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There were American oil companies in there somewhere, no?



Probably not. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was formed in 1927 (Treaty of
Jeddah) through 1932; oil wasn't discovered until 1938.

Prior to westerners' proclaiming the worth of oil, the Bedouins thought that
black, sticky stuff was effluvia from sick camels. They used it to treat bee
bites.




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