12 March 1938
Dammam Number Seven
Receives confirmation of commercial oil production from Dammam Number Seven.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Dhahran in Saudi Arabia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Receives confirmation of commercial oil production from Dammam Number Seven.
Guides exploration teams whose work contributes to the major oil discovery.
Negotiates increased Saudi participation in the petroleum company.
Secures an initial government ownership share in Aramco.
Oversees petroleum policy during the final transfer of company ownership.
Completes government acquisition of full ownership of Aramco.
Approves the new Saudi Aramco corporate identity and structure.
Oversees petroleum administration as Saudi Aramco is established.
A bomb rips through a US military housing complex near Dhahran Saudi Arabia killing 19 Americans
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