history of oil

  • Period: Mar 25, 650 to Mar 25, 1500

    Islamic Regigion Practiced

  • Period: Mar 25, 1456 to Mar 25, 1517

    Tahiride State

    The Tahiride Rulers tried to imitate Bani Rasool. Thus they built schools , mosques and irrigation channels as well as water cisterns and bridges in Zabid and Aden , Yafrus , Rada, Juban, etc..
  • Period: Mar 25, 1500 to

    persian empire

    a new persian empire the safavids 1500-1722
  • Period: Mar 25, 1500 to

    1500s - Ottomans absorb part of Yemen into their empire but are expelled in the 1600s.

    Ottomans absorb part of Yemen into their empire but are expelled in the 1600s.
  • Jan 1, 1521

    Portuguese expansion into the Indian Ocean

    Portuguese expansion into the Indian Ocean in the early 16th century following Vasco da Gama's voyages of exploration saw them battle the Ottomans up the coast of the Persian Gulf. In 1521, a Portuguese force led by commander Antonio Correia invaded Bahrain to take control of the wealth created by its pearl industry.
  • Persian Empire expelled the Portuguese from Bahrain

    On April 29 of 1602, Shāh Abbās, the Persian emperor of the Safavid Persian Empire expelled the Portuguese from Bahrain, and that date is commemorated as National Persian Gulf day in Iran.
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    Turning Piont

    The year 1622 was a turning point in the history of the Persian Gulf as it marked the decline of the Portuguese and the rise of the British in the region.
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    Writings of Political counsellor

    Similarly, in the writings of the political counsellor accompanying the embassy of John Malcolm on behalf of the British East India Company to the Persian Court in 1800, the Tonbs and Abu Musa were identified as Persian islands.24.For example, a 786 survey of navigation in the Persian Gulf divided the islands and the ports of the Persian Gulf into five sections; the fourth section dealt with Iranian islands among which the survey listed the Tonbs and Abu Musa."
  • Oct. 14, 1808

    On the 14th of October, 1808, the envoy and his suite landed at Bushire, in the Persian Gulf; and, protected by an escort of Persian soldiers, they marched, in procession, through an immense crowd, which raised clouds of dust, so thick that it was scarcely possible to distinguish an Englishman from an Asiatic
  • Attack Expedition

    Determined to suppress these outrages, and also to relieve the Seyyid Said from the power of the Wahhabis, the Government of India ordered an expedition to be sent to the Persian Gulf. Their first operations were directed against Ras-el-Khaimah, which appears to be the modern name of Julfar.
  • 1817

    1817 - The measures which the British Government adopted for the suppression of the slave trade in the Persian Gulf could not be made effectual so long as the Turkish ports remained open to vessels engaged in the traffic
  • 1819

    The shores of the Persian gulf are inhabited almost exclusively by Arabs.
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    1839 - Aden comes under British rule, and when the Suez Canal opens in 1869 serves as a major refuelling port.

  • a treaty was signed that established the Shatt as a boundary between Iraq and Iran

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    Ottomans Rule

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    Mutawakel Kingdom

  • By 1910 oil was discovered in south-western Persia.

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    Countries still fight for oil in the Persain Area

  • Collaspe

    The collapse of Tsarist Russia in 1917 during the First World War was a major setback to the Entente cause in Europe and the Middle East. Furthermore, India now appeared more vulnerable to a combined German-Turkish offensive via the Caucasus. The British War Office reacted quickly. In February 1918 they delegated Major-General Dunsterville and a small body of British officers and NCOs the task of recreating the military front between Turkey and India, previously provided by the Tsar's troops. Al
  • Ottoman empire dissolves, North Yemen gains independence and is ruled by Imam Yahya.

  • The Fight for Oil: Britain in Persia, 1919

  • First Oil Concession

    Abd al Aziz ibn Abd ar Rahman Al Saud, the first king of Saudi Arabia, had not gained control of the western part of the country when he granted the first oil concession in 1923.
  • Yahya assassinated, but his son Ahmad beats off opponents of feudal rule and succeeds his father.

  • Imam Ahmad dies, succeeded by his son but army officers seize power, set up the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR), sparking civil war between royalists supported by Saudi Arabia and republicans backed by Egypt.

  • The Gulf War

    The Gulf War
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    The Gulf War Time Span

  • Formation of southern Yemen, comprising Aden and former Protectorate of South Arabia. Country is later officially known as the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY). Programme of nationalisation begins.

  • Thousands flee to north following crackdown on dissidents. Armed groups formed in bid to overthrow government.

  • Border clashes between YAR and PDRY, ceasefire brokered by Arab League.

  • Fresh fighting between YAR and PDRY. Renewed efforts to unite the two states.

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    Iraq-Iran War

    The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers.
  • Earth quake kills 3,000.

  • By June 1982, the Iraqis had been driven completely out of Iran.

  • Thousands die in south in political rivalry. President Ali Nasser Muhammad flees the country and is later sentenced to death for treason. New government formed.

  • Oil Spill in Alaska

    Exxon handled its media relations from a site on the coast of Alaska. The Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska in 1989. Exxon handled its media relations from a site on the coast of Alaska. Here there were any number of angry fisherman, government officials
  • Oil Spill in China and Japan

    It is unknown how many seals may have been affected by this spill. Incidences of oil spills are expected to increase with the on- going ...The size of the oil spill was about one-fourth that of the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989, and was the largest in Korean history. It is unknown how many seals may have been affected by this spill. Incidences of oil spills are expected to
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    Saudi Aribia Fights for religion

  • Gulf War

    In 1991, the Persian Gulf again was the background for what was called the "Persian Gulf War" or the "Gulf War" when Iraq invaded Kuwait and was subsequently pushed back, despite the fact that this conflict was primarily a land conflict.
  • Persian Gulf's Nations Produce 25% Of World's Oil

    In 2002, the Persian Gulf nations of Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, produced about 25% of the world's oil, held nearly two-thirds of the world's crude oil reserves, and about 35% of the world natural gas reserves.
  • Freedom Of Religion in Oman

  • The Gulf Of Mexico

    On April 20, 2010, a fire and explosion occurred onboard the semisubmersible drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, owned by Transocean Ltd. and under contract to a ...An investment in the Securities is subject to risks associated with the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, a fire and explosion occurred onboard the semisubmersible drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, owned by Transoce
  • Gulf of Mexico, Not Clean

    Despite BP's efforts, only a small percentage of the oil from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be cleaned up experts say. A Northern Gannet bird, at a Clean Gulf Associates Mobile Wildlife Rehabilitation station in Fort Jackson, Louisiana Friday, is covered in oil.
  • 1980

    Between June and September 1980, 193 clashes occurred along the Iran-Iraq border. On September 17, Iraq abrogated the 1975 treaty and proclaimed the Shatt "a national river." As Iraq mobilized Arab allies, Iran warned the Gulf states they would be overthrown if they supported Saddam. Tensions built, until a series of clashes occurred in early September along the border near Qasr e-Shirin. Each nation blamed the other for the fighting. Saddam threatened to seize territory he said Iran was suppose