German Oil Museum

The German Petroleum Museum is located in Wietze Wietze, a community west of Celle in Celle district ( Lower Saxony). It was established on part of the former oil field Wietze and opened in 1970.

Description

The exhibitions in the buildings show using text, graphics and models to know the formation, occurrence, search, extraction, processing and use of petroleum. Furthermore, the history of oil production and use, represented graphically, particularly in the region around Wietze. On an approximately two-acre outdoor exhibition area to see old and modern technical equipment for oil extraction, oil exploration and processing. On occasion, there Mining Exchanges held which changed objects with respect to the mining, minerals and fossils, can be bought and sold.

Wietze and petroleum

The place Wietze played in the history of oil production a special role: In Wietze you drew in the 17th century, the passing from the reservoir to the surface Wietze oil from " Teerkuhlen " off and used it as a lubricant and remedies. 1858 one of the world's first holes were drilled for oil production. About 2,000 additional drilling followed. From 1920 to 1963, oil was also obtained in mining. In Wietze were at times 52 oil companies operate; 1900-1920 Wietze was the most productive German oil field and supplied almost 80 percent of German support. They built a train station, a port, a refinery, numerous operational and administrative buildings, villas Director, workers' settlements, oil tanks and much more..

Member of the Network of European Oil Museums

(European oil museum ) members include Wietze:

  • Museum of the oil and gas industry Bóbrka (Muzeum Przemyslu Naftowego ) (Poland )
  • Engelberg Oljefabrik (Sweden)
  • Technical Museum, Vienna ( Austria )
  • Magyar Olajipari Muzeum, Zalaegerszeg (West Hungary)
  • Polevkivi Muuseum Kohtla -Järve (Estonia)
  • Almond Valley Heritage Centre, Livingston (Scotland )
  • Norwegian Petroleum Museum Stavanger ( Norway)
  • Musée Français du Petrole Pechelbronn ( France: Alsace )
  • National Oil Museum Ploiesti (Romania )

Pictures

Oil drums of different eras

Blowout preventer on a Erdölbohrturm

Drill bit

Underground mining (soft rock) Technisches Museum Wien Barrel (unit) Integrated Authority File
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