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1955 Report of operations to the Saudi Arab government.

1956réf. ABC_47064Dhahran Saudi Arabia: Arabian American Oil Company 1956. Original publisher's decorated wrappers with the title in English on the front wrapper and the title in Arabic on the back wrapper. 28 x 21.5 cm. With a portfolio of photographs 8 pages in the middle of the work with captions in both English and Arabic. Thoroughly and colourfully decorated with photographs maps and other decorations in the text. The 56 pages of text appear twice in the present work as published once in English on the left side of the portfolio and once in Arabic on the right side of the portfolio. Abundantly illustrated report of operations of the Arabian American Oil Company Aramco for the year 1955. The bilingual English and Arabic report was in the form of the present copy issued yearly during the 1950's. The main subjects in the present report concern Iranian oil exploration capital investments research work performance and the training of more Saudi Nationals for oil work.Aramco was founded as a petroleum partnership between US firms and Saudi Arabia in 1933.its headquarters were initially based in the United States but were moved to Dhahran Saudi Arabia in 1952. This coincided with King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud's successful negotiations - supported by threats of nationalizing the Saudi oil facilities - in 1950 on behalf of the Saudi Arab Government regarding a larger share of the profits. Both the largest onshore and largest offshore oil fields in the world respectively called Ghawar and Safaniya are located in Saudi Arabia and are since their discoveries in the early 1950's in the hands of Aramco.The wrappers are very slightly rubbed with a small stain at the head of the wrapper with the Arabian title otherwise internally fine bright and clean. Overall in very good condition.l WorldCat 2416997 72883664 503717635 648155271 recorded as a serial publication 1951-1961 number of copies of 1955 ed. unclear. Arabian American Oil Company, unknown

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50 Polaroids of Gulf Offshore Oil Production Farmers Marine Copper Works Galveston Texas c. 1970s to 1980s

1970réf. 234111970. Offshore oil rig construction photo archive recording fabrication machining and dockside heavy-lift work at Farmers Marine Copper Works in Galveston Texas during the mature expansion of Gulf Coast petroleum engineering. After offshore drilling moved beyond shallow coastal waters Texas port cities became essential service centers for the fabrication of platforms pipe assemblies pressure systems and marine equipment needed by the oil and gas industry. These scenes place Galveston inside that industrial network through the labor machinery and waterfront facilities that made offshore production physically possible. Photo archive of 50 Polaroid snapshot photographs measuring 3.5" x 4" standard instant print format Galveston Texas circa 1970s to 1980s. Workers in hard hats and shop clothing stand among yellow-painted pipe systems hydraulic lines large flanged fittings deck-mounted machinery and scaffolded cylindrical components. Several interiors show machine-shop work including a worker operating or adjusting equipment at a large industrial station marked "44" while other scenes move outside to the waterfront where cranes barges dock edges and fabrication sheds frame components being staged near the water. Additional views include a small white operator cab heavy hoses across the deck red scaffolding around a large round metal housing and a massive concrete or metal assembly positioned beside an indoor slip or basin. The archive records the practical environment behind offshore oil production: the shore-based construction repair and preparation that allowed rigs and marine petroleum equipment to operate. Galveston's port economy depended on this kind of specialized industrial work linking local metal shops and waterfront yards to Gulf energy development petrochemical expansion and marine engineering. Surface soiling abrasions emulsion wear and handling marks to many Polaroid borders; images generally legible with expected fading and industrial handling wear. Overall in good condition. A photographic record of fabrication-floor and dockside labor at a named Galveston marine petroleum shop. unknown