History of the oil industry in Saudi Arabia

Dammam No. 7, the first commercial crude oil well in Saudi Arabia, struck oil on March 3,[1] 1938.
Saudi Arabia crude oil production 1950-2012
CIA map of petroleum concessions, oil fields, and installations in 1952

Saudi Arabian oil was first discovered by the Americans in commercial quantities at Dammam oil well No. 7 in 1938 in what is now modern day Dhahran.

  1. ^ Society, National Geographic (20 February 2014). "Oil Discovered in Saudi Arabia". nationalgeographic.org. Retrieved 13 April 2018.

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