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Discovery of oil and the early ARAMCO era (1938–1950)

Discovery of oil and the early ARAMCO era (1938–1950)

  1. Saudi-SoCal oil concession agreement signed

    Labels: King Abdulaziz, Standard Oil, Eastern Province

  2. Commercial oil struck at Dammam Well No. 7

    Labels: Dammam No, Dhahran, Commercial Oil

  3. Commercial production from Dammam publicly announced

    Labels: Dammam field, Aramco operations, Export infrastructure

  4. King Abdulaziz opens valve for first tanker export

    Labels: King Abdulaziz, Ras Tanura, D G

  5. Concession expanded through a supplemental agreement

    Labels: Supplemental Agreement, Concession Area, Saudi government

  6. Abqaiq field discovered, strengthening long-term supply

    Labels: Abqaiq field, Exploration Success, Eastern Province

  7. Small Ras Tanura refinery established during early growth

    Labels: Ras Tanura, World War, Local refining

  9. Planning advances for Trans-Arabian Pipeline (Tapline)

    Labels: Tapline, Aramco pipeline, Mediterranean route

  10. Roosevelt–Abdulaziz meeting links oil to diplomacy

    Labels: Franklin Roosevelt, King Abdulaziz, USS Quincy

  11. Tapline construction begins across the northern desert route

    Labels: Tapline construction, Northern desert, Infrastructure

  13. Tapline begins operations, expanding export flexibility

    Labels: Tapline operations, Mediterranean export, Crude transport

  14. 50–50 profit-sharing agreement reshapes state revenue

    Labels: 50 50, Saudi government, Aramco revenue