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Since June this year, crude oil prices have been falling, changing a long-running trend of increasing prices.
自今年6月以來,原油價格一直呈現下跌趨勢,這改變了價格持續走高的長期趨勢。
China is a net importer of oil, so this is good news for China's economy.
中國是一個石油凈進口國,因此這對中國經濟來說是個利好消息。
Oil, sometimes nicknamed "black gold" is the linchpin of all modern economies.
有時被戲稱為“黑色黃金”的石油是所有現代經濟的關鍵。
Oil resources shape economies, and shape nations.
石油資源對經濟,對國家起著不可或缺的作用。
For those countries without significant sources of crude oil, securing sources of it through trade is crucial.
對于那些沒有重要原油來源的國家而言,通過貿易確保就顯得極為重要。
For decades, OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, have collectively used their power to influence the world oil supply, reducing supply to ensure a higher price.
而石油輸出國組織歐佩克幾十年來一直使用自身權力影響世界石油供應,通過減少供應以確保更高的價格。
However, shale technologies, particularly those used in North America, have resulted in a massive new supply of energy that has ultimately reduced the power of OPEC to set the world's oil agenda.
然而, 特別是在北美使用的頁巖氣技術導致的大規模新能源供應,最終削弱了歐佩克在世界石油大國中的權力。
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