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Eind januari 1975 staan de dagbladen vol van het staaltje Hollands Glorie dat zich die dagen in de Rijnmond zal voltrekken. In het bouwdok van de Schiedamse werf Wilton-Fijenoord dobbert dan al een dubbelwandige megafles van ruim 93 meter lengte en een doorsnede van 30 meter.\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"},"id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/shell-venster/shell-venster-2025/anno-1975-brent-spar/jcr_content/root/main/section/text_2020760031"},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","colspan":4,"model":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EHet is het onderste deel van de Brent Spar, een opslagtank voor ruwe olie voor een samenwerkingsverband van Shell en Esso. De joint-venture gaat de spar – een soort paal in nautische termen – inzetten in het Britse Brent-veld, 150 kilometer ten noordoosten van de Shetland-eilanden. Het veld was in 1971 ontdekt.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"},"id":"/content/shell/countries/netherland/nl_nl/about-us/news/shell-venster/shell-venster-2025/anno-1975-brent-spar/jcr_content/root/main/section/text_copy_1761899096"},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","colspan":4,"model":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EOp 31 januari 1975 wordt het gevaarte de Nieuwe Waterweg op gesleept, waar zeesleper Zwarte Zee van Smit Internationale met de vracht de overtocht naar Noorwegen begint. Daar wordt de opslagtank als een dobber verticaal gezet. Bovenop komt een draaischijf waar tankers kunnen aanmeren om de Brent-olie aan boord te nemen. Dit topgedeelte inclusief helidek komt iets later ook uit de Rijnmond van de eveneens Schiedamse werf IHC-Gusto. 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