It will be a long time before King Coal and Queen Oil are dethroned completely, but their reigns as absolute monarchs of all they survey are coming slowly to an end.

但是要想让“煤炭国王”和“石油皇后”退位还需要很长时间，但是“他们”的绝对统治地位正日渐势微。

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If King Abdullah really wants to deflate the oil markets, he could try announcing an increase in output of a few million barrels a day.

如果国王阿卜杜拉真的想要给油市场放气，他能试着宣布在几一天百万桶的产量方面的一个增加。

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But in 1973, Obaid suggests, the ulema pushed King Faisal to impose an oil embargo on the U.S. to punish it for supporting Israel in the October war of that year--helping to shove America into a 15-month recession.

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But in 1973, Obaid suggests, the ulema pushed King Faisal to impose an oil embargo on the U.S. to punish it for supporting Israel in the October war of that year--helping to shove the global economy into a recession that lasted more than a year.

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If King Abdullah really wants to deflate the oil markets, he could try announcing an increase in output of a few million barrels a day.

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