When did Oil Drilling started in Assam?
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Oil drilling started in Assam state of India in 1889. The discovery of the Digboi Oil field was a landmark in the history of oil. The Digboi Well No-1 was started in 1889 by W.L. Lake of Assam Railway and Trading Co. W. L. Lake used to urge his men “Dig boy, dig” and hence the place got the name Digboi. Later in 1901, the first petroleum refinery in India was established in Digboi.
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