Sabunchi oil field
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The Sabunchi oil field is a historic petroleum-producing area in the Baku region of Azerbaijan that was developed and operated by the Nobel Brothers’ oil company, Branobel, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Romany oil field | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil field
ⓘ
petroleum-producing area ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Emmanuel Nobel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ludvig Nobel NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Nobel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
global kerosene and lubricants supply in early 20th century
ⓘ
growth of Baku as an oil center ⓘ industrialization of Baku region ⓘ |
| country | Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Branobel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nobel Brothers’ oil company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | Baku oil boom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicSector | energy sector ⓘ |
| exportedVia | Caspian Sea oil routes ⓘ |
| geologicalBasin | South Caspian Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExtractionMethod | onshore drilling ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | industrial heritage site (de facto, not formally designated) ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | regional energy production ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| industry | petroleum industry ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Branobel ⓘ |
| knownFor | early large-scale industrial oil production in Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Azerbaijani ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Absheron Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baku region NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabunchu district NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcaucasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Russian Empire period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Baku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Branobel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nobel Brothers’ oil company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Branobel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Azerbaijani oil industry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baku oil fields NERFINISHED ⓘ historic Baku oil belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Caucasus ⓘ |
| resourceExtracted |
crude oil
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ |
| significance | historic petroleum-producing area ⓘ |
| terrainType | onshore ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorDevelopment |
1890s
ⓘ
early 1900s ⓘ |
| transportLinkedTo | Baku oil export infrastructure ⓘ |
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