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When one thinks of Saudi Arabia as far as natural resources are concerned, one might be forgiven for thinking purely in terms of crude oil—and natural gas to a lesser extent. After all, the Kingdom has long been one of the world’s top oil-producing nations; it is also the leading member nation of the global oil-producing cartel OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) and is arguably home to the world’s second-largest proven oil reserve. But in recent times, Saudi Arabia has been pushing to bolster its hydrogen-production capacity as a low-carbon alternative to oil to such an extent that much of the current analysis of this potentially game-changing clean-energy source puts the Gulf state at the centre of global production over the next decade.
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