Arend Petroleum Company Ltd. (1927–1953) | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General information | |||||||||||||||||
Address | L.G. Smith Boulevard 172 | ||||||||||||||||
Town or city | Eagle Beach | ||||||||||||||||
Country | Aruba | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 12°32′1.3″N 70°3′12.2″W / 12.533694°N 70.053389°W | ||||||||||||||||
Design and construction | |||||||||||||||||
Architect(s) | unknown | ||||||||||||||||
Architecture firm | Construction office of the Royal Dutch Shell | ||||||||||||||||
|
The Arend Petroleum Company Ltd. was originally established in 1927 as "Compania Mexicana de Petrol el Aquila" on the island of Aruba. However, it underwent a name change and became more commonly known as "Arend" or "Eagle". The Arend was a subsidiary of the Royal Dutch Shell Group.[1] The government generously granted a broad coastal strip at Druif Beach[2] of approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) in length.