Oil experts say the dispute over compensation could last several years before the two sides reach an agreement.

石油问题专家说，双方在补偿方面的纠纷可能会需要几年时间才能解决。

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In northern Norway the Sami, having won legal rights to some local resources under a 2005 law, are pushing for new compensation from firms exploiting minerals and oil and gas.

挪威北部的萨米人曾靠一部05年出台的法律赢得了对一些当地资源的法律权利。现在，他们正向那些开采矿石、石油和天然气的公司争取新的补偿。

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In northern Norway the Sami, having won legal rights to some local resources under a 2005 law, are pushing for more compensation from firms exploiting minerals and oil and gas.

在挪威北部，在2005年的一项法规庇护下，萨米人对当地一些资源有了合法权利，对公司开采矿物质、石油和天然气，他们正在争取更多的赔偿。

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This kind of equipment-for-oil compensation deal -- predicated on necessarily vague and speculative terms to spare Moscow the problem of immediate, hard currency payments -- is altogether too easily translated into "debt forgiveness" in the future.

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The oil producer could face compensation claims for as much as three times the immediate economic loss.

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