国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Attacks on Saudi oil facilities escalate tensions in Gulf, amid U.S. sabre-rattli
<p><span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>/<span word="TEHRAN">TEHRAN</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 16-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Aramco">Aramco</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="escalated">escalated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="barbs">barbs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="retaliation">retaliation</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="halved">halved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="output">output</span>, <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="triggering">triggering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="hike">hike</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fueling">fueling</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="declining">declining</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="clouded">clouded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uncertainties">uncertainties</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="ignited">ignited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="irresponsible">irresponsible</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="restraint">restraint</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="volatile">volatile</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="miscalculation">miscalculation</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="spark">spark</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="disastrous">disastrous</span>.</p><p><span word="NEGATIVE">NEGATIVE</span> <span word="IMPACT">IMPACT</span> <span word="ON">ON</span> <span word="GLOBAL">GLOBAL</span> <span word="OIL">OIL</span> <span word="SUPPLY">SUPPLY</span></p><p><span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="drone">drone</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Aramco">Aramco</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Abqaiq">Abqaiq</span> <span word="processing">processing</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Khurais">Khurais</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="field">field</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="exporter">exporter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="explosions">explosions</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="at">at</span> 5.7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="barrels">barrels</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="about">about</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="production">production</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>.</p><p><span word="News">News</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aramco">Aramco</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="run">run</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="giant">giant</span>, <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="hiking">hiking</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="as">as</span> 18 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> 12 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="futures">futures</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> 60 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="futures">futures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brent">Brent</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> 66 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> 12 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p>
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