Person

Krins, Anthony (Tony)

Born
Netherlands

Summary

Dr Tony Krins worked for Esso Australia Ltd on the Glomar III oil and gas drilling ship 1964-1968. He was a medical student at Monash University at the time and worked in the summer vacations. He went on to become an obstetrician. In his retirement he revisited his records from his time working in the emerging Bass Strait oil and gas fields. He was on board when the "blowout" occurred in early 1965; an event that has remained deeply imprinted in his memory [personal communication 2025-09-04].

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Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Library

  • Bass Strait oil and gas records assembled by Dr Tony Krins, 1964 - 1987, BSAR03890; Krins, Anthony (Tony); Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Library. Details

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  • Cox, Cyril [director, photographer]; Stacey, Bill [editing]; McConnachie, David [sound recording], 'Is shown in a few scenes.', Wild cats and white horses: Newsreel on the beginning of Australia's oil industry from 1966, YouTube, Produced by Cinesound, Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Limited, Australia, 1967. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-DXKpyLjt8. Details

Newspaper Articles

  • Anon, 'The obstetrician at the birth of an industry', Connection - ExxonMobil, 136 (2020), 4-5. Details

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