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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. In 2002, a paper was published, by Saudi experts, that detailed the problems with oil recovery at what Ghawar location?
2. Before drilling begins, a field's production rate and ________ ______ are calculated.
3. Water produced by oil drilling is approximately how much larger than the amount of oil produced?
4. Berri is located where?
5. Approximately how much does it cost to dispose of the water generated by oil production?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has oil production changed since Saudi Arabia entered the ranks of top oil producers?
2. Why are the facts in the SPE papers about Ghawar hard to ignore?
3. What are some of the questions the decline of Saudi Arabian oil fields present to the world?
4. Why is using water to help maintain pressure in wells a curse?
5. What is the main thing that paints a gloomy picture of oil in Saudi Arabia?
6. Why is the discovery of the Hawtah Trend not an answer to Saudi Arabia's oil production problem?
7. What important discovery occurred in 1996?
8. Why did Saudi Arabia ban oil sales to the United States in 1973?
9. What has modern technology enabled Saudi Aramco to do?
10. What are some of the improvements the author thinks will happen in OPEC countries when the price of oil rises?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does it mean to be objective? Is this author an objective author? Why or why not? Provide examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Using examples from the book to support your answer, explain how U.S. foreign policy has affected American oil supplies.
Essay Topic 3
Why is water important to oil production? What purpose does it serve? What problems does it cause? Cite examples and evidence presented in the book in support of your answer.
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