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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With the drop of pressure in key fields, what production is increased in the wells?

2. During which war did the expansion on the Saudi Arabian oil projects stop?

3. What else does Saudi Arabia harvest from the oil fields?

4. In 2005, what is the only country in the world with unused oil capacity?

5. With OPEC's secrecy regarding oil production levels, what is unclear?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the speculations about why OPEC stopped releasing field production data?

3. What is not a promising sign at Yerbin Field?

4. What is the main thing that paints a gloomy picture of oil in Saudi Arabia?

5. What do the papers presented to SPE by Saudi Aramco engineers and consultants detail when taken as a group?

6. What did Dr. Saleri highlight in his 2003 paper that confirms finding oil in Saudi Arabia is challenging?

7. Why does the amount of oil in Saudi Arabia remain a mystery?

8. Why are Abqaiq, Sanfaniya, and Berri having technological challenges similar to Ghawar?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on the evidence presented in the book, explain why it is unlikely that there are more, newer sources of oil to be found as replacements for aging oil fields.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Arab Zone D so important? What are its characteristics? Support your answer with specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the process of finding and recovering oil. Why is the process of oil recovery important to the author's argument? Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

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