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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. x" g# A P5 k/ g6 d$ o$ }: w 3 ^/ z$ x: [* ` q/ I/ _+ ?这个世界石油领域的不倒翁, 最终合得沙特人民忍无可忍, 炒了他了。
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. ! d& R1 t" ~/ R* s 0 K9 I% Z: d4 z+ k4 E) s他是反对减产的中坚--Mr. Naimi has been a strong voice against lowering Saudi Arabia’s production