Wild Cat

In the oil industry, they gamble for high stakes. For 5 years, Mogul has been exploring two areas of West Africa, spending 30 million pounds without finding a single, viable oilfield. Now it is time to abandon the swampy coastal region, and Peter Thornton is sent out from London to take charge. But Sam Okeke, an African geologist, is convinced there is oil in the swamps. Thornton accepts his judgement and orders a wildcat drilling operation - and then Sam begins to realise just what he has started. He has told Thornton he is sure the drilling will tap oil, but as the latter says, it's a case of being "about a 100,000 pounds sure. More than a 1/4 of a million if we really get involved". For Sam, the exploration becomes a triple headache. He is now responsible for his friend Alan Boyd, too ill to be in the unhealthy swamp, will have to stay there longer, while Alan's lonely wife, Kitty, seeks solace elsewhere; and if Sam's judgement proves wrong, it can mean the end of his career.