Norwegian Petroleum Museum

The extraction of oil is a significant industry in Stavanger. Some 20 years after the oil boom, the geology and, in particular, the history of crude oil extraction in this region were commemorated with the establishment of a museum that covers all elements of this rich resource. Stavanger, Norway is home to the Norwegian Petroleum Museum (Norsk Oljemuseum). The building was designed by Lunde & Lvseth Arkitekter A/S and inaugurated on May 20, 1999. From the water, the museum seems to be a tiny oil platform. The museum's distinctive construction has made it a landmark in the Port of Stavanger.

The museum is around 5,000 square meters in size and was constructed of stone, glass, and concrete. The museum is dedicated on offshore petroleum activity, particularly in the North Sea. The museum exhibits artefacts, videos, pictures, and other things that record Norwegian oil and gas activity. The museum depicts the technological evolution of Norwegian oil from the mid-1960s, beginning with the earliest North Sea drilling platforms and progressing via steel and concrete platforms created and manufactured in Norway to contemporary, adaptable production ships and subsea systems. Visitors enter the museum through the large gray stone edifice, and as they go through the exhibition, the original closed and strong construction opens out to integrate the sea. Landing on the platform after learning of drilling and extraction, the journey ends where the story of oil begins in the sea.

Location: Kjeringholmen 1A, 4006 Stavanger