Oil and gas from water
Description
A brief history of Dutch oil and gas extraction in the North Sea from an engineering perspective.
In the 1960s, oil companies began searching for oil and gas in the North Sea. These are actually found. Large-scale extraction of these resources at sea is the result: initially in the relatively shallow southern North Sea, but soon also northwards in deeper water.
With this, a new industry emerges in Europe (and also in the Netherlands), which helps to mine the reserves of bitumen under the seabed. This industry, called offshore, is developing new means and techniques to make mining technically and economically possible. First of all, however, the coastal states have laid down regulations on this "wet mining" and agreed among themselves on the division of the various territories.
This lecture gives a bird's eye view of the development of the offshore industry in the North Sea. Special attention will be paid to the Dutch companies that were and are involved, and to the technology that became necessary to carry out the activities safely and cost-effectively
10.30:00 Building open: reception with coffee
11:00 Lecture "Dutch North Sea offshore" by Drs W. Heijveld
11:45 Pause
12:15 Continuation of lecture with concluding discussion
12:45 End of meeting
Speaker(s)
Wouter Heijveld (1962) studied naval engineering at the Hogere Zeevaartschool Utrecht and Cognitive Artificial Intelligence and History at Utrecht University. He works at the Maritime Museum Rotterdam as curator of modern shipping. He is currently preparing a PhD at Erasmus University on the history of the offshore industry seen from a Dutch perspective
Location
Science Centre, Mijnbouwstraat 120,
2628 RX Delft
Organiser
History of Technology
Histechnica
Name and contact details for information
Further information from L.A. Hissink at the e-mail address below.