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"Murchison" Oil Sample Bottle
"Murchison" Oil Sample Bottle
"Murchison" Oil Sample Bottle
Image © Aberdeen City Council (Archives, Gallery & Museums Collection)

"Murchison" Oil Sample Bottle

Associated (Oil Platform)
Date1981
Object NameOil Sample
MediumGlass
ClassificationsNorth Sea Oil and Gas Industries
DimensionsHeight: 9.2 cm
Width: 2.5 cm
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDMS095402
About MeWhen an installation enters production it is an historic event and a time of celebration and pride for those involved.
At significant moments, inauguration of a field or millionth barrel the companies distributed official gifts as a form of celebration and marketing.
However the workforce often create their own souvenirs of the moment, and distribute these as gifts to friends and relatives onshore or kept as momentoes of the occasion
Here a small whisky bottle contains the precious liquid from the Murchison Field.

Conoco "Murchison" Oil Production Platform
Conoco (UK) Limited
1979 - 1995
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
3 July 1962
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
26 September 1974