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1922 Neutral Zone created
1948 Kuwait granted petroleum concession to American
Independent Oil Company (Aminoil)
1949 Saudi Arabia granted petroleum concession to Pacific
Western Oil Corp. (Getty Oil Co)
1953 Oil discovered at Wafra field (Well # 4)
1954 Production in commercial quantities began
1955 First shipment of oil from Mina Saud
1960 Aminoil/Getty joint operating agreement
1965 Partitioning of the Neutral Zone agreed by the governments
of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
1970 Partitioning of the Neutral Zone put into effect on May 20
1977 Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) took over Aminoil's concession in
the PNZ
1984 Texaco acquired Getty Oil Co
1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait
1991 The Company's re-entry team returned to Mina Saud and
Wafra
1992 Production re-established
1993 The Company renamed Saudi Arabian Texaco Inc. (SAT)
1996 SAT celebrated the production of the billionth barrel from
the onshore PNZ and the 60 year relationship between Texaco and the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
1999 Production reached new level, never seen before, from the
onshore PNZ assets
2001 ChevronTexaco merger
2001 Record high production
2007 The Company renamed Saudi Arabian Chevron
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