Where was the world's first oil-well drilled in the nineteenth century ?
A. Baku in Russia.
B. Titusville in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
C. Digboi in Assam, India
D. Dhahran in Saudi Arabia
Answer: Option B
Solution(By Examveda Team)
The world's first oil-well drilled in Titusville in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. in the nineteenth century. On August 27, 1859, George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake made the first successful use of a drilling rig on a well drilled especially to produce oil, at a site on Oil Creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania.Related Questions on World Climate and Weather
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