Saudi Arabia,Ras Tanura oil refinery. It is theHQ of Saudi Aramco the American co, set up at the time of King Abdul Aziz(1938)

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Saudi Arabia, Ras Tanura. The oil pipe lines thread and weave their way out to a tanker waiting at Ras Tanura, nr Dammam. It 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 Oil Refinery, Saudi Arabia
Photo credit: © Tom Hanley / Alamy / Afripics
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