italian engineers discovered the occurrence of oil in assam.
who discovered the occurrence of oil in in assam?
italian engineers
more than a century ago, history was made in a remote corner of assam in the midst of the dense and malaria infested jungles, by a band of intrepid pioneers searching for black gold. in 1867 italian engineers, commissioned by the assam railways and trading company, to build a railway line from dibrugarh to margherita (headquarters of assam railways and trading company) accidentally discovered oil at digboi around 10 miles from margherita.





























‘dig boy, dig’, shouted the english engineer, mr w l lake, elephants emerging out of the dense forest with oil stains on their feet".
digboi
assam (disambiguation)





























assam (অসম) is a state in northeastern india.





























assam may also refer to:





























bullet::::- assam company, the british company that administered colonial assam in the 19th century





























bullet::::- assam oil, the erstwhile company (and currently a division of oil india company), that was involved in drilling and refining crude oil in assam





























bullet::::- assam silk, the silks that are produced in assam





























bullet::::- assam tea, the tea that is produced in assam





























bullet::::- colonial assam, a province of british india





























bullet::::- kingdom of assam, the ahom kingdom, as it was known in medieval times
assam (disambiguation)