The Search for Saudi Oil Begins
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It's early morning on september twenty third, nineteen thirty three, in Jubeel, Saudi Arabia. American geologist Robert Miller braces his hands on the side of a motorboat as it slows on the approach to the Jubale port. Robert is always more comfortable on land than sea. He grips the rail a little tighter as the boat bumps against the dock. As crewmen attach the mooring lines, Robert pulls a linen rag from his back pocket and wipes a sheen of sweat from his forehead. Robert's colleague, fellow geologist Skyler Krug Henry, joins him, and they make their way down the gangplank to a rickety wooden dock. The two men work for the Standard Oil Company of California, otherwise known as Socal. They have crossed the globe on a hunt for oil, but they want to be as inconspicuous as possible.
To soften how strange their pale faces look here, both men have grown full beards, and instead of their usual battered field hats, they wear flowing Arab headscarves. As Robert walks along the sweltering dock, he spots the man he's come to see. American mining engineer Carl S. Twitchell surveyed the deserts beyond Jubel for the Saudi king, and he was the first to identify that there may be oil here. That's what's drawn SoCal's interest and convinced them to buy exploration rights in the region. Now it's up to Robert to establish whether Carl was right. The two men shake hands and exchange greetings. Behind Carl, a small group of local officials and hired guides wait beside a convoy of trucks and camels.
This is Robert and Krugs' ride. Somewhere in the expanse of desert beyond Jubale, a fortune may lie hidden beneath the sands. They just have to find it. Robert Miller's assignment in Jubeil will change both Saudi Arabia and the world. The discovery of oil in the country will turn what was once a poor desert kingdom into a powerful petrostate. But before that transformation can take place, Robert and his team will endure years of frustration, hardship, and doubt, which will begin almost as soon as they arrived in Saudi Arabia on September twenty-third, nineteen thirty-three. Hello, History Daily listeners. The live show I've been telling you about for a few weeks has a new date, October 23rd at the Plaza Theater in Garland, Texas.
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Minna Minna. Anna tulla vaan kaikki. Monen muunkin mielestä ylä asiat ovat vähän. Vaikea selkoisia? Onneksi sinun listasi viimeinen tehtävä on meidän listamme ykkönen. Ulkoista siis koko työllisyys varmalle. varma.fi kautta yl.
Syksy on täällä. Aika taikoa kesän kuvat muistoiksi. Tallenat parhaat hetket kuvatuotteisiin edullisesti. Tilaa 27. syyskuuta mennessä ja saat ilmaisen toimituksen yli 10 euron ostoksille ifor.fi.
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No niin, Jussi siinä hyvin summassikin ylä asioihin liittyvät tunteensa. Mutta älä justsi huolivaan, käyny varman puoleen. Meille juuri sinun ylä asiasi ovat intohimoasioita, varma.fi kautta ylä.
Syksy on täällä. Aika taikoa kesän kuvat muistoiksi. Tallena parhaat hetket kuvatuotteisiin edullisesti. Tila 27. syyskuuta mennessä ja saat ilmaisen toimituksen yli 10 euron ostoksille iPal.fi.
From Noiser and Airship, I'm Lindsay Graham, and this is History Daily.
History is made every day. On this podcast, every day, we tell the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world. Today is September twenty-third, nineteen thirty-three. The search for Saudi oil begins. It's late september nineteen thirty three in the dunes beyond Jubel, Saudi Arabia, five days after American geologists arrived in the country from California.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–2:58
2
How did Robert Miller and Skyler Krug first arrive in Saudi Arabia in September 1933?
2:58–10:16
3
What challenges did the early SoCal field team face while mapping the Demam Dome?
10:16–17:21
4
Why was Max Steineke’s arrival in 1934 a turning point for the Saudi oil search?
17:21–18:55