The First Oil Well in the World – Bibi Heybat
Aresco
JULY 14, 2025
This ancient oil field is widely regarded as the location of the first mechanically drilled oil well in the world, predating Drake’s well by several years. By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Baku had become the beating heart of global oil production , producing more than half of the world’s oil by 1901.
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