Saudi Arabia Dismisses Its Powerful Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi# d" O% M- u, C5 x$ S* w ~ http://www.wsj.com/articles/saud ... is-fired-1462632035 & }( L# U, ]5 x& |RIYADH—Saudi Arabia dismissed its long-serving oil minister Ali al-Naimi on Saturday, marking the departure of one of the industry’s most powerful figures, as the country grapples with weak oil prices.9 e% v) `9 A+ C- v! K0 [
Mr. Naimi, who had been the kingdom’s oil minister since 1995, has been a strong voice against lowering Saudi Arabia’s production when prices fall, a move away from its past tactics. He moved the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to keep pumping oil at a rapid clip despite a global supply glut, a decision that has weighed on crude-oil markets and depressed prices.( f& F7 P R' x
# n( X b2 X9 d: |* ?9 d他是反对减产的中坚--Mr. Naimi has been a strong voice against lowering Saudi Arabia’s production