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Saudi energy ministry pavilion traces oil history and future in nine sections
Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry is presenting a nine-section exhibit at the World Petroleum Congress in Riyadh.
The exhibit traces the country’s energy story from oil first flowing at Dammam Well No.
7 to current energy technologies.
Interactive displays show how one barrel of oil can become more than 2,000 products, including jet fuel and petrochemicals.
Photos contrast Saudi engineers from the 1950s with young people now managing oil fields using artificial intelligence.
The exhibit also highlights carbon capture, blue and green hydrogen, and a circular carbon economy as approaches to making energy more sustainable.
Its final section turns to solar and wind power as part of the energy future.
Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry pavilion in Riyadh presents the country’s energy story across nine sections.
The display traces the story from the first oil flow at Dammam Well No. 7 in 1938 to current and future energy technologies.
Interactive screens show how oil can be turned into more than 2,000 products.
The pavilion highlights Saudi engineers past and present, including today’s use of artificial intelligence in oil fields.
Its final section focuses on solar and wind power and the future of energy.
- Who
- Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy is presenting the pavilion.
- What
- A nine-section exhibition tracing the history and future of energy in Saudi Arabia.
- When
- It was presented during the World Petroleum Congress; the article was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- To tell the story of the country’s energy sector, including its history, products and sustainability efforts.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Oil first flowed at Dammam Well No. 7, according to the article.
The pavilion displays photographs of Saudi engineers from the decade.
The pavilion contrasts those historic engineers with young Saudis managing oil fields using artificial intelligence.
- Sections
- 9
- First oil flow
- Dammam Well No. 7, 1938
- Oil-derived products
- More than 2,000
- Sustainability technologies
- Carbon capture, blue and green hydrogen, and the circular carbon economy
- Final section
- Solar power, wind power and future energy
What people are saying
We do not sell oil, we secure energy for the world.
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