If, however, Saudi Arabia remains more committed to its strategic development objectives, low oil prices could persist. Since the 1970s, several OPEC members, led by Saudi Arabia, have worked to diversify their industrial base by promoting sectors with a comparative advantage, such as petrochemicals, and building mega-refineries to enable the export of value-added products.
然而，如果沙特仍更多注重其战略发展目标，低油价可能会持续。自20世纪70年代以来，沙特带领几个欧佩克成员国致力于通过推动自身类似石化等拥有比较优势的行业来实现工业多元化，同时修筑巨型冶炼厂以促进高附加值产品的出口。同时为了增加收入，它们还扩大了不计入欧佩克配额的液态天然气出口。