The epic quest for oil, money, and power is daniel yergins history of the global petroleum industry from the 1850s through 1990. Digboi is known as the oil city of assam where the first oil well in asia was drilled. Drake drilled the worlds first oil well in 1859 at titusville, pennsylvania, usa, history registered another exploration. The history of digboi dates back to the year 1869, when some men from the assam railway and trading company found the legs of their elephants soaked in black mud, which smelt somewhat like oil. Digboi refinery oil refinery in digboi, oil refinery. Digboi is a town and a town area committee in tinsukia district in the northeastern part of the state of assam, india. Refinery was set up at digboi in 1901 by assam oil company ltd and later on iocl took over the refinery. Requirement for stronger oil we looked in the previous article at mineral lubricating oils, byproducts of crude oil used for fuel extraction for internal combustion engines. The burmah oil company was founded as the rangoon oil company in glasgow in 1886 by. Vacancy in iocl digboi refinery recruitment 2018 apply. Performance of digboi refinery modernization project from. This discovery was followed by industrial development in the state of assam as well as in india. Iocl apprentice engagement digboi refinery 2018 assamone.
Digboi oil city of assam vlog 300 bungalow world war ii. This refinery, commissioned in 1901 and operated under the aegis of the assam oil company ltd, still exists and at present it is the worlds oldest operating refinery. Oil 101 history of oil a timeline of the modern oil. Digboi refinery the asias oldest refinery marking 100 years of its establishment is situated in upper assam district of tinsukia. These became adopted for use as lubricants for these engines, from the earliest motoring days at the end of the last century. One can stand near the continents oldest oil well the discovery well completed in 1889 ad. The epic quest for oil, money, and power by daniel yergin, erosion. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles. Oil was accidentally discovered in 1867 while laying a railway line in digboi area. Petroleum engineering in nontechnical language by norman hyne 5. The digboi petrochemicals plant was commissioned in 1901 and was a part of the assam oil company. The three main producing formations are the bappapung sandstone, the nahor oil sand, and the members of the digboi oil sand group.
Unfortunately, the seep oil was a dark, viscous liquid that stuck to everything. Digboi, india, 14 april 2018opecs secretary general he mohammad sanusi barkindo and an opec delegation visited on friday one of the worlds oldest refineries, digboi, and oil well no. However, colonel drakes heralded discovery of oil in pennsylvania in 1859 and the spindletop discovery in texas. In pilgrimage tour, opecs secretary general visits.
In 1981, theindian oil corporation limited iocl took over the digboi petrochemicals plant. Vacancy in iocl digboi refinery recruitment 2018 apply online. A century ago just before the world war i, history of another kind was in the making in a remote corner of assam in the midst of the dense and malaria infested jungles by a band of intrepid pioneers searching for black gold. The history of the standard oil company, volume 1 the history of the standard oil company, ida minerva tarbell. The men began exploring more, and in 1889, the english started a small oil installation. Digboi oil field, assam1 aapg bulletin geoscienceworld. Inaugurated in january 2002, this museum is a treasure house of memorabilia of the past, tools and equipment of the yesteryear s and elegant wall panels. For an environmental history of the oil industry, see brian c. Rita chowdhurys chinatown days is the untold tragic history of. Digboi the birthplace of indian oil industry assam. Although this may not directly answer your question, i would argue that two books in particular may be of use for a wellrounded view of the topic. A museum to introduce students to the history of oil wells and how oil production first started in assams digboi would be set up at lucknow universitys ongc. The place names digboi, naharkatiya, tinsukia, and, of course. It is said that the town gets its name from the phrase digboydig, which is what the english told the labourers as they dug for crude oil.
Digbois main road is no different than that of any other. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you. The carpathian mountains in poland abound in oil seeps, and carpathian oil, hand dipped from pits dug in front of the seeps, was burned in street lamps, as early as the 1500s, to provide light in the polish town of krosno. In the midst of dense jungle, a hotbed for malaria, in the 19 th century, oil was accidentally discovered by a team of engineers working for the assam railways and trading company. Today, digboi boasts of two modern wonders of the world a 100yearold oilfield that still yields oil and the worlds oldest operating oil refinery that produces in excess of its capacity. The digboi oil field is in northeastern assam on a faulted elongate anticline in rocks of the tipam series middle miocene.
Oil wells in burma began to be developed on an extensive scale after upper burma was annexed into british india in 1886. The book offers a sweeping history of the first arrivals in the tea gardens of assam. Digboi is most famous for its oil refinery that is considered to be one of the oldest oil refineries in the world that is still operational. After a while, one sees the boards announcing the place with the historical oil well. It has the distinction of being asias first refinery and one of oldest still in operation. There is pronounced lateral variation, and permeabilities are very low.
The history of oil, digboi and the towns nomenclature dates back to 1869 and has an interesting story. Situated amid dense and malaria infested jungles, digboi is a jewel in the crown of assam. Digboi refinery asias oldest refinery in tinsukia, assam. It is the oldest refinery inindia and forms an important part of theindian petrochemical industry. The prize became a bestseller, helped by its release date in december 1990, four months after the invasion of kuwait ordered by saddam hussein and one month before the u. The digboi refinery was set up at digboi in 1901 by assam oil company ltd. The britishers use to motivate the native labors with a word dig boy dig, and gradually the forest area known as digboi. Digboi refinery is known as birthplace of the oil industry in india.
A history of the burmah oil company, volume 1, 18861924 and volume 2 19241966 by thomas a b corley published in 1983 and 1988 respectively, are available at the british library. Im assuming few are likely to read this book unless theyre specifically researching the history oil and gas industry. Indias oldest oil field, digboi in assam, was accidentally discovered by an army officer. Although this is a fairly long, very specific work last updated over 25 years ago, its surprisingly engaging and wellwritten. The most interesting and informative books about energy security, with a specific focus on the topics of oil and natural gas.
The company is a stateowned navratna under the administrative control of indias ministry of petroleum and natural gas with its corporate offices in noida in the. Mopng presenting the certificate received from guinness book of world. Digboi oilfield free download as powerpoint presentation. Lake procured boilers, kettles and distillation columns in digboi to build an oilwell and one of the worlds first refineries. The towns history begins in 1867 when a small group of men from the assam railway and trading co. A modern history of standard oil company by emmit dedmon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The history of oil industry of india traces back to the era of british rule, when first oil deposits were discovered near digboi, in the year 1889. Located in close proximity to the discovery wellfirst commercially viable oil well in the countrythe museum traces digbois incredible history through an array of multimedia exhibits. However, this group production has been restricted by the drilling of separate generations of wells to the bappapung sandstone, nahor oil sand, and digboi oil. Oil directors burmahshell burmese capital cargill castrol cent chairman chapter chauk committee companys compensation cripps crude oil delhi denial digboi dividends dormansmith drilling drysdale eadie east economic employees evacuation exploration. In the evening you may also bump across a herd of elephants or a royal bengal tiger, besides some rare species of birds. A successful technique for exploration for hydrocarbons at the time was drilling beneath seeps on anticlines thornton, s e, 2015, the history of oil exploration in the union of myanmar, paper no. Here is some light reading on light crude with a tilt to history, science, and talking your way out of a business meeting on. Digboi refinery is the worlds oldest refinery in simple form which is producing oil since 1889 till present with its modernized setup.
Digboi in assam is an oil town that can be traced to the early 18th century, when oil was first discovered here. Digboi in assam is an oil town that can be traced to the early 18th century, when oil. The centenary oil museum at the legendary oil town of. Scholars of the history of oil will be familiar with the fabled town of digboi, in tinsukia district in the northeastern part of the state of assam, india. Digboi oil refinery 2020 all you need to know before you go. A beautiful museum having the history of oil, but the people are very reluctant to answer all questions. Oil centenary museum dedicated to the history of the assam oil industry. Digboi refinery wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
Oil exploration in india commenced with the discovery of the digboi oilfield in upper assam more than 100 years ago, when, based on surface oil shows, a well was drilled on an exposed anticline, associated with the naga thrust. A new solvent dewaxing unit for maximizing production of microcrystalline wax was. Digboi oil city tourism and famous national oil park tours. Knowles grew up in an oil family and was a successful oilwoman in her own right. The seven books you must read if you want to understand oil. This legendary history of the digboi oil story is well preserved at the digboi centenary oil museum which is built on the fringes of digboi well no. The first oil had actually been discovered by the chinese in 600 b. Digboi mahila mahavidyalaya, digboi, assam careerindia. Digboi oil refinery is one of the oldest oil refineries in the world which is still in operation, with a massive capacity of about 0. Established in the centenary year of digboi refinery, it provides tourists, students, researchers, historians and all with a dekko of history of oil. Digboi mahila mahavidyalaya, tinsukia was established in 1981 at the dawn of the 9th decade of the twentieth century.