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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. Without any significant new discoveries, Saudi Arabia will lose what percentage of its oil production when Ghawar closes down?
(a) More than half.
(b) Approximately 75%.
(c) Aprroximately 80%.
(d) Less than half.

2. On March 3, 1938, which well began pumping a significant amount of oil?
(a) Damman 3.
(b) Damman 6.
(c) Damman 7.
(d) Damman 4.

3. What job does Matthew Simmons hold?
(a) Federal Reserve Chairman.
(b) Oil speculator.
(c) Investment banker.
(d) Company CEO.

4. The science of oil discovery and production is what?
(a) Complicated.
(b) Multi-faceted.
(c) Diverse.
(d) Linear.

5. Socony-Vaccum became which company?
(a) Exxon.
(b) Standard Oil.
(c) Mobil.
(d) Shell.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the amount of oil in a place is estimated, what is estimated next?

2. In the late 1970's, the U.S. estimated the total proven amount of reserves in Saudi Arabia to be what?

3. Berri is located where?

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

5. Who developed Parallel Oil, Water, and Gas Reservoir Stimulator?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the great demand for natural gas lead Saudi Arabia to do?

3. What has modern technology enabled Saudi Aramco to do?

4. Why are estimated recovery figures highly inaccurate?

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

6. How has oil production changed since Saudi Arabia entered the ranks of top oil producers?

7. Why does the author believe that Saudi Arabian oil production data has been hidden for over 20 years?

8. What are some common factors of the old oil fields Saudi Arabia is trying to revive?

9. In order to be optimistic about the future of oil in Saudi Arabia, what are some of the assumptions one must hold?

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

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