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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the oil production in southern Ghawar reopen?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1993.

2. Saudia Arabia became the third largest oil producer in the world behind who?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Russia.
(d) Norway.

3. Who did the United States government ask to investigate Saudi Arabia's ability to meet global oil demands?
(a) Congress.
(b) The GAO.
(c) M.I.T. researchers.
(d) The Heritage Institute.

4. The new technology that Saudi Arabia has been implementing in their wells is associated with wells that have what?
(a) Held steady in production.
(b) Declined in production.
(c) Increased in production.
(d) Had problems with their production.

5. What else does Saudi Arabia harvest from the oil fields?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Natural gases.
(c) Hydrogen.
(d) Carbonate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many technical papers does Simmons use to build his case?

2. When did the United States's oil production peak?

3. In 2002, a paper was published, by Saudi experts, that detailed the problems with oil recovery at what Ghawar location?

4. The crude oil coming from Saudi Arabia contains liberal amounts of what, which makes it less pure?

5. In 1990, what percentage of Berri's wells were shut down?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the problems Ghawar is encountering?

2. What is Saudi Arabia doing to search for alternative oil supplies?

3. Why will super giants like Ghawar not be part of the secondary efforts in Saudi Arabia?

4. What is prorating?

5. What are some of the improvements the author thinks will happen in OPEC countries when the price of oil rises?

6. What has changed in the way Saudi Arabia views natural gas over the years?

7. What did the G.A.O. report investigate, and what was its conclusion?

8. What would credible field production data from Saudi Arabia allow?

9. Why are the facts in the SPE papers about Ghawar hard to ignore?

10. What is the example Saudi Aramco told the author, and other industry visitors, as an example of fuzzy logic?

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