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Ras Tanura in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Ras Tanura in Saudi Arabia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records1 event labels2 people1939–1939

Historical events in Ras Tanura

1939

1 May 1939
First Saudi Oil Export
Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud · Government of Saudi Arabia

Inaugurates the first shipment of Saudi crude oil for export.

1 May 1939
First Saudi Oil Export
Abdullah al-Sulaiman · Government of Saudi Arabia

Oversees financial policy as Saudi Arabia begins exporting oil.

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