Oil Industry Exhibition

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31775, 4 September 1968, Page 10

Oil Industry Exhibition

An exhibition representative of oil operations in New Zealand and overseas has opened in the Amuri Motors showroom in Gloucester Street.

Perhaps the most interesting exhibit is an animated scale-model working oil rig, complete with gushing oil. The illusion is given of the crude oil flowing from the mouth of an oil well. The rig, complete in every detail, is 17ft high. It is a scale-model of a typical rig working in the Middle East A drilling bit used in Taranaki oil exploration is on show. The exhibition covers 1100 sq. ft. Before the exhibition closes on September 13, about 20 groups of 100 school children from schools throughout Christchurch will attend lessons on the oil industry at the exhibition.

They will squat in cushions on the floor while they hear talks on oil exploration, drilling, refining and marketing. All questions on oil will be answered. Films Will be shown throughout the day. They pertain to the oil industry and the motor industry. The object of the exhibition run and organised by BP (N.Z.), Ltd, is to show the dependence of the community on the International oil industry.

The many by-products of the oil industry are displayed at the exhibition in words and photographs. These range from plastic toys and telephones to insecticides. A revolving map of New Zealand shows the installations, depots, air services and tankering facilities of the oil company throughout New Zealand.