Saudi Arabia's Oil Wealth Is About to Get a Reality Check
Human ingenuity + industriousness > Raw materials, even the most valuable one<p>Even princes born with black gold will sooner or later be surpassed by organizations run by inventors, scientists, and engineers.  The values and abundance generated by hi-tech services are increasing while traditional energy sources are being supplanted by renewables.<p>“The Stone Age did not end for lack of stone, and the Oil Age will end long before the world runs out of oil.” -- Sheikh Zaki Yamani, a former Saudi oil minister.