Saudi Arabia's income from oil will fall 50% in 20 years at current consumption

Christopher Gasson looks at the implications of declining fuel availability.

There was an electrifying moment at the Saudi Water and Power Forum this month when Ahmed Al Sa’adi, a vice president at Saudi Aramco, announced that the Kingdom’s income from oil sales would fall by 50% over the next 20 years. A growing proportion of crude production is being used locally for power, industry and transport needs, and ...

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