Front of the Nobel Clock, which was commissioned by Emmanuel Nobel to commemorate one billion puds of oil production (1879-1906) by the Nobel Brothers Petroleum Company in Baku. One pud equals 16 kilos or 35.274 pounds. Back to Index AI 14.2 (Summer 2006) AI Home | Search | Magazine Choice | Topics | AI Store | Contact us Other Web sites created by Azerbaijan International AZgallery.org | AZERI.org | HAJIBEYOV.com |