03.25.2008
Posted in Uncategorized at 2:57 pm by admin
Vicci at Shaybah in 2003 flanked by Stephen Sapienza of Azimuth Films
After World War II in Aramco there was born an informal newsletter that informed the employees about events and activities, by the early fifties this newsletter became The Sun & Flare, a weekly English newspaper that carried the latest news and announcements of community interest. (more…)
03.11.2008
Posted in Videos at 7:30 am by admin
Ten weeks after the Royal visit to Ras Tanura, tragedy struck, Dammam Well #12 exploded into a raging inferno. Without fire-fighting equipment or protective clothing the oil men - Saudis and Americans alike, battled the blaze for ten days before finally putting it out.
03.10.2008
Posted in Videos at 4:31 pm by admin
The King visits Ras Tanura to inaugarate the first tanker load of oil produced by Aramco. This video combines the footage from four different cameramen.
03.4.2008
Posted in Uncategorized at 3:33 pm by admin
It is fitting that Range Magazine, the voice of the American West would publish this excerpt from Discovery! in the Winter issue. Steve Furman was in charge of feeding the 100 Americans cut off from supplies during WW II and when one day he met Mutlaq he set in motion a 1200 mile cattle drive from Yemen to Dhahran the likes of which had never been seen before in Arabia and hasn’t been seen since. (more…)