原油不太可能跌至每桶100美元以下

 　　TEHRAN, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said Wednesday that crude price is unlikely to fall below 100 U.S. dollars per barrel and the downward trend has stopped, Press TV reported.

　　"Oil prices below 100 U.S. dollars per barrel is not reasonable ..." Qasemi told reporters on the sidelines of an oil and gas show in Tehran.

　　"We are monitoring oil price in the world markets and in case the price drops below 100 dollars, negotiations¹ will be held with other OPEC members to hold an emergency meeting," said the Iranian minister.

　　Meanwhile, Iran's Oil Ministry² Spokesman Alireza Nikzad-Rahbar said Wednesday that Iran favors oil price flowing between 100 and 120 dollars.

　　"Iran has strategic inventory³ of crude oil and aside from controlling the oil price, it is capable of managing the global market for this product," he said.

　　Nikzad-Rahbar said Iran can produce 4.2 million barrels per day of crude oil, noting that the country's current output is enough to meet global demand, according to the report.

　　The weekly OPEC basket price dropped to 102.28 dollars per barrel last week, hitting the lowest point in 17 weeks, the Vienna- based cartel said Monday. It is the second consecutive⁴ week of decrease in the OPEC basket price, which marked a sharp fall from 114.5 dollars in mid-February.

　　OPEC has revised down its forecast of 2013 world oil demand growth due to the weakness of the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries' oil consumption, according to its latest monthly report issued last week.

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 inventory   

n.详细目录，存货清单

参考例句：

• Some stores inventory their stock once a week.有些商店每周清点存货一次。
• We will need to call on our supplier to get more inventory.我们必须请供应商送来更多存货。

4 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。