The Eurasia Group predicts that China will complete its monetary tightening gradually, and the 'impact on oil demand is likely to be marginal.'

欧亚集团(Eurasia Group)预计中国将逐步紧缩银根，对原油需求可能影响较小。

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A humble fungus could help oil companies clean up their fuel to meet tightening emissions standards.

一种名不见经传的真菌可以帮助石油企业清洁燃料，以满足严格的排放标准。

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'With growth front-loaded in 2010, the progressive tightening won't bear much impact on oil demand in the first half of the year,' said Harry Tchilinguirian, senior oil analyst at BNP Paribas.

法国巴黎银行(BNP Paribas)资深石油分析师基林古瑞安(Harry Tchilinguirian)说，由于在2010年初经济增长便开始发力，渐进的收缩过程在上半年不会对原油需求造成太大的影响。

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But in the absence of fiscal tightening that significantly cuts the non-oil and gas fiscal deficit, a severe and sustained drop in the oil price would have a damaging impact on the Russian economy and public finances and would likely lead to a downgrade, Fitch warned.

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An EU embargo of Iranian crude would halt around 600, 000 barrels a day of imports, hitting Europe's refiners hard and further tightening markets and inventories, putting upward pressure on oil-futures prices, the International Energy Agency has said.

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Oil prices fell something like 15% in the third quarter as markets began to price in the prospects for substantially slower growth across the developed world and tightening in the fast-growing emerging markets. (Read Oil Down More Than 15% This Quarter As Sector Stocks Price In Recession).

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