Max Steineke
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Max Steineke was a famous American petroleum geologist
, and Casoc's (later Aramco) Chief Geologist who is referred to as the discoverer of oil in Saudi Arabia
under Standard Oil of California contracts with the Saudi government in the 1930s. He graduated from Stanford University in 1921 with an AB degree in geology. Steineke died in 1952.
Steineke Hall, a guest house in the Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran
, was named in honor of Max Steineke.
Petroleum geologist
A petroleum geologist is an occupation that involves all aspects of oil discovery and production in the field of petroleum geology. Petroleum geologists are usually linked to the actual discovery of oil and the identification of possible oil deposits or leads. It can be a very labor intensive task...
, and Casoc's (later Aramco) Chief Geologist who is referred to as the discoverer of oil in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
under Standard Oil of California contracts with the Saudi government in the 1930s. He graduated from Stanford University in 1921 with an AB degree in geology. Steineke died in 1952.
Steineke Hall, a guest house in the Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran
Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran
Saudi Aramco Residential Camp in Dhahran, casually known by its inhabitants as the Dhahran Camp, is the residential community built by Saudi Aramco for its employees...
, was named in honor of Max Steineke.
External links
- Brief Bio - Outline of Max Steineke in Saudi Arabia
- Stanford University Earth Sciences the first 100 years
- The Great Arabian Discovery - A brief history and bio of Max Steineke