Some experts predict oil prices will go as high as $100 a barrel, which could translate to roughly $4 a gallon at the pump by summer in some areas of the country, reports the Huffington Post.

由于近期中东局势的动荡，给美国已造成了很大的麻烦。 一些专家预测油价将会攀升至每桶100美元，赫芬顿邮报报道说这意味着在一些地区每加仑的油价将达到4美元。

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OPEC is breaching its production limits the most in six years, signaling the world’s biggest suppliers are ready to pump more crude next year as oil rallies toward $100 a barrel.

六年来，欧佩克正在破坏自己在产量方面的限制，他们给世界的信号是，当油价拉升到100美元一同的时候，世界上最大的供应商将做好生产更多原油的准备。

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With oil trading on the world market at above $130 a barrel, U. S. consumers are feeling the economic impact at the gasoline pump and in increased food prices.

当世界市场上的石油价格上涨到每桶130美元以上时，美国消费者在加油站以及上涨的食品价格中感受到了经济压力。

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Sweet light crude oil yields the most gallons of gasoline per barrel of oil and since it has low viscosity and low density, it is comparatively inexpensive to pump, transport, and refine.

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