Libyan rebels say they are largely in control of the key oil town of Brega after fighting in residential areas.

利比亚叛军表示，在居民区进行战斗之后，他们已经基本上控制了关键的石油重镇布雷加。

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"With demand vanishing across all key oil consuming regions, benchmark crude oil prices continue to plummet," said Merrill Lynch.

美林表示：“随着主要石油消费地区需求的不断减少，原油基准价格持续下跌。”

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Taylor said the four key issues about oil – declining output, declining discoveries, increasing demand and insufficient projects in the pipeline – have been apparent for many years.

泰勒称石油的四个关键问题——产量下降，发现量下降，需求增加及石油管道工程不足——已出现多年。

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A key stumbling block was Kirkuk. Ethnic Kurds would like to see the oil-rich city under the control of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

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