every year due to some water diverts made to protect the capital city and oil business center Villahermosa.
The local youth dream of becoming a "petrolero", but chances that they will get a spot in the industry that involves more than cleaning are low.
Pedro, 17, gets basic cleaning jobs at Poza 123 (Pool 123), if he is lucky donning the signature orange jumpsuit once a month. Julio De La Cruz, a teacher at a primary school in Tapotzingo says that, "None of the people from the surrounding areas have been allowed to enter work on the oil fields other than cleaning, and not one peso has been given back to the communities."
Pemex is a state company created in 1938 after the nationalisation of the oil industry. It is the biggest company in the nation and the worlds second largest not publicly listed company (after Cargill). It provides a third of all Mexican government tax revenues collected and employs more than 150,000 people. Despite these facts it has been advertised by the media as a burden for Mexico for almost twenty years.
Foreign oil companies have been working in Tabasco for many years. The recent oil reform promoted by president Peña Nieto supposedly will end PEMEX control over Mexico's oil and will turn foreign companies from contractors to shareholders. In the picture we see two Schlumberger employees taking a rest.
The ecological damage has been critical in some points and has generated protests among the rural population since the beggining of the boom. One of the first protest initiatives was the "Pacto Ribereño" (a pact among the riverside communities) created to defend the countryside in 1975.