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歐佩克將呼吁石油消費國確保需求
石油輸出國組織(OPEC，簡稱歐佩克)本周將尋求全球幾個最大的石油消費國的保證，要求它們保證維持其需求。目前，歐佩克各成員國正面臨著加大產能方面投資的巨大壓力。
Opec will this week seek assurances from some of the world’s biggest oil consumers that they will maintain their demand as the members of the oil cartel come under intense pressure to boost investment in production capacity.
歐佩克將在本周末舉行的利雅得峰會上發出上述呼吁，這有可能推高長期石油價格。目前投資者擔心，面對諸如中國和印度等國日益上升的需求，歐佩克未必會進行足夠的投資，以應對消費需求。
The call, to be made at a summit of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in Riyadh this weekend, could boost long-term prices as investors worry the oil cartel will not invest enough to meet consumption in the face of growing demand from the likes of China and India.
此次會議僅僅是歐佩克成立47年以來的第三次峰會。目前，油價朝著每桶100美元的創紀錄水平疾升，根據美國政府的最新數據，歐佩克今年的原油收入料將升至6580億美元，較2006年增長近9%。據歐佩克方面的消息，預計峰會上將發表一份宣言，重點闡述“供應安全和需求安全之間的關系”。
The summit – only the third in Opec’s 47-year history – comes as oil prices race towards a record $100 a barrel and with Opec crude oil revenues set to rise to $658bn this year, an increase of almost 9 per cent from 2006, according to the latest US government figures. The summit is expected to issue a declaration that will highlight the “relationship between security of supply and security of demand”, according to Opec sources.
