And they say lifting the veil of secrecy is one important step toward lifting the "oil curse."

他们还说，掀开保密的帷幕是解除“石油诅咒”的重要一步。

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And God gazed upon the vastness of the Canadian oil sands and pronounced them to be a curse.

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In "Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta, " Ed Kashi captures the impact of the oil industry on Nigeria's environment and people since it was first discovered five decades ago.

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Only then will their separation from the north and their vast oil reserves be a blessing and not a curse.

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