Power Hungry by Robert BryceChapter Seven

Twenty-Seven Saudi Arabias Per Day

Presented by Ammani Al-Yousifi

What Does the Author Mean by Twenty-Seven Saudi Arabias?

• KSI produces 8.5 million barrels of oil/day• Commercial daily energy consumption is equal

to 226 million barrels of oil/day• Global hydrocarbon use is about 200 million

barrels of oil/day• 23.5 KSI’s production equivalent

Energy Consumption in Terms of Power

• Power=energy/time• 1 barrel of oil = 5.8 million BTU

5.8 million BTU ≈ 5.8 GJ (billion joules)5,800,000,000J/86,400 sec = 22,152 watts22,152 watts = 29.7 horsepower

• 1 barrel of oil ≈ 30 horsepower

How Much Power Does the World Consume Daily?

• 6.8 billion horsepower

• 5.1 terawatts

How are the Residents of the United States Leading the World?

• 1st in Nuclear energy production• 2nd in Coal production (behind China)• 2nd in Natural Gas production (behind Russia)• 3rd in Oil production (behind KSI and Russia)• 4th in Hydroelectric production

** U.S. Produces 74% of the energy it consumes

Recalling Facts

• How much power does the world consume daily?

• What form of energy production does the U.S. rank #1 in?

• What is the equivalent of one barrel of oil in BTU?

Questions?