 The founder of the Nobel prize Alfred Nobel took part in the development of the oil industry of the city of Grozny, as well as members of the Rothschild family.In addition to the Nobels and Rothschilds, British companies played an important role in the oil industry from 1893 onward.Alfred Stuart, an English engineer, completed the first well in Grozny by drilling in 1893 the largest oil field in the Caucasus region (outside the Baku district).