开采石油是一回事。
从地下和海底开采石油并输送给消费者，可能会在沿线的任何地方造成环境问题。
Getting petroleum out of the ground and from under the sea and to the consumer can create environmental problems anywhere along the line.
在北极开采石油着实愚蠢。
在陆地上开采石油比在海上要便宜。
而当务之急是如何开采石油。
But the more immediate risks lie in how the oil is extracted.
有几家公司已计划明年起在古巴开采石油。
Several companies plan to begin drilling off Cuba next year.
在远方地平线上，矗立着一个世纪以来开采石油产生的碎石堆。
In the distance, the detritus of a century of oil exploration lines the horizon.
石油公司想要在极地国家野生动物保护区开采石油。
Oil companies wanted to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Preserve.
他其实就是一个工具推销者，卖钻头给开采石油的公司。
He was a tool pusher essentially, sold drill bits to oil-drilling companies.
墨西哥石油泄漏事件引发了全民有关如何开采石油的讨论。
The oil still spreading through the Gulf of Mexico has reinvigorated national debate about how we get our oil.
这还没结束，在圣巴巴拉沿海开采石油这项之前被否决的计划将重新启用。
It doesn't end there. A plan, previously rejected, to drill for oil off the coast near Santa Barbara will be revived.
冰川融化还可能有助于在加拿大和俄罗斯等地采矿，以及在北极圈开采石油。
Melting ice may also allow for mineral extraction in areas such as Canada and Russia, and drilling for oil in the Arctic.
即便是在石油相对容易提炼的中东，从地下开采石油也比以前难了。
Even in the Middle East, where oil is relatively easy to extract, it will be harder to get out of the ground.
过度开采实际上降低了公司能开采石油的总量，因此最终导致各方受害。
For geological reasons, overdrilling actually reduces the total amount of oil you can get out of the field—all sides end up worse off.
目前，石油公司在开采石油时，一般将天然气重新注入地下以备将来使用。
North Slope producers currently reinject the natural gas that comes with oil production back into the ground where it can be recovered.
工作内容：石油工程师与科学家及其他专家一道寻求开采石油和天然气的最有效方式。
What they do: Petroleum engineers work with scientists and other specialists to drill for oil and natural gas using the most efficient methods possible.
当我提出，若建立煤火力发电厂就必须要说服俄罗斯放弃开采石油时，他们沉默不语。
When I point out that their new coal plants require that they convince Russia to leave its oil in the ground, they are silent.
如果他们能够幸运地得到开采石油或矿藏的权利，他们会很快能够开始开采。
If they are now lucky enough to gain new rights over oil or minerals, they may soon be able to exploit them.
尽管伊拉克长久以来一直是石油生产国，但仍然非常需要外援钻探开采石油。
Despite Iraq's long history as an oil producer, the country still sorely needs foreign help to explore and get the stuff out.
海冰的融化还使得人们能够在原本无法开采石油的地方进行石油勘探、开采。
The clearing of sea ice will also permit oil-drilling in places hitherto off-limits.
但是他们赢得的仅仅是禁止在极地野生动物保护区开采石油的一个暂时禁令。
But they won only a temporary ban on oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Preserve.
这是潜在的风险，是否继续禁令是个关于开采石油的收益与风险的权衡问题。
These are potential risks, but whether to continue the moratorium involves a balancing of the advantages of drilling against environmental and other risks.
厄瓜多尔其他的油田可以告诉我们开采石油产生的犯罪，污染和贫困会毁灭这个人间天堂。
You only need to see the crime, pollution and poverty in Ecuador's other oilfields to know that to extract the oil [there] would mean the extinction of a paradise, " he says.
厄瓜多尔其他的油田可以告诉我们开采石油产生的犯罪，污染和贫困会毁灭这个人间天堂。
You only need to see the crime, pollution and poverty in Ecuador's other oilfields to know that to extract the oil [there] would mean the extinction of a paradise, " he says.
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