11-05-23 A new computer model of the Gulf of Mexico in the period after the oil spill provides insights into how underwater currents may have primed marine microorganisms to degrade the oil. It is called dynamic(动态的) auto-inoculation. Parcels of water m...
11-05-23 Hi. Im speaking with you today from the Allison Transmissions plant in Indianapolis, Indiana. I came here because this is a place where American workers are doing some big and impressive things. The hybrid(混合的) technology they manufacture here...
11-04-17 All right. Gentleman right here. Q Hi, Mr. President. First off, thank you very much on behalf of everyone here for coming today. It really means a lot to us. THE PRESIDENT: You bet. Q My name is Alan Berchel (ph). Im a Canadian. I just moved here a...
11-04-14 High oil prices and environmental and economic security concerns have triggered interest in using algae-derived oils as an alternative to fossil fuels. But growing algae(海藻) or any other biofuel source can require a lot of water. However, a new...
11-04-07 China has increased the retail price of gasoline and diesel to record highs, after a rise in global crude costs. 继全球原油价格上涨之后,中国亦将汽油和柴油零售价格提至新高。 The increase will be 5-5.5%, according to the National Development and Refo...
11-03-18 The oil price has rebounded as markets refocus on the Middle East, as well as Japan's energy needs. 受中东局势和日本能源需求的影响,国际油价再度攀升。 Brent crude futures broke back above $113 a barrel, while US light, sweet crude reached $100 again...
11-03-07 Crude oil prices have hit a two-and-a-half year high amid concerns that the unrest in Libya could turn into a full-blown civil war. 受利比亚国内动荡局势的影响,原油价格达到近两年半以来最高点。 US crude futures for April rose by $1.81 to $106.23 per...
11-02-24 Oil prices continue to push higher, hitting their highest levels in two-and-a-half years. 亚洲油价持续走高,达到近两年半以来最高点。 Brent crude rose 1.4% to $112.80 a barrel in Asian trade, while US light crude was up about 1% at $99.19. The last t...
11-02-15 A court in Ecuador has fined US oil giant Chevron a $8.6bn (5.3bn) for polluting a large part of the country's Amazon region. 厄瓜多尔一家法庭处罚美国石油巨头雪佛龙86亿美元,因其污染了该国亚马逊河流域一大片土地。 The oil firm Texaco, which merged wi...
11-02-15 filter feeders 滤食动物 spill zone 漏油区 dead zone 死亡区 oil spill/leak 漏油 Deepwater Horizon oil rig 深海地平线钻井平台 last-ditch effort 最后的努力 top kill 灭顶法(通过泵将大量高密度液体注入输油管,抑制原油上涌,再用水泥封死漏油点。) containm...