First Oil Well, Bahrain- Erste Ölquelle und Fundort sowie Bohrstelle von Erdöl im Persischen Golf zeigt diese Quelle in der Wüste von Bahrain bei Jebel Dukhan.Sie wurde von der Bahrain Petroleum Company betrieben.Im Jahre 1932 begann die BAPCO (Bahrain Petroleum Company) mit der Erdoelfoerderung und brachte den Herrschern des Landes immensen Wohlstand. -- | As its name suggests, it is the first oil well in the Persian Gulf and is located in Bahrain. The well is situated below Jebel Dukhan. It was operated by Bahrain Petroleum Company.Oil first spurted from this well on 16 October 1931, and the well finally began to blow heads of oil on the morning of 2 June 1932. The initial oil flow rate was 400 barrels per day. Bahrain was the first place on the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf where oil was discovered, and it coincided with the collapse of the world pearl market. |
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