Thank you, Mr. Chair.
There are so many things I'd like to ask you, I don't know where to start.
I have determined something, which I am sure you will agree with, because you said so in your presentation a little earlier.
The reserves in Saudi Arabia are certainly not what they are claimed to be. They certainly are not according to your slide which breaks down reserves by country.
Incidentally, I fell like telling you this: since you are a capable and intelligent man, I would really like to see you work on other forms of energy, and not just the oil sands, such as the huge sector of solar energy. It would be fantastic if we could benefit from your knowledge in that sector.
But let me come back to what I wanted to say. You know as well as I do that since 1975, 1983, there have been no major discoveries. Only small oil fields have been found. And of the nine fields discovered in the Caspian Sea, six are dry.
Let's add the numbers up. I did the math. In 2005, 30 billion barrels of fuel oil are used throughout the world. That number will increase. However, that could be avoided. I do not understand why you continually talk about the year 2050, or in 50 years, or in 100 years. Nevertheless, I did the math using your numbers, and came up with 975 billion barrels of fuel oil which exist in the world today. The number might be a bit exaggerated, but I used your numbers. Take that number and divided by 30 billion. It is unsustainable, because in tree or four years, 33, 35 or 36 billion barrels a year will be consumed. This means that the earth's reserves will only hold for another 30 years.
I would like you to explain to me why you think the reserves will last until 2050, when I notice that they will last out to 2036 at the latest; it is probably closer to 2030.