The reality is that while the industry has improved safety in recent decades, drilling for oil and gas in deep water is inherently risky.

虽然近几十年这一行业的安全性提高了，但在深水钻采油气的危险性是与生俱来的。

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It is brave, going where others fear to tread, constructing refineries, drilling for oil and gas, building supermarkets and broadband networks.

勇敢尝试别人不敢涉足的领域，建造炼油厂，钻探石油和天然气，兴建超市，连接宽带网络。

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Second, America has a long history of drilling for oil and gas, which has spawned a huge and competitive oil-services industry bristling with equipment and know-how.

其次，美国钻探石油和天然气的历史悠久，进而衍生出一个庞大的具有竞争力的石油服务行业，专业设备完善，专业技术成熟。

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But in 1999, the most advanced of the consortia drilling for oil and gas off Sakhalin began producing it.

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"We understand the necessity of drilling for oil and gas, " said Marc McCord, an activist who has fought against energy extraction in Dallas.

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All told, for the roughly 10 companies drilling for oil and gas in Russia, production rose 0.9 percent on the year back in April.

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