There are two new dimensions to international oil markets that are creating a dilemma for Opec and may be sowing the seeds of an oil price shock. The first is the fallout from the Arab uprising, which began in 2011. The second is the development and application of shale technology – horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” – to oil production.
国际石油市场的两个新问题正给石油输出国组织(Opec,简称:欧佩克)制造难题,同时可能正在播下石油价格危机的种子。第一个是阿拉伯世界的抗议活动的影响,这场运动始于2011年。第二个是页岩技术(水平钻井和水力压裂)的发展及其在石油生产方面的应用。
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