国际英语资讯:News analysis: U.S. offshore drilling meets with mix of responses
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 15-- <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="offshore">offshore</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="skepticism">skepticism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="development">development</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="protections">protections</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="asserted">asserted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="offshore">offshore</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> "<span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>."</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="offshore">offshore</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="transpires">transpires</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shale">shale</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="abundant">abundant</span>.</p><p><span word="KEY">KEY</span> <span word="TO">TO</span> <span word="ENERGY">ENERGY</span> <span word="INDEPENDENCE">INDEPENDENCE</span>?</p><p><span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="offshore">offshore</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="up">up</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="offshore">offshore</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 47 <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="leases">leases</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="them">them</span>, 19 <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Alaska">Alaska</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>, 12 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="California">California</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>.</p><p><span word="Sean">Sean</span> <span word="Hennigan">Hennigan</span>, <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Hercules">Hercules</span> <span word="Offshore">Offshore</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="producers">producers</span>, <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="independence">independence</span>, "<span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="game">game</span>."</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="offshore">offshore</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> "<span word="is">is</span> <span word="significant">significant</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>" <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="domestically">domestically</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="internationally">internationally</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="standpoint">standpoint</span>."</p>
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