Georgian Embassy in Sweden welcomes Nobel Brothers’ descendants

Oil tanks created by the Nobels in Batumi are still visible today, after nearly 120 years.
Agenda.ge, 01 Oct 2014 - 18:53, Tbilisi,Georgia

The Georgian Embassy in Sweden has hosted a special event for descendants of the Swedish entrepreneurs and philanthropists Ludwig and Robert Nobel.

Georgia's Ambassador to Sweden Konstantin Kavtaradze held a presentation for the guests about Georgia, its ancient history, culture, traditions and Swedish-Georgian relations.

A major part of the presentation was dedicated to the Branobel Company, which was founded by the Nobel brothers in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Branobel was an oil company set up by Ludvig Nobel and Baron Peter von Bilderling in Baku, Azerbaijan and Cheleken, Turkmenistan. By the late 19th Century it was one of the largest oil companies in the world, as it exported oil from the Caspian Sea via Batumi to Europe.

Robert and Ludwig Nobel contributed to the construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Batumi railway and Surami railway and tunnel, which today connected the western part of Georgia to the east.

Alfred Nobel owned a stake in the company and from the revenue the company generated, he established the Nobel Prize.

Meanwhile after the presentation, the Embassy invited guests to taste delicious Georgian cuisine and wine. The Georgian Ambassador then handed out gifts to the guests.

Nobel Family Society President Thomas Tydén thanked the Georgian representative for the interesting evening.