Saudi Arabia,Ras Tanura oil direct drill 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. A 'roughneck' directs the drill on a rig in Ras Tanura. The name is correctly '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
License: Licensed
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