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Monday, June 10, 2013

The risks of Saudi oil consumption

The risks of Saudi oil consumption
June 10, 2013
By Adam Rasmi
The Daily Star | http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2013/Jun-10/219845-the-risks-of-saudi-oil-consumption.ashx#axzz2VolesrxH



According to a Chatham House report, Saudi Arabia’s surging domestic oil consumption – coupled with its inadequate supply growth – could turn the kingdom into a net oil importer by 2038. Guzzling more than a quarter of its 11.1 million barrel per day production in 2011, Saudi Arabia is the fifth-largest oil consumer in the world. The kingdom even recently surpassed Germany’s consumption level, despite having less than one-third of Germany’s population and one-fifth of its economic output. Continued consumption growth, if left unchecked, could devastate the country’s economy in the coming years.

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