BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FIRST OIL DRILLING WELLS IN BAKU REGION
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FIRST OIL DRILLING WELLS IN BAKU REGION
Author(s): Mir-Yusif Mir-BabayevSubject(s): History, Economy, Supranational / Global Economy, Business Economy / Management, Energy and Environmental Studies, Economic history
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: 19th century Russia (Azerbaijan); oil well drilling; oil recovery; wells; technical society; oil magazine;
Summary/Abstract: Azebaijan, which has been linked with oil for centuries, became a famous frontrunner in the world's oil indutry in the 19th century. Well before the famous discovery of oil in a drilled well in Pennsylvania bu Erwin Drake in 1859, Azerbaijan had drilled its first oil well in Bibi-Heybat (settlement of Baku) in 1846. And also, in 1851 at the World Exhibition in London, samples of oil from Baku (Absheron) oil fields were exhibited by Prince Mikhail Vorontsov (Viceroy of the Russian Emperor in Caucasus). Historical sources and documents found in recent years in the Central State Historical Archives of Russia and Azerbaijan prove that drilling of industrial oil wells began in Bibi-Heybat in 1846.
Journal: NOEMA
- Issue Year: XVII/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 172-183
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English