"ملف 10/1 XIII الامتياز النفطي بالبحرين" [و‎‎١‎٠‎٩] (٦٤٠/٢٣٨)

Drilling Can
Granting of Perm
Areas Marks Ifegii
tion to Determine
Commercial Value\
w%^th the granting by the British g
ernment of 30 drilling licenses covering
area of 5,400 square miles in 11 Engl
counties, the way is opened for a syste
atic exploration of possible petrole
resources in the United Kingdom, T
permits were issued to the D'Arcy 1
ploration Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, and
located in Surrey, Sussex, Hampsh
Dorset, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Lincc
shire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestersh
Rutland, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk
Some twenty other drilling appli
tions are under consideration and pern
for some or all of these are to be issi
subsequently. When the areas cove
by these licenses have been tested by
drill it is anticipated that a reasona
clear answer will be supplied to the mi
debated question whether Great Brit
possesses indigenous oil deposits wo
developing.
That expectations in this direction
not over sanguine is indicated by the
lowing statement issued by the Anj
Iranian Oil Company:
After considering the scientific <
dence collected by the geologists
garding the possibility of the existe
in the United Kingdom of conditi
favourable for the accumulation
petroleum, the company has deci»
that there is a sufficient case to jus^
investigation by test drilling, in a{
tion to further geological and g
physical work.
The geological conditions, in so
as they are at present known, do
suggest extensive deposits, but it
recognised that a special value wo
attach to indigenous oil, even if the i
covery were limited to relatively sn
commercial quantities.
The drill alone can determine whet
or not such deposits do, in fact, ex
The company has acquired licer
over a number of areas, and will be
its operations by drilling in the So
tio.
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s s BAHREIN, tanker ivith a capacity of 7,095 gross tons
formerly the s s R. J. HANNA. She will operate between
Rahrein Island in the Persian Gulf and the Orient.
Bahrein Petroleiim's Persian Gnlf Refinery
Construction Work Being Expedited on I\eiv 10,000
Bbl. Plant on Bahrein Island—Design Permits
Doubling Capacity If Required—British and
American Engineers Employed.
F ollowing the disappointing results
of the New York conference on the ques
tion of purchase of Bahrein and Eastern
Saudi Arabian crude by several of the
major oil companies, the Bahrein Pe
troleum Company Ltd. is proceeding
actively with its plans for the construction
of a 10,000 bbl. refinery on the island of
Bahrein in the Persian Gulf. In fact, the
work, which started in December, is
being so expedited that it will probably be
completed in six months. Perhaps this
will prove a record for the building of so
large a plant thousands of miles from
manufacturing centers and at least 12,000
miles (almost exactly half-way around the
world) from the company's headquarters.
Arrangements are being made to facilitate
doubling the size of the refinery at an
early date if circumstances warrant.
Construction work is being carried out
by experts from the Standard Oil Com
pany of California's organization, loaned
to its subsidiary. The Bahrein Petroleum
Company, Ltd. Already about fifty
British and American engineers and ex
pert mechanics have been sent to Bahrein
to take care of the erection of this plant
and to train and direct local workmen. A
12 in. submarine line for loading crude
was completed in 1933. This will be
paralleled with another 12 in. line to
make a double line system for loading all
black oils. A second 8 in. and 10 in.
double line system will be installed for
loading white products. There will be no
cracking units for the present.
Plans call for the erection of a 2,000
KW power plant consisting of three 250
KW Diesel sets and one 1,250 KW steam
turbo-generator set. In addition prices
are being obtained in the United States
for three 200 hp gasoline engines for pump
operation. It is evident that welding
will be extensively used, as it is reported
that one large order for welding equip
ment has been placed in America for ship
ment to Bahrein. The refinery tank
farm will consist of 600,000 barrels of
tankage installed with the usual fire pro
tection equipment.
For several months officials of the
Standard of California have been visiting
European engineering works obtaining
costs on certain equipment for this
refinery.
An interesting development of the
company's overseas operations is the
recent formation in Great Britain of the
California Standard Oil Company, Ltd.
H. D. Collier has been appointed Chair
man. Offices are at 6, Lothbury, London,
JANUARY • 1936
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