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Perspex cube containing a sample of first oil from Murchison field, 30 September 1980
Perspex cube containing a sample of first oil from Murchison field, 30 September 1980
Perspex cube containing a sample of first oil from Murchison field, 30 September 1980

Perspex cube containing a sample of first oil from Murchison field, 30 September 1980

Associated
Associated (Oil Platform)
Collector
Date1980
Object Nameoil sample
Mediumperspex, oil
ClassificationsPrinting
Dimensions5 x 5 x 5cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2003.
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDMS045438.5
About MeUsually there is a ceremony to inaugurate the first oil from a field. The companies involved create corporate gifts to give to clients and workforce. Often these gifts are actual oil samples from the field or well concerned.This acrylic block contains a drop of the oil from the Murchison Field.
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