据彭博社8月8日报道，一位沙特官员表示，随着油价跌至7个月低点，沙特已致电其它产油国，讨论可能的对应措施。

这位不愿透露姓名的官员表示，沙特不会容忍油价继续下跌，正在考虑可选择的所有举措，但他没有说正在讨论的具体措施内容。

世界上最大的石油出口国沙特阿拉伯已经削减了的石油产量，超过了欧佩克与该组织以外盟国达成的协议所要求的产量。

石油被卷入了国际贸易紧张局势带来的全球市场的崩溃，这引发了人们的担忧，担心它会演变成一场汇率战争。不断恶化的经济形势促使新西兰、印度和泰国本周降息，因市场担心经济可能陷入衰退。

西德克萨斯中质原油(West Texas Intermediate)期货继周三下跌4.7%之后，周四在沙特的努力下反弹。截至新加坡时间下午1点07分，美国基准原油价格上涨3.2%，至每桶52.72美元。

加拿大皇家银行资本市场(RBC Capital Markets)首席大宗商品策略师Helima Croft表示，计划于9月9日开始的一周内，在阿布扎比举行的会议，对OPEC+的领导人，尤其是沙特和俄罗斯的能源部长来说，这次会议将至关重要，因为他们需要在油价暴跌之后，就生产问题发出相关信号。

Croft称:“对产油国来说，这是艰难的一周。这项举措，我不认为是他们自满，我可以想象，巴金多秘书长正在与哈立德·法利赫和亚历山大·诺瓦克通电话时，对话相当激烈。”

王佳晶 摘译自 彭博社

原文如下：

Saudis Are Discussing Options With Producers to Halt Oil’s Slide

Saudi Arabia has phoned other oil producers to discuss possible policy responses as oil prices fell to a seven-month low, a Saudi official said.

The kingdom won’t tolerate a continued slide in prices and is considering all options, the official said, asking not to be identified discussing private talks. He didn’t say what measures were being discussed.

Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, has already cut production more than required under the agreement between the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies outside of the group.

Oil has been swept up in a global market meltdown as the U.S.-China trade dispute worsened, spurring fears it would morph into a currency war. The deteriorating economic situation prompted rate cuts this week in New Zealand, India and Thailand amid concern there could be a recession.

West Texas Intermediate crude rebounded Thursday after the Saudi efforts were revealed, following Wednesday’s 4.7% plunge. The U.S. benchmark crude rose 3.2% to $52.72 a barrel as of 1:07 p.m. in Singapore.

Planned gatherings in Abu Dhabi in the week starting Sept. 9 will be critical for leaders of the OPEC+ group, especially the Saudi and Russian energy ministers, to signal their intentions on production in the wake of oil’s price collapse, said Helima Croft, chief commodities strategist at RBC Capital Markets.

“This has been a tough week for them,” Croft said. “I do not think that these guys are complacent. I can imagine that Secretary General Barkindo is on the phone with Khalid Al-Falih and Alexander Novak right now. I can imagine the dialog is pretty ferocious.”