The neck bone connected to the head bone

“Life is hardly more than a fraction of a second. Such a little time to prepare oneself for eternity!” -- Paul Gauguin (French painter, printmaker, and sculptor, 1848-1903)

Everything is connected to everything else.  Take the following article, for example …

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“In-situ Electrochemical Desulfurization of Crude Oil and Its Fraction,” by Dr. Ahmad D. Hammad, Dr. Zaki Yusuf and Nayef Al-Rasheedi, IN: Saudi Aramco Journal Of Technology Summer 2012
"The advantages of in-situ hydrodesulfurization is that it is carried out in milder conditions, at lower temperature (~250 °C) and pressure (~40 atm) with lower hydrogen partial pressure. The process also has the ability to accommodate various types of low cost electrocatalysts for targeting the poly-aromatic molecules during the electrocatalytic reactions, thereby reducing the total cost."
source: http://www.saudiaramco.com/content/dam/Publications/Journal%20of%20Technology/Summer%202012/JOTSummer2012_electrochemical_desulfurization.pdf
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As interesting as the article is, Dr. Hammad’s bio is even more thought provoking.  He "is currently leading the Solar Energy sub-team under the Carbon Management Team in the Research and Development Center (R&DC)"

I Googled® using the following search string …

Aramco solar

The results were remarkable.  Saudi Aramco, it seems, is into solar in a BIG way.  Here is a sample of what I found.

Saudi Aramco has set up a venture capital arm called Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (http://www.aramcoventures.com/) whose purpose is to identify and invest in emerging technologies that are a strategic fit with the oil giant.  Solar energy is at the top of the list of areas of interest.

In addition, Saudi Aramco has built several pilot solar energy plants, including the following …

“The King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center, (http://www.kapsarc.org) built by Saudi Aramco, will include solar panels that will generate 3.5 megawatts of energy.

“A new Saudi Aramco-built solar facility at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (http://www.kaust.edu.sa/) will generate two megawatts of energy.
Source: http://www.saudiaramco.com/en/home/our-vision/future-of-petroleum/solar-program-with-showa-shell.html#our-vision%257C%252Fen%252Fhome%252Four-vision%252Ffuture-of-petroleum%252Fsolar-program-with-showa-shell.baseajax.html”

It would appear that the oil bone is connected to the sun bone.