Dubai Exposed: Surprising Facts You Didn’t Know About the Oasis City
Astonishing Oil Production
Dubai’s rapid development can be attributed to its status as an oil production powerhouse. The city, being the second-largest oil producer in the UAE, produces between 50,000 and 70,000 barrels of oil daily.
To put it in perspective, this amount of oil is enough to fill four Olympic-sized pools. In 1991, Dubai even produced 400,000 barrels a day at its peak. Today, owing to flourishing industries like commerce and tourism, the oil sector can rest a little easier.
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