Te SHELL' NEWS COLUMN Searching for oil in South American jungles is expensive, and difficult ofcen dangerous: Oil is oftenfound inremote countries; 2 good example is the South American State of Ecuador The Shell Group has established oilfields out there, deep in the densest jungle; where neicher roads nor tracks exist, and where some of the natives are head- hunters; From Quito, Ecuador' $ capital, to Shell-Mera, (Shell' $ advanced base) a special road has been builc which drops 6000 feet in a seven hour ride often verging sheer precipices. But beyond Shell-Mera, only aircraft can serve The first well was sunk at Arajuno Since road building was impossible, a party trekked out on mules and cut 3 tiny clearing for a plane tO land Equipment was flown in and; after several attacks by hostile Indians; drilling started: But that well was 3 failure Meanwhile a similar start was made at Ayuy and at Taisha. At some places, even landing strips can'� be builc and everything has to be parachuted in. So the adventurous; hazardous search for oil goes on in dense jungles, in desert wastes; amid high mountains World consumption is rising rapidly and Shell is playing 4 vigorous part in the endeavour to keep supply ahead of demand. E4.9 Another in the Series THE SHELL COMPANY OF NZ. LTD: (Incorporated in England)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 509, 25 March 1949, Page 4
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