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(seagull cawing)

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<v ->When we were (indistinct) nation,</v>

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the sea was a part of our defenses

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that help keep foreign powers out.

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But the sea was important to us in other ways too.

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In the early 1800s,

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America's only source of oils swam in the ocean.

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(sailor shouting)

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(intense music)

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(banjo playing)

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But over the next 75 years,

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America's need for oil changed and expanded as she did.

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And during the last 25 years or so

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petroleum has become America's prime fuel.

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But today, while eight out of nine exploratory wells drilled

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don't produce any harm at all,

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our need for oil is even greater than ever.

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Since it's becoming harder to find oil on land

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in this country,

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we returned to the sea.

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(seagulls cawing)

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Because geologist tell us that beneath the sea

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lie some of the largest potential oil peels known to man.

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But instead of returning in an old fashioned square record

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we returned with a sophisticated drilling rig.

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And instead of a 20 foot harpoon,

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we used thousands of feet of drill pipe.

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At Texaco, we share the old whalers respect for the sea.

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So we're very careful.

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On every rig, highly trained technicians

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use dozens of electronic safety devices, sanctions,

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and monitors.

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Where men can't see,

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underwater TV cameras are watching for them.

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And on the well itself sits a blowout preventer

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that can shut down a well in seconds.

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At Texaco, when we tap the resources beneath the sea,

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we do everything we can

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not to harm the things that live in it.

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At Texaco, we are working to keep your trust.