Or perhaps it is struggling to raise production, as a result of the declining fecundity of its (and the world's) biggest field, Ghawar.

亦或是提高产量确实艰难，因为它最大的油田(同时也是世界最大的)Ghawar的产量正在下降。

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There has been no information, however, contradicting his assertion that the massive Ghawar field could soon see declining production.

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Add to this the work of Matthew Simmons, who in his 2005 book, Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy, analyzed papers presented at Petroleum Engineering conferences, and concluded that the super-giant Ghawar field would soon enter a period of decline.

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Or perhaps it is struggling to raise production, as a result of the declining fecundity of its (and the world's) biggest field, Ghawar.

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