First Oil Well, Bahrain

The first oil well in Bahrain was discovered in 1932

Plaque commemorating the discovery

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History of Bahrain

Ancient Bahrain Dilmun Tylos Awal
Historical region Islam in Bahrain Al-Ala'a Al-Hadrami
Qarmatians Uyunid dynasty Usfurid and Jarwanid dynasties Jabrid dynasty
Portuguese occupation Muqrin ibn Zamil Antonio Correia
Safavid hegemony 1717 Omani invasion of Bahrain
1783–1971 1783 Bani Utbah invasion of Bahrain Perpetual Truce of Peace and Friendship (1861) 1895 coup d'etat attempt Administrative reforms of the 1920s first oil well (1932) National Union Committee March 1965 Intifada
State of Bahrain State Security Law era 1981 coup d'état attempt 1990s Uprising
Kingdom of Bahrain 2011–2012 uprising
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As its name suggests, it is the first oil well in the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf and is located in Bahrain. The well is situated below Jebel Dukhan. It was operated by Bahrain Petroleum Company.^[1] Oil first spurted from this well on 16 October 1931, and the well finally began to blow heads of oil on the morning of 2 June 1932. The initial oil flow rate was 9,600 barrels per day (1,530 m³/d); by the 1970s the well produced 70,000 bbl/d (11,000 m³/d), and after that it stabilized at about 35,000 bbl/d (5,600 m³/d).^[2] Close to the well, which has been reconstructed to its first appearance, is a stable.^[3]^[4]

Bahrain was the first place on the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf where oil was discovered, and it coincided with the collapse of the world pearl market.

References

↑ Held, Colbert C. (2005). Middle East patterns: places, peoples, and politics. Westview. p. 450. ISBN 978-0-8133-4170-5.
↑ The Report Bahrain 2009. Oxford Business Group. 2009. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-907065-03-3.
↑ Walker, Jenny; Stuart Butler; Frances Linzee Gordon; Terry Carter; Lara Dunston (2007). Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula. Lonely Planet. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-74104-546-8.
↑ Oxford Business Group

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