Under the wise oil policy pursued by the government of Saudi Arabia since the Great Saudi entity was united under King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud. American companies constantly searched for oil and carried exploration in the territory of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s vast land, and in particular, the eastern part, which overlooks the Arabian Gulf on the east side, which is also known as the Eastern region. the discovery of eight (8) new oil fields in the reign of King Saud bin Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud in the period between the year (1373 AH / 1953 AD) and the year (1384 AH / 1964 AD).
As Japan’s Arabian Oil Co., Ltd. awarded the concession agreement year (1377 AH / 1957 AD) of the neutral zone – divided – between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait (the built zone).
The following table shows the date of discovery of each field separately, depending on the density scale of the American Petroleum Institute, the sulphur percentage by weight ratio.
| Name | Date | Mass | Sulfur percentage by weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aramco Co. | April 1956 | 31 | 1.63 – 2.41 |
| Khurais | October 1957 | 33 | 1.89 |
| Al-Menifah | November 1957 | 29 – 26 | 3.66 – 2.97 |
| Abo Sa’afa | May 1963 | 30 | 2.69 |
| Al-barri | April 1964 | 41 – 32 | 2.16 – 0.09 |
| Al-Zeit Ara. Co. | |||
| Al-Khafji | January 1960 | 28.5 – 28 | 2.85 |
| Al-Hoot | October 1963 | 38 – 25 | 1.3 – 0.7 |
| Jati Co. | |||
| Janoob Al-Fawares | March 1963 | 24 | 3.18 |