VOL. XLI

No. 27

6-July-1998

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Energy Consumption Expected To Rise Almost Three Times In 1986-2005

Energy consumption in Saudi Arabia, which rose from 1.137mn barrels of oilequivalent/day (boe/d) in 1986 to 1.691mn boe/d in 1996, is projected to increase to2.551mn boe/d in 2000 and to 3.014mn boe/d in 2005, according to the country paperpresented by Saudi Arabia to the Sixth Arab Energy Conference held in Damascus on 10-13May (Table 1). According to data sourced from Saudi...