The future safety of offshore drilling for both the roughnecks and the environment will be shaped by what happens a mile below.

对于石油产业员工和生态环境而言，今天在海面一英里下发生的一切将会塑造明天海上钻井安全的新格局。

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At the same time they also feel that the domestic oil companies, which are operating overseas and offshore, should learn the lessons from the mishap and improve the safety awareness in production.

同时他们也感觉到，那些正在海外和海洋作业的国内石油公司应当从这起灾祸中吸取教训，并提高生产中的安全意识。

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Opponents of the expansion are pointing to the spill as timely evidence of safety concerns over offshore oil extraction.

反对这种扩张开采的人指出此次泄漏恰恰证明了近海原油开采具有的安全隐患。

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The 25th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster will be marked with an offshore safety conference.

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North Sea oil companies were told last week that more must be done to improve their offshore safety record.

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Sensitive to accusations that the BP oil spill could be its own Katrina, the Obama administration recently seized the opportunity to declare a moratorium on deepwater drilling buying time to conduct supposed offshore drilling safety studies.

FORBES: Drilling Moratorium Will Further Burden Economy