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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-09-05 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2025-09-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007843b.htm person Krins Anthony AACR2 Place of Birth Netherlands 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]. Esso Australia Limited (1927 - )

Worked on the Bass Strait oil and gas project 1964 - 1968

 Glomar III - Global Marine Co. drill-ship (1962 - c. 1970)

Rousabout and deckhand 1964 - 1968

 'Krins, Anthony (Tony)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Krins, Anthony (Tony) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Film: Wild cats and white horses: Newsreel on the beginning of Australia's oil industry from 1966 Cox, Cyril [director, photographer]; Stacey, Bill [editing]; McConnachie, David [sound recording] Wild cats and white horses: Newsreel on the beginning of Australia's oil industry from 1966 Australia Esso Standard Oil (Australia) Limited 1967 YouTube Newspaper Article: The obstetrician at the birth of an industry Anon The obstetrician at the birth of an industry ExxonMobil 2020 Connection - ExxonMobil 136 4-5 Bass Strait oil and gas records assembled by Dr Tony Krins Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Library Bass Strait oil and gas records assembled by Dr Tony Krins BSAR03890 1964 - 1987 This collection is a small set of personal records and acquired publications relating to the work Tony Krins did 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. Some items post-date this period and document the subsequent history of Bass Strait oil and gas fields. Digital (pdf) copies of some of the records are held in the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Library (archive). Some of the published items have been registered as 'Published Resources' [see below]. Included is a draft book typescript, with annotations by Krins, of Robert Murray (1987), "The Bass Strait story: A history of the discovery, development and production of the oil and gas in Gipplsand 1963-1986 by Esso and BHP" [unpublished] 215 pages, 5 pdf files; and the first 8 pages of the report "Esso Gippsland Shelf-1, Victoria: Well completion report" by Esso Exploration Australia. Inc. September 1965 [also annotated by Krins], 1 pdf file. These items can be provided upon request. 0.05 m, 20 items Print