Saudi Arabia. Ras Tanura oil Refinery. Men work at rig at HQ of Saudi Aramco the American co, set up by King Abdul Aziz(1938).

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Saudi Arabia, Ras Tanura, nr Dammam. Two 'roughnecks' work on a pulley under the rig of a mine at Ras Tanura. The name is actually 'Ra's Tannura' meaning the head of the barbecue spit and is in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It is the principal port of Saudi Arabia, located on a peninsular as oil tankers need is for deep water. It is also the HQ of Saudi Aramco, the american company set up at the time of King Abdul

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Location: Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia
Photo credit: © Tom Hanley / Alamy / Afripics
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