作为硅谷创业公司的首次公募的最高候选人，泰尔说Facebook可能等到2012年才能上市。

A top candidate among Silicon Valley startups for an initial public offering, Facebook is unlikely to make its IPO until 2012, Thiel said.

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今年夏天之前，硅谷和华尔街的许多人士还在希望新兴科技公司的首次公募（IOP）能带来秋季大丰收。

BEFORE the summer, many in Silicon Valley and on Wall Street were expecting a bumper autumn of initial public offerings (IPOs) by young tech firms.

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壳牌同时签署了一份谅解备忘录，同意在海洋总公司的首次公募中出资购买20％的股份，最高出资额为3亿美元。

Shell has also signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase 20 per cent of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of CNOOC Ltd. up to a maximum of US $300 million.

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