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New Bush Library and Museum Exhibit to Explore Offshore Drilling
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 25, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
Learn about the history, pioneers and technological advances of the
offshore drilling industry at a new interactive exhibit "Offshore
Drilling: The Promise of Discovery" on display March 31, 2014 through
Feb. 1, 2015 at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum at
Texas A&M University.
The exhibit focuses on the history, current developments and future of
offshore drilling, with an emphasis on the work of George Bush,
emerging technologies and ongoing research at Texas A&M University.
"President Bush was an entrepreneurial Texas oilman, first in
Midland-Odessa then later in Houston and offshore in the Gulf of
Mexico. This exhibit is an ambitious undertaking for our museum and
staff, reflecting the ambition and enormous scale of the offshore
industry itself," said Bush Library and Museum Director Warren Finch.
With Shell as title sponsor and supporting sponsorships from Ensco,
Schlumberger, Move Resource Group and the George Bush Presidential
Library Foundation, the exhibit covers all aspects of the search for
oil offshore, with a special look at the geology of finding oil,
focusing on exploration of the Gulf of Mexico. Industry pioneers
recount their personal experiences. Visitors will be taken from start
to finish - developing the "play" to platform production - via an
interactive display.
"The offshore oil and gas industry has gone from zero to 10,000 feet
of water depth in the past 100 years, a journey full of amazing
achievements by courageous individuals and organizations committed to
bringing us energy to run our daily lives," said John Hollowell,
Executive Vice President for Deep Water, Shell Upstream Americas.
"We're honored to help sponsor this inspiring exhibit that showcases
our journey from humble beginnings all the way to today's
technologically sophisticated deepwater industry."
Expertise for the exhibit has been provided by our partnerships with
The Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum; Texas A&M University
through the College of Geosciences, Petroleum Engineering, Integrated
Ocean Drilling Program, Department of Oceanography and Offshore
Technology Research; LeTourneau University and PennWell; and 20
lenders from industry.
Industry experts and guest speakers will highlight various aspects of
offshore drilling at monthly issues forums at the library and museum.
For more information about the "Offshore Drilling: The Promise of
Discovery" exhibit go to bushlibrary.tamu.edu/offshore.
Located on the campus of Texas A&M University - a premier public Tier
1 research university home to more than 50,000 students -
the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum is part of the
National Archives and Records Administration's Presidential Libraries
system. For more information go to bushlibrary.tamu.edu.
Media contact: Will King Marketing and Communications Director George
Bush Presidential Library and Museum (979) 691-4069 |
will.king@nara.gov
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