Home›More›Articles›From pearls to oil on the Trucial CoastArticleFrom pearls to oil on the Trucial CoastArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnUnited Arab Emirates, Countries Well-attested SourcesUnited Arab Emirates (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationBritish era and discovery of oilQuote, British era and discovery of oilIn 1958, a floating platform rig was towed from Hamburg, Germany, and positioned over the Umm Shaif pearl bed, in Abu Dhabi waters, where drilling began.View the SourceAtlas Article VocabularyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.