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The Dawn of Oil Discovery in Saudi Arabia

This chapter chronicles the efforts of an American oil company in the early 1930s to explore oil potential in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. It details the challenges faced by geological crews and celebrates the milestones that led to the discovery of significant oil fields, including the monumental Gahwar oil field.

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