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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. With OPEC's secrecy regarding oil production levels, what is unclear?
(a) Whether Saudi Arabia can continue production at high levels.
(b) Whether OPEC countries are engaged in price inflation.
(c) Whether Saudi Arabia will stay the number one oil producer.
(d) Whether OPEC countries can produce oil.

2. Simmons uses technical papers written for whom?
(a) The Society of Oil Engineers.
(b) The Society of Energy Engineers.
(c) The Society of Gasoline Engineers.
(d) The Society of Petroleum Engineers.

3. When does oil exploration begin in Saudi Arabia?
(a) 1930's.
(b) 1910's.
(c) 1900's.
(d) 1920's.

4. Where was the first significant oil find in the Middle East?
(a) Dubai.
(b) Bahrain.
(c) Iran.
(d) Iraq.

5. During which war did the expansion on the Saudi Arabian oil projects stop?
(a) World War II.
(b) World War I.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) The 20 years war.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does water injection become a permanent part of oil production at Abqaiq?

2. Who insists that Saudi Arabia will continue to be able to meet the demand for oil?

3. Saudi Arabia, because the oil now is less pure, invests a lot of money in what?

4. What will Saudi Arabia face if the oil production declines?

5. In what year did Abqaiq start operating?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has happened to oil fields that are similar, geographically and geologically, to Saudi Arabia's oil fields?

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

4. Why is using water to help maintain pressure in wells a curse?

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

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

7. What has happened to the purity of the oil in Saudi Arabia?

8. What is the history of water injection at Abqaiq?

9. What is prorating?

10. What does the Senate Subcommittee on International Economic Policy's report on Ghawar conclude?

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