Even China National Offshore Oil Corp, which primarily engages in exploration and drilling, had to build its own refinery to help the state satisfy the country's soaring petrol demand.

甚至像中海油这样一家主要从事勘探、钻井的企业也必须建造自己的炼油厂，以帮助国家满足日益增长的汽油需求。

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Such concerns have blocked new drilling in Alaska's Arctic waters since 2003, despite a steep decline in oil production in the state and intensive lobbying by oil companies.

2003年以来，尽管阿拉斯加石油产量急剧下降，石油公司也在积极游说，类似的担忧已经阻止了该州在北极海域开发新油井。

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The government has launched a national slimming campaign, led by an army of 535 trainers who are drilling a five-point exercise and healthy-eating plan into state education officials.

一批由535名教练组成的队伍负责该运动。 教练们正在进行五级训练和健康饮食计划培训，以成为国家教育官员。

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State investigators found Cabot's drilling had caused gas to migrate into her well.

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Many more states could collect billions of dollars in energy-related revenue if they and the feds allowed more drilling on state and federal lands and offshore.

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The story begins in 1992, when an army unit from Lanzhou in neighbouring Gansu province, drilling with state permission, made a decent oil find in Jingbian county.

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While the Administration has some ability to affect oil drilling on state and private lands (e.g. indirectly via EPA rules and regulations), most of its authority is limited to Federal lands.

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