Abstract
Azerbaijan, which has been linked with oil for centuries, became a famous frontrunner in the world's oil industry in the 19th century. The world's first oil in large quantities is produced in Azerbaijan (Apsheron Peninsula) and much earlier than in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The main reason was that the Baku oil lies at shallow depths and come out to the surface in the form of springs. Back in 1594, well-known master from Baku Mahammad Allahyar Nurogly built in Balakhany stage oil well deeper than 35 m, which gave a lot of oil. Also, the Baku oilmen are the first in the transport of crude oil, kerosene and other petroleum products by tankers on the sea and by rail tank cars (in 1877-1883). The world's first kerosene line Baku- Batum with a total length of 829 miles (1 mile of equals 1,066 meters) was built to pump fuel from Baku (April 1897 – July 1907). It should be noted that the international press in 1907, printing information about the world's largest kerosene pipeline with a capacity of 60 million pounds, compared this "miracle of world" with the Eiffel Tower in France and the Trans-Siberian Railway in Russia.
Highlights
Pipeline transportation in oil industry came into existence after 1860s
The same year, he visited the USA to, as he explained “...to learn the reason of flourishing of oil business in America, find out the obstacles that delay this in our country and what needs to be to remove this delay”. In his fundamental works [1, 2], which was translated, into numerous languages, Mendeleyev noted that “When oil pipeline from Baku to the Black Sea will be constructed in South Caucasus, the Baku oil will give an opportunity to produce the burning oil and they, without any doubt, will find a huge market”
It is noteworthy that Mendeleyev, who has seriously interested in a development of the Baku oil industry, was upset when he learned about discrepancies in opinions of business leaders concerning the construction of the Caspian-Black Sea pipeline
Summary
Pipeline transportation in oil industry came into existence after 1860s. Until the mid-1860s oil was transported in barrels and in cisterns. The first Russian oil pipeline of 9-km length, 3-inch (7.62 cm) diameter and 80 thousands-poods delivery capacities was built in Baku in 1878, in the fields of “Nobel brothers Co.” in Balakhany (Balakhany-Black city). Mir-Yusif Mir-Babayev: The Construction of Unique Baku-Batum Pipeline in the Trans-Caucasus feet or 1.6 km; 12.26 km): second oil pipeline BalakhanyBlack city was built in 1879, which was better quality taking into account the experience of previous work.
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