When they were close, the Costners reached out to every major oil company, only to be rebuffed by industry players who told the actor we'd never have another spill like the Valdez.

研发工作行将结束的时候，科斯特纳兄弟开始造访各大石油公司，但都碰了一鼻子灰—那些来自工业舞台的“演员”们对这位演员说，他们绝不会再遇到像“瓦尔迪兹”那样的石油泄漏事故。

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It is the first share swap between a national oil company and a private oil major.

这是第一次一家国有石油公司与一家私有石油巨头达成的股票互换协议。

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The company projects its production will increase at 4% to 6% a year in the future, while most other major oil companies aren't expected to grow at all.

该公司预计今后的年产量增幅将达到4%至6%，而其它多数石油巨头预计都难以实现增长。

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An executive with a major oil company says his corporation is expanding its biofuels work but not just with fuel made from corn.

NPR: Would More Biofuel Use Threaten Food Supplies?

Oil prices are creeping back up, mirroring the expanding (if still sickly) global economy, and so one wonders: which major oil company to buy?

FORBES: Which Major Oil Company Is A Buy?

Browne touted a green message and claimed safety as a priority, but his actions spoke louder than his words, as BP had the worst safety record of any major oil company.

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