Sidi Kacem (Arabic:سيدي قاسم) is a city in Morocco. It is located at around 34°13′0″N5°42′0″W / 34.21667°N 5.70000°W / 34.21667; -5.70000. During the French period, it was called Petitjean, after a French captain who was killed in May 1911 during the "pacification" of Morocco. Oil drilling exploration commenced in the vicinity of Sidi Kacem by the French in 1934; production of crude oil began locally in 1939.