Deteriorating Situation in Southern Iraq:

South of Basra: MS British troops patrolling oil field CBV & MS British soldier on guard BV Two soldiers on lookout MS Soldier squatting behind wall CMS & MS Soldier on lookout LS British soldier examining area (British troops patrolling oilfield = 23 secs) Sergeant Rick Hitchman (Royal Welch Fusiliers) interview SOT - they usually place explosive charges and try to rupture them/ takes two weeks to get back on track/ if pipe is ruptured is loss of 60 million dollars a day LSs Helicopter patrolling overhead (2 shots = 8 secs) LMS Oil pipe as two British soldiers appear from behind wall GV Oil pipe GVs Junction where oil pipes merge (2 shots) (4 shots = 10 secs) i/c LA MS British and Iraqi flags flying on flagpoles Lt Col Gerhard Wheeler (Commander, Royal Welch Fusiliers) interview SOT - in Southern Iraq we have the majority of the oil infrastructure/ looking after that is my most important role - serious threat, can have massive effect on economy of Iraq LA CMS Soldier's face (wearing helmet & sunglasses) LA MS Soldier on duty GV British army landrover along on patrol BV British soldier on duty atop landrover as along (4 shots = 10 secs) LS Refinery seen in distance LMS Burn off (seen thru heat haze) in front of gasometer LS Oilfield buildings LMS British soldier on duty (4 shots = 9 secs) MSs British and Iraqi soldiers along beside seized oil tankers (stopped because they are smuggling oil) (2 shots = 10 secs) Lt Mohammad Dinar Salam (Iraqi National Guard) interview (translated) SOT -big problem because we need the oil TGV Ditch filled with oil LA MS Rusty abandoned oil pipework (2 shots = 5 secs) Iraqi Navy patrol boat along on waterway LBV Iraqi patrol boat passing what remains of Basra port (2 shots) LS Scuttled ship in harbour (navy patrol = 19 secs) LS & LMS British soldier on duty at oil pipe (2 shots = 12 secs) Clean Feed Tape = D0508695 OR D0508696 00:04:19:00 - 00:07:44:00 FX/Mix Pr...