If the speculators are not to blame, what about the oil companies, which have failed to increase output in spite of record profits?

如果投机者不应受到谴责，那么那些尽管利润创下纪录，但仍未提高产量的石油公司呢？

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Some blame the Organization of Petroleum Export Countries, the cartel known as OPEC, while others blame unrest in the Middle East and North Africa and still others blame market speculators.

一些人指责石油输出国组织欧佩克，一些人将此归咎于中东和北非的混乱局势，而另一些人则把矛头指向了投机商。

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Some analysts blame market speculators, claiming they are overreacting to the events.

一些分析师指责市场上的投机者，因为上涨幅度就事件本身言过其实。

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It is still fashionable in official circles to blame speculators for weak currencies.

ECONOMIST: Asian currencies

So blame speculators or global demand as you see fit.

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Blame speculators or oil industry profits.

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