US diplomat tours world’s first industrial oil well in Azerbaijan VIDEO

US Charge d'Affaires in Azerbaijan Hugo Guevara has visited the Bibiheybat oil park and toured the world’s first industrial oil well.

“Hessie and CDA Guevara recently explored Bibiheybat oil park and checked out the world’s first industrial oil well. The global energy industry has come a long way since 1848 and fueled prosperity. Today, we are driving global energy security, with major regional projects like the Southern Gas Corridor unleashing a future of energy abundance,” Caliber.Az reports, citing the message of the US Embassy in Azerbaijan on X.

Hessi və Müvəqqəti işlər vəkili Gevara yaxın günlərdə Bibiheybət neft parkını ziyarət edərək dünyanın ilk sənaye neft quyusuna baxış keçirdilər. Qlobal enerji sənayesi 1848-ci ildən bəri böyük inkişaf yolu keçib və bu, rifaha təkan verib. Bu gün biz enerji zənginliyi ilə dolu… pic.twitter.com/0tCjE2DYlY

— U.S. Embassy Baku (@USEmbassyBaku) April 5, 2025

Bibiheybat is an oil and gas condensate field situated on the Apsheron Peninsula, along the western coast of the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan. Often referred to as “the Land of Fire” due to its ancient natural oil and gas seeps, it is widely regarded as the birthplace of global oil production. In 1846, an oil well in the Bibiheybat field, located in Baku, marked the beginning of industrial oil production in Azerbaijan. By 1899, Azerbaijan had become the world leader in oil production and processing, accounting for half of global oil output that year. 

By Naila Huseynova