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The Search for Saudi Oil Begins

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Sep 23, 202616:17Society & Culture

September 23, 1933. Geologists from Standard Oil of California arrive in Saudi Arabia to begin the search for oil, which will eventually uncover vast amounts of the resource and change the fortunes of Saudi Arabia foreve...

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