At the same time, members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) raised taxes on oil companies from 50 percent or less to as much as 80 percent.

同时，石油输出国组织成员国把石油公司的税收从百分之五十左右提高到了将近百分之八十。

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Statements against the Organization of Petroleum Exporting countries (OPEC) have been considered unfriendly to Gulf countries and Saudi Arabia, she noted.

她指出，这些针对石油输出国组织(简称欧佩克)的声明被视为对海湾国家和沙特不友好。

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Members of OPEC, the organization of petroleum exporting countries are all middle eastern nations.

欧佩克成员，石油输出国家组织是所有的中东国家。

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Predictions of easing gasoline prices are also being driven by views that there could be potential oil supply overhang concerns coming up in the absence of a strong and immediate message by the successor of Saudi King Abdullah, reinforcing the adherence to self-imposed production limits by OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) members.

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He also leveled an ominous warning at the small states dotting the western shores of the Persian Gulf, many of which were allied coalition members during the 1991 Gulf War and are longtime members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) -- a cartel that has too much influence in world oil markets, he said.

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