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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. Why did the reports on the production levels for each field end?
(a) No one knows the true reason.
(b) They were considered security breaches.
(c) They were too expensive.
(d) They were not helpful to anyone.

2. When the United States's oil production declined, who stepped in to become the world's leading oil producer?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Bahrain.
(c) Iran.
(d) Iraq.

3. When does the Middle East become associated with oil production?
(a) 1950's.
(b) 1940's.
(c) 1960's.
(d) 1930's.

4. How many barrels of oil has Ghawar produced?
(a) Over 66 billion.
(b) Over 55 billion.
(c) Over 88 billion.
(d) Over 77 billion.

5. Water produced by oil drilling is approximately how much larger than the amount of oil produced?
(a) Three times.
(b) Five times.
(c) Four times.
(d) Six times.

Short Answer Questions

1. A Society of Petroleum Engineers paper written in 2004 describes what type of pump project as being successful in reviving several of Abqaiq's dead zones?

2. Socony-Vaccum became which company?

3. Berri is located where?

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

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

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 do the massive investments by Saudi Arabia in simulation technology indicate?

3. What are some of the challenges the Saudi government faces due to their population explosion?

4. What are the steps taken before production is begun at an oil filed?

5. What important discovery occurred in 1996?

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

7. Why did Saudi Arabia ban oil sales to the United States in 1973?

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

9. Why are estimated recovery figures highly inaccurate?

10. What has happened to the capacities of oil supplies in 2005?

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