Tehran is a major oil-producing country, but has just one domestic refinery, forcing it to buy much of its gasoline from abroad.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

Well not if you look at the futures market, which is in backwardation now and it's predicting major drops in the price of oil.

如果你看看期货交易市场,现在正处于交割延期的时期,而这正预示了油价将要下跌

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Okay, so in oil we all know that in the late 60s, early 70s, OPEC was formed precisely to restrict quantity among the major oil producing countries, and very quickly we see companies take other countries take advantage of this to start producing oil profitably.

众所周知在上世纪六七十年代,为了限制石油的产量,主要产油国成立了OPEC组织,但是很快就有一些国家,利用这点来产油获利

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Even before this oil leak, BP's safety policies were in doubt following major accidents in Alaska and Texas in the past decade.

VOA: standard.2010.06.18

Meanwhile,on Capitol Hill, top executives of other major oil companies told lawmakers their companies would not have drilled the well the way BP did.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

League of Conservation Voters president Gene Karpinski says opposition from the oil industry is another major roadblock to congressional passage of a comprehensive climate bill.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

Although a major oil producer, Iran must import most of its gasoline because of a lack of refining capacity, creating what U.S.lawmakers have long seen as a crucial point of leverage with Tehran over its nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28