Timeline Thursday 3 March 1938

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Thursday 3 March 1938

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Events on Thursday 3 March 1938 1

1938 Oil struck in commercial quantities in Saudi Arabia Dammam No. 7 well strikes oil After years of dry wells, Dammam No. 7, drilled by the Standard Oil of California subsidiary CASOC, struck oil in commercial quantities. The find turned Saudi Arabia into one of the world's leading oil producers.

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