Baku Oil Boom in the Russian Empire (1870-1904)

1. Baku oilfields opened to private auction sales

   Jan 1, 1872Labels: Absheron Peninsula, Russian Empire, Private Auctions

   • AAPG
   • Azerbaijan Oil

2. Early major blowouts accelerate the “oil rush”

   Jun 1, 1873Labels: Oil Fountains, Baku Reserves, Early Drilling

   • Gushers World
   • AAPG

3. First successful oil tanker enters Caspian service

   Jan 1, 1878Labels: Zoroaster Tanker, Ludvig Nobel, Caspian Shipping

   • Oil Tanker
   • Ludvig Nobel

4. Branobel formed as an integrated oil company

   Jan 1, 1879Labels: Branobel, Nobel Brothers, Integrated Company

   • Branobel
   • Branobel History

5. Baku–Sabunchu–Surakhani oil railway opens

   Jan 20, 1880Labels: Baku Sabunchu, Absheron Transport, Oil Tank

   • PresLib
   • ADY

6. Transcaucasian Railway connects Baku to Black Sea

   Jan 1, 1883Labels: Transcaucasian Railway, Tbilisi Link, Black Sea

   • ADY
   • PresLib

7. Rothschilds register Caspian-Black Sea oil company

   May 16, 1883Labels: Rothschild Company, Caspian-Black Sea, International Bankers

   • Visions
   • SPE JPT

8. Suram Tunnel completed, easing rail bottlenecks

   Sep 16, 1890Labels: Suram Tunnel, Surami Pass, Rail Bottleneck

   • CoinsWeekly
   • Branobel Timeline

9. Baku overtakes the United States in oil output

   Jan 1, 1898Labels: Baku Oilfields, Global Output, Production Surge

   • Azerbaijan Oil
   • AAPG

10. Baku films document oil blowouts and fires

    Aug 6, 1898Labels: Alexandre Michon, Bibiheybat Fire, Film Recordings

    • Bibiheybat Film
    • Balakhany Film

11. Baku reaches peak global share of production

    Jan 1, 1901Labels: Peak Production, Baku Refining, Global Share

    • Azerbaijan Oil
    • ZeroLine Museum

12. Baku oil workers’ strike wins December agreement

    Dec 13, 1904Labels: Baku Strike, December Agreement, Oil Workers

    • MIA 1908
    • MIA 1909