But there are also some restrictive factors, such as the deepwater area is far from the coastline, the prospecting level of submarine mineral resources is low and coastal hazards are serious.

但也存在不少限制因素，如深水区离岸较远，海底矿产勘探程度低，自然灾害较多等。

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Of course, after the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, this is not the most propitious climate for deepwater drilling, particularly in an area routinely described as pristine.

在墨西哥湾出现漏油事件之后，理所当然，此时并非进行深水钻井的最好时机，尤其是在一块公众眼中未受污染的原始地区。

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The area has been impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Barataria Bay, just inside the the coast of Lousiana, us.

就在美国路易斯安那沿岸的巴拉塔里亚湾，该地区已受到了深水漏油事件的影响。

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Last August Malabu sued Shell, accusing it of colluding with Nigerian officials to snatch its juicy oil prospecting license, OPL 245, a giant block in the deepwater area of the Niger Delta, with estimated reserves of more than 1 billion barrels.

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Deepwater drilling in the area west of Shetland has attracted strong criticism.

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Chevron has 100 prospective drilling spots in the Gulf of Mexico, but its highest hopes for a resumption of deepwater drilling lay in an area called the Lower Tertiary Wilcox trend, near where the continental shelf drops off into deep water.

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