The current average gas price in the U. S. is $1.71 per gallon.

美国目前的汽油均价为每加仑1.71美元。

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The U. S. meanwhile sits on largely untapped fossil fuel resources, including coal, natural gas and oil.

而美国则拥有很大程度上尚未开发的化石燃料资源，包括煤，天然气和石油。

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"Clearly the oil situation, gas situation, has had an impact on bigger SUVs," said Steve Lyons, President of Ford's core Ford division. He said the run-up in u.

福特最大的分公司总裁史蒂夫·里昂说：“很显然，石油和汽油居高不下的价格对大型SUV产生了很大影响。”

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Expanded U.S.sanctions would cover petroleum, petroleum by-products, oil or liquefied natural gas, tankers,and products used to construct or maintain pipelines.

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It is not clear what it will be able to do to help revive energy talks with Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, During negotiations in the Czech capital,Prague, the three natural-gas producing nations were not convinced by E.U.offers of more trade and stronger transport links in exchange for their participation in a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline, known as Nabucco.

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For example, in 2010, natural gas-rich U.S. imported around 20 percent max of its natural gas needs.

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