But Exxon Mobil expects gas consumption to be 55% higher in 2030 than it was in 2005.
但埃克森美孚期望石油消费量到2030年能比2005年高55%。
That's still large, but nowhere close to Exxon Mobil.
虽然这个数字也很大,但不过是埃克森美孚市值的一个零头。
In August, Apple edged out Exxon to become the most valuable company in the world, but has since fallen slightly behind the oil giant.
8月,苹果挤掉埃克森成为世界上最有价值公司。但自那时后又稍稍落后于这个石油巨人。
He even likes the comparison with the unloved oilman: "I never knew Lee Raymond, but he did take Exxon to the top of the Fortune 500-and that's OK with me."
他甚至很喜欢别人拿这位不受欢迎的石油商和他作比较:“我完全不认识LeeRaymond,但他的确把埃克森美孚公司带进了财富五百强之首——对我来说这就行了。”
But by buying XTO, Exxon aligns its fate more closely with the price of natural gas, rather than oil.
但是,通过收购XTO,埃克森将其命运与天然气而不是石油的价格更加紧密地联系在一起。
But American oil firms are a different matter: as Exxon has shown, so long as you sit on colossal oil reserves, they will always be happy to do business.
但美国的石油公司则是另外一码事了:正如埃克森所表现的,只要你坐拥庞大的石油资源,他们就会一直乐意同你做生意。
But in recent years leases in America had become very expensive, and Exxon had turned elsewhere instead.
但近年来在美国租赁已经变得非常昂贵,所以埃克森已转向别处。
The history of energy extraction has been marked by a number of disasters that have driven change: Piper Alpha, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and the Exxon Valdez to name but a few.
能源开采的历史一向以一系列推动变化的灾难为里程碑:帕玻尔·阿尔法钻井平台爆炸、三里岛核事故、切尔诺贝利核泄漏事故,以及埃克森·瓦尔迪兹号溢油事故。
But then, Exxon restructured itself.
但是此后不久,埃克森石油又重振旗鼓了。
Natural gas producers like Exxon and Chesapeake Energy will of course benefit from higher demand for the fuel, but profits might be held down with increased supply.
埃克森美孚和切萨皮克能源公司(Chesapeake Energy)等天然气供应商当然会因为更多的天然气需求而获益,但随着供应量的增加,利润率可能会有所下降。
Hydrocarbon solvents such as Chevron-Phillips' EcoSolv or Exxon D-2000 work much like standard dry cleaning agents, but without the harmful side effects.
烃类溶剂,例如雪佛龙-菲利普斯' ecosolv或埃克森美孚的D - 2000年的工作很像标准的干洗代理商,但没有有害的副作用。
Hydrocarbon solvents such as Chevron-Phillips' EcoSolv or Exxon D-2000 work much like standard dry cleaning agents, but without the harmful side effects.
烃类溶剂,例如雪佛龙-菲利普斯' ecosolv或埃克森美孚的D - 2000年的工作很像标准的干洗代理商,但没有有害的副作用。
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