Saudi Arabia Dismisses Its Powerful Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi6 o0 b8 ]. M6 U6 k! g http://www.wsj.com/articles/saud ... is-fired-1462632035 3 W; Q% w" p6 j( E1 o" rRIYADH—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. 0 o$ v0 i$ |* l : A* \( I5 p/ d# T0 G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.9 s3 p/ T5 I" n4 X/ E l
( g& r" u: t9 i# |+ I- ^他是反对减产的中坚--Mr. Naimi has been a strong voice against lowering Saudi Arabia’s production