Arabian plate sequence stratigraphy / Секвенс-стратиграфия Аравийской плиты

The Middle East hosts the greatest concentration of oil and gas on Earth, with the vast majority located on the Arabian Plate. Most of it is contained in super-giant fields, making the Arabian Plate the world’s premier hydrocarbon province. In 1980, the Middle East accounted lor some 55% oi remaining world oil reserves, while today it accounts lor about 65%. As seen in the figure, world oil demand is forecast by the OPEC World Economic Model to increase rapidly, in part driven by global population growth. The world's population now stands at some 6 billion, having doubled in the last 40 years. These rising trends in reserve base, oil and gas supply and global population are expected to continue during this century. <...>