the GRAND OLD LADY , Miri
Posted: 22 Feb 2018, 11:43
- vertical-view-of-the.jpg (35.9 KiB) Viewed 5663 times
.
In conjunction with the year of Miri 2018, I will be promoting a the first oil exploration in Miri...
.
the GRAND OLD LADY
.
The first oil exploration in Miri which used the Grand Oil Lady drilling rig. It produced oil starting from 22 December 1910 to 1972. One year after retirement on 1 October 1973, the Sarawak Shell Bhd handed over the property to Sarawak State Government in a simple ceremony. Four months after the handover ceremony, a bush fire occurred on the rig but was later extinguished quickly.
Now the area no longer produces oil and has been declared as a protected historical site by Sarawak State Government. The museum was officially opened to the public on 20 May 2005 after it was financed by Shell Malaysia and Petronas.
.
Download
