Indonesia Considers Leaving OPEC
印尼称考虑退出欧佩克

 
Indonesia is considering leaving the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, because of the country's declining crude oil output.

印度尼西亚正在考虑退出石油输出国组织，因为它拒绝该组织提出的限制原油产量的规定。

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Tuesday the country is considering whether to give up its membership in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

印度尼西亚总统苏西洛.尤多约诺星期二表示，印尼正在考虑是否放弃石油输出国组织成员国的身份。

Yudhoyono says Indonesia's "wells are drying" and the country needs to concentrate on increasing production.

苏希洛说，印度尼西亚的“油井正在枯竭”，他的国家需要集中精力，增加石油生产。

Indonesia is Southeast Asia's only OPEC member. It joined in 1962, just two years after the group was formed.

印度尼西亚是石油输出国组织里唯一一个东南亚国家。它于1962年欧佩克成立两年之后加入了这个组织。

This is not the first time Jakarta has reassessed the country's membership in OPEC.

雅加达已经不是第一次重新考虑它的欧佩克成员国的身份问题了。

Several years ago, a team was formed to analyze Indonesia's membership. It recommended the country continue with the organization, to maintain good relations with oil producing countries, especially those in the Middle East.

几年前，雅加达成立了一个小组，分析印尼的欧佩克成员国的利害得失。这个小组建议印尼继续留在石油输出国组织，以便同产油国，尤其是中东国家保持友好关系。

But that has changed now. Indonesia must import oil, because of years of declining investment in exploration and extraction.

但是现在形势已经发生了变化。由于石油勘探和开采方面的投资连年下降，印尼现在必须进口石油。

Analysts also say the country's weak legal system has discouraged oil companies from investing here.

分析人士也认为，印尼不健全的司法体系阻碍了国际石油公司在那里投资。