Saudi Arabia Dismisses Its Powerful Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi 6 `$ `/ r# ]% |4 a/ |' j$ Bhttp://www.wsj.com/articles/saud ... is-fired-1462632035 * b7 [. o# V% S8 ERIYADH—Saudi Arabia dismissed its long-serving oil minister Ali al-Naimi on Saturday, marking the departure of one of the industry’s most powerful figures, as the country grapples with weak oil prices.1 o9 d& H, _8 x
Mr. Naimi, who had been the kingdom’s oil minister since 1995, has been a strong voice against lowering Saudi Arabia’s production when prices fall, a move away from its past tactics. He moved the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to keep pumping oil at a rapid clip despite a global supply glut, a decision that has weighed on crude-oil markets and depressed prices.# V$ p5 I7 r9 x0 z& h* k: e
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他是反对减产的中坚--Mr. Naimi has been a strong voice against lowering Saudi Arabia’s production