Mobil Oil 1990 Sample
A sample of oil from the North Sea, encased in Perspex in the shape of an oil barrel.
Tag: North Sea
BP North Sea Oil Sample
A sample of British Petroleum oil from the North Sea, encased in Perspex from 1975.
1975 North Sea Oil Commemorative Set
A commemorative medal and sample of oil from the initial landings from the Argyll oil field in the North Sea in June 1975.
Oil Rigger’s Helmet
An aluminium North Sea oil rigger’s helmet.
North Sea Oil Miniature
A 1975 promotional miniature whisky bottle of North Sea oil, from Marinco Marine Industrial Cleaning Ltd.
Tricone Drilling Head
A rock drilling head from a North Sea oil rig. The three hardened steel cones have hard teeth that chew up the rock, and it is then flushed away by water pumped through the head.
Uncle John DSV Model
A very generous donation to the Museum, a model of the Uncle John dive support vessel – built for the North Sea oil industry, it was able to hold position in the roughest seas to lower divers to the sea floor.