ملف ١٩٢١/٢٧٩٤، الجزء ٦، "الخليج الفارسي: النفط: البحرين" [و‎‎٢] (٩٤٩/١٤)

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P.Z.7927/34.
PKaalJiN GULF INTELLIGE NCE REPOHI - OC'JQBSR 1934 .
APPENDIX. I.
Vlglt to Bahrain Petroleum Fields.
It had been arranged that transport for 40 ratings
and one officer would meet the boat at tianamah pier. Two
of the Company’s staff were at the pier according to plan
with one motor truck fitted with seats. Their other truck
had broken down, and so they had instructions to hire any
necessary taxis for the remainder of the party. This was
done and proved exceedingly popular with the ratings the
seating and springing of tne truck being a little spartan.
2. The party, consisting of six cars and the truck drove
out to the Fields, about 12 miles, and began an extensive
tour, which will be dealt with in the order in which events
occurred.
3. Buildings . First stop was at new camp under
construction, ifony good well-designed buildings are being
put up, and eventually the whole of the old canp offices,
machine shops and living and recreation quarters will be
moved here. The building is Arab fashion, but under
American supervision and appears to be honest work. The
Americans express themselves very satisfied with the
rather peculiar Arab constructional methods.
All fittings are importea from U.s.A., this includes
window frames and woodwork.
In accordance witti American custom, the greatest
attention has been paid to plumbing, and to many fittings
that are considered a luxury in a house in England.
All the married quarters are fitted with large
Frlgidaires, automatic gas cookers and water heaters, and
bathroom arrangements are superb. Main drainage has been
instituted.
The single men have bedrooms in so-called "bunk
houses*. These are as well fitted as the married quarters,
but are only sleeping accommodation, there being a central
mess hall in the course of construction.
4. A club is being built, and a talkie machine has been
obtained, and it is hoped shortly to hire films from Bombay.
5. plant . The Terminal station on sltrah Island is under
the cnarge of a merchant service captain, who is also
Harbour master, Captain of the Port, Marine superintendent,
etc.
6. A welded, jointless pipeline runs from the wells to th<
Terminal station where there are pumps. Thence it runs out
to sea on piles for a distance of about 5000 feet, thence
buoyed for a further 10,800 feet. A number of mooring and
mark buoys have been laid, which are not shown on Admiralty
Charts. The results of "OfilONDE's* surveys were in evidence
in the office, including a most useful "Collector Tracing*
Chart, a copy of which the Harbour Master has promised to
forward.
7. pumping can be done at the rate of 300 tons/hour.
Ballast water can be taken from ships and discharged
ashore, and arrangements have been made for "skimming" oil
from ballast water.
8. There are three storage tanks of an average capacity oi
83,000 barrels each. (About 7 barrels to one ton). These
tanks are of the very latest construction with a "floating
roof/