VOA标准英语2012--China Seeks New Technology in Oil Deal
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(八月)
China Seeks New Technology in Oil Deal
Tar 1 sands projects run by Nexen are one reason the Canadian oil company is being offered $15 billion by the China National Offshore 2 Oil Corporation or CNOOC.
Besides oil sands, Nexen has deepwater drilling operations along the U.S. Gulf 3 Coast and assets in Europe's North Sea and elsewhere.
Economic analyst 4 Andrew Holland, of the American Security Project, says China needs new technology to squeeze more energy out of its oil and gas fields.
"This new technology will open some onshore oil and especially offshore oil. There are some real technology gaps between Western companies and CNOOC," Holland said.
The head of an oil exploration and production company says it is tough to get energy out of shale 5 rock, tar sands, or wells in very deep water. Chris Faulkner, the CEO of Breitling Oil, says Nexen has the skills China needs.
"When you are operating in those kinds of extreme environments, that’s the latest and greatest technology that exists in our industry," he said.
The CEO of Armada Oil, Jim Cerna, says better technology could help China tap more energy from its existing reserves.
"Shale deposits in northwest China could be some of the biggest in the world. There needs to be some advanced technology applied 6 to that, and they could be sitting on a massive reserve," he said.
A previous Chinese effort to acquire the U.S.-based oil firm Unocal failed in 2005 when it sparked strong political opposition 7 in the United States.
So far, there is less opposition this time, but some members of the U.S. Congress say Beijing wants to invest in North America while placing unfair obstacles on U.S. investments in China.
Analysts 8 say China is trying to avoid political problems by keeping Nexen's staff and promising 9 continued investment and research in North America. But business analyst and author Handel Jones of International Business Strategies says CNOOC may still encounter problems.
"I think there is going to be a high probability of resistance, and my feeling is that, probably, parts of Nexen will have to be split off for the deal to go through. I don’t think the U.S. is at all happy with Nexen having a fairly strong position in the Gulf of Mexico," Jones said.
But even critics admit China's investments in foreign oil companies are helping 10 increase global energy supplies and tend to keep prices from rising.
- The roof was covered with tar.屋顶涂抹了一层沥青。
- We use tar to make roads.我们用沥青铺路。
- A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
- A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- We can extract oil from shale.我们可以从页岩中提取石油。
- Most of the rock in this mountain is shale.这座山上大部分的岩石都是页岩。
- She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
- This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
- I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
- The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
- We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。