Editing Ghawar Field (section)

== Energy content ==
Taking the {{convert|1.9e8|t}} production figure per year and the conventional [[energy density]] of crude oil (per the definition of the [[ton of oil equivalent]]) of 41.868&nbsp;MJ/kg (5275.3&nbsp;Wh/lb)) the total thermal energy equivalent produced yearly by the oil field is roughly 7.955&nbsp;EJ or 2.21&nbsp;PWh of thermal energy equivalent.

For comparison,
*[[North Antelope Rochelle Mine]], the largest coal mine in the world, produced 85.3&nbsp;Mt of coal in 2019 (down from over 100&nbsp;Mt in 2015) at 1.746&nbsp;EJ or 485&nbsp;TWh of thermal energy equivalent.

*[[McArthur River uranium mine]], the largest uranium mine in the world, produced 7.3&nbsp;Mt (16.1&nbsp;Mio&nbsp;lb) of [[yellowcake]] in fiscal 2017, equivalent to roughly 6.2&nbsp;kt of uranium metal or 4.46&nbsp;EJ (1240&nbsp;TWh) of thermal energy at a [[burnup]] of 200&nbsp;MWh/kg achievable in [[CANDU]]-type reactors, but much less in more widespread reactor designs.

*The largest solar farm in the world, [[Bhadla solar park]] in India, covering 57&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and boasting a [[nameplate capacity]] of 2255&nbsp;MW would produce 17.778&nbsp;PJ or 4938&nbsp;GWh of electricity per year.

*The largest wind farm as of 2021, [[Gansu Wind Farm]] in China has a [[nameplate capacity]] approaching 8&nbsp;GW with plans to ramp up to 20&nbsp;GW.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://earthandhuman.org/world-largest-wind-farms/ | title=Top 10 Largest Wind Farms in the World - Earth and Human | date=13 September 2021 }}</ref> A 20&nbsp;GW power plant at 100&nbsp;% capacity factor could deliver {{convert|630.7|PJ}} of electric output per year. However, once again due to the weather-dependency and [[intermittent renewable energy|intermittency]] of wind power, capacity factors for onshore wind installations like Gansu are typically much lower, ranging at 15-35% depending on local factors. 250000 [[tonne of coal equivalent| standard tons of coal]] will be replaced per year at full deployment, which is equivalent to 7327&nbsp;TJ (2035&nbsp;GWh).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://earthandhuman.org/world-largest-wind-farms/ | title=Top 10 Largest Wind Farms in the World - Earth and Human | date=13 September 2021 }}</ref>

The Ghawar oil field is thus the largest single supplier of [[primary energy]] on Earth.