Arend Petroleum Company
| Arend Petroleum Company Ltd. (1927–1953) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Former headquarter (restored, 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||
Interactive map of the Arend Petroleum Company Ltd. (1927–1953) area | |||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Location | L.G. Smith Boulevard 172, Eagle Beach, Aruba | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°32′1.3″N 70°3′12.2″W / 12.533694°N 70.053389°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Design and construction | |||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture firm | Construction office of the Royal Dutch Shell | ||||||||||||||||||
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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. The government generously granted a broad coastal strip at Druif Beach of approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) in length.