1908
Exploration Withdrawal Considered
The syndicate comes close to abandoning Persian exploration as costs mount and success remains uncertain.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Masjed Soleyman in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The syndicate comes close to abandoning Persian exploration as costs mount and success remains uncertain.
The concession syndicate begins drilling a third well at Masjed Soleyman after failures at earlier sites.
A major oil reservoir is struck at Masjed Soleyman, transforming the prospects of D'Arcy's Persian concession.
The original Maidan-i-Naftun producing field is formally identified as Masjed Soleyman.
Annual production at the original Persian field rises above four and a half million long tons.
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