Six months ago when King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia convened an energy summit in Jeddah the mood between producers and consumers was of barely concealed hostility. Oil prices were $130 a barrel and rising and the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other producers seemed indifferent to the consequences. Few would have predicted then that before the year was over energy ministers would be gathering for a second summit in London with oil prices slipping below $40.
6個月前,當沙烏地國王阿卜杜拉(King Abdullah)在沙烏地吉達主持全球能源峯會時,產油國和石油消費國之間表現出了近乎赤裸裸的敵意。油價當時位於每桶130美元,而且還在攀升,石油輸出國組織(OPEC,簡稱:歐佩克)和其它產油國似乎對後果毫不關心。當時幾乎沒有人預料到,還沒到今年底,各國能源部長就將聚首倫敦召開第二次能源峯會,而此時油價已跌破40美元。