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Visit to the french Oil Museum

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The geology of the Rhine ditch explains a singular deposit which will be exploited by wells, drilling, pumping and even by mining galleries. Pechelbronn is renowned for its technical innovations in the oil industry. 

After a video projection, the museum enables a complete panorama of the geological formation of this oil and its unexpected uses: embalming of mummies, remedies and construction. Operational developments, Raky drilling, rotary drilling, pole pumps as well as miners’ work are unveiled.

The extent of the mining galleries and refinery, the birth of the Antar company and the Institut Français du Pétrole and the first electric coring are some of the striking features of a unique saga. Renewable energies such as geothermal energy are also discussed.

Horaires

from April to October on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays and from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Summer period : from the 1St of July to 31St of August from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. (except Monday).

For public holidays, please contact the team.

Contact

musee-du-petrole.com

03 88 80 91 08


The french Oil Museum

The French oil Museum presents the history of the first oil exploitation site in Europe until the closure of the refinery in 1970.

From the 18th century onwards, oil production took on an industrial dimension until the refinery closed in 1970. The geology of the Rhine Gap explains the unique deposit, which was exploited by wells, drilling and pumping, and even by mining galleries. Technical innovations have made Pechelbronn famous in the oil industry. The museum retraces 500 years of oil history in Northern Alsace: the extent of the mine galleries and the refinery, the birth of the ANTAR company and the Institut Français du Pétrole, and the first electric core drilling are some of the highlights of this unique saga. It also presents a complete overview of the geological formation of this oil and its unexpected uses.