The amount of oil and natural gas in the Earth was still plentiful.

地球上的石油和天然气储量仍然丰富。

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The trickle of oil from the Earth, long extracted by humans in small amounts, became a torrent.

来自地球内部的石油经过少数人的长期开采，从点滴变为洪流。

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Seismograms convey detailed information about the characteristics of the interior of the Earth and seafloors, and an analysis of the data helps in detecting oil and other resources.

震动图中包含有大陆和洋底内部特性的详细信息，对这些数据进行分析可以帮助我们探测石油和其他资源。

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At that depth, a key piece of equipment is the blowout preventer, which weighs up to 300 tons and caps the well, holding back ultrapressurized oil deep in the Earth.

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At that depth, a key piece of equipment is the blowout preventer, which weighs up to 300 tons and caps the well, holding back ultrapressurized (15, 000 pounds per square inch) oil deep in the Earth.

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According to a new computer model, liquid methane in contact with a partially hydrogen-terminated diamond surface at extremely high pressures and temperatures spontaneously forms longer hydrocarbons, and hence the material of crude oil could be formed deep in the earth.

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