State-owned companies now control far more oil and gas reserves than do the traditional private energy companies once known as the seven sisters. Many of these state-owned companies in countries like Russia and Venezuela are not responding merely to market forces, but are using their newfound pricing power for political purposes.
能源安全问题的另一个新形势是高油价和储备增加使得实力向能源生产国转移的方式。国营公司现在所控制的石油和天然气储备远远超过传统的私营能源公司。这些公司过去被称作七姐妹。像俄国和委内瑞拉这样的国家中德许多国营公司并不仅仅对市场力量做出反应，而且还在利用它们新近发现的定价力量来用于政治目的。