Oil production may increase in 2006, and start to reflate that missing cushion.

2006年内石油的生产将有可能增加，从而开始填补空缺的余量。

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If OPEC's spare production cushion is thinner than we think, prices are going to be much more apt to surge any time we see a flare-up in an oil-producing country.

如果欧佩克的闲置产能低于我们的预期，那么任何时候任何一个产油国出现变故，油价飙升的可能性将更大。

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But Iran, perched on a cushion of high oil revenues, is betting on staring them out, all the while perfecting its enriching skills.

但是，有丰厚的石油收人作后盾，伊朗一意孤行要跟他们对抗到底，同时一直在提高自己的浓缩技术。

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The cushion of available oil will grow thin, and an unsettled atmosphere will likely translate into another spiky curve for oil prices this year.

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The kingdom produces some 8 million barrels of oil a day and provides a vital supply cushion in times of geopolitical stress.

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Lynch thinks that it won't take long for savvy oil traders to notice the gradual building of the capacity cushion and to decide that there is no real threat of supply disruption.

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