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What is “our” oil doing in their economy? — Saudi oil consumption trends
Oil importing nations have long treated Saudi Arabia as an infinitely deep well of crude oil supplies. In 2005, Matt Simmon’s book Twilight in the Desert did much to call attention to the possibility of diminishing production from the desert … read more …
Posted in Analysis, Country Profiles
Tagged desalination, diesel, economy, gasoline, natural gas, oil, population, refineries, Saudi Arabia, solar PV
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Egypt’s High-Energy Suburbs
Egyptian’s enjoy the “good life” as much as anyone and are proving happy to drive to it in the new suburbs outside Cairo. Unfortunately, the higher level of energy consumption associated with suburban living could be Egypt’s undoing.