Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.

Petroleum

Naturally occurring combustible liquid

Petroleum, also known as crude oil or simply oil, is a naturally occurring, yellowish-black liquid chemical mixture found in geological formations, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons. The term petroleum refers both to naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil, as well as to…

History of the oil industry in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian oil was first discovered by the Americans and British in commercial quantities at Dammam oil well No. 7 in 1938 in what is now modern day Dhahran.

Saudi Arabia

Muslim country in the Middle East

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia,…

March 3

Day of the year

March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 303 days remain until the end of the year.