The Middle East - Energy Security

Question 1

How many barrels of oil and gas does the Middle East export each day?

Answer 1

15,000 barrels per day

Question 2

What percentage of the worlds estimated 1,000 billion barrels of oil are located in the Middle East?

Answer 2

71%

Question 3

What percentage of oil does the Middle East currently supply to Japan?

Answer 3

76%

Question 4

What percentage of oil does the Middle East currently supply to Western Europe?

Answer 4

26%

Question 5

What percentage of oil does the Middle East currently supply to the USA?

Answer 5

21%

Question 6

Which country consumes the most oil?

Answer 6

USA

Question 7

Which country produces the most oil?

Answer 7

The Middle East

Question 8

What percentage of oil reserves did the Middle East have in 2002?

Answer 8

65.4%

Question 9

Which country in the Middle East has the highest percentage of oil reserves?

Answer 9

Saudi Arabia with 25% of the total from the Middle East

Question 10

How many barrels of oil does Saudi Arabia have reserved?

Answer 10

262 billion barrels

Question 11

Which country also exports the most oil in the world?

Answer 11

The Middle East

Question 12

Where is the Abqaiq oil processing plant?

Answer 12

Saudi Arabia - It is the worlds largest oil processing plant

Question 13

How many barrels of oil does Abqaiq produce per day?

Answer 13

6.8 million per day

Question 14

What is the processing plant vulnerable too?

Answer 14

Attacks from terrorists and terrorist groups

Question 15

A successful terror attack at Abqaiq could half production for how long?

Answer 15

Up to a year - No-where else can produce that level of oil meaning that the world would suffer a mass oil supply problem

Question 16

When was there an attempted attack on Abqaiq?

Answer 16

24th February 2006

Question 17

What happened on the attempted terror attack at Abqaiq?

Answer 17

Two vehicles carrying explosives tried to smash their way though the plant compound, this resulted in a two hour long gun battle involving explosives. Two terrorists a two guards were killed but the plant remained undamaged.