Oil Discovered in Saudi Arabia

Date: March 3, 1938 • Location: Ar Rayn, Saudi Arabia

Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.

Petroleum, also known as crude oil or simply oil, is a natural resource that appears as a yellowish-black liquid chemical mixture found in geological formations, consisting primarily of hydrocarbons. The term petroleum refers to both naturally occurring unprocessed crude oil, as well as to petroleum products that consist of refined crude oil.