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Study: Oil Spills Double Risk of Baby Deaths in Nigeria A new study has found that babies have a higher chance of dying in their first few weeks of life if their mothers live close to an oil spill. Researchers studied information about babies dying a

Gas Shortage Intensifies in Mexico

Broadcast: Feb 13, 2003 Demand for electricity is growing in Mexico, but the state-owned oil company, known as Pemex, is reducing the amount of natural gas it can provide for electrical generation. Th

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By Efam Dovi Accra, Ghana 27 July 2006 A recent boost in gas prices across Ghana is generating unprecedented criticism from members of the ruling New Patriotic Party, with some fearing that the party could lose the next general elections as a result

2006年VOA标准英语-Large Oil and Gas Project Under Pressure in Rus

By Bill Gasperini Sakhalin, Russia 20 October 2006 A giant energy project on Russia's remote Sakhalin Island has recently come under scrutiny because of environmental concerns. A foreign run consortium has long been building parallel gas and oil pip

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. BP is one of the world's largest energy companies. It reported a profit of about six billion dollars in the first three months of this year. That was more than double compared to a year ago. Now, BP f

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AS IT IS 2014-03-12 Natural Gas Prices Rise in Europe as Ukraine Crisis Deepens 乌克兰冲突不断升级 推高欧洲天然气价格 Hello and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! Im Mario Ritter in Washington. Today, we have two reports

2007年VOA标准英语-India, Pakistan and Iran Close To Gas Pipeline

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 29 June 2007 India says it is close to finalizing a deal to transport natural gas from Iran to India via Pakistan. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, officials from the three countries have held talks in the India

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Hopes to Lower Gas Prices

By Scott Stearns White House 25 April 2006 President Bush President Bush is temporarily suspending environmental rules on gasoline and deferring purchases for the nation's strategic reserves in hopes

VOA标准英语2012--Technology Developed in Texas Expands Natural Gas Production

Technology Developed in Texas Expands Natural Gas Production LEAM Drilling Systems, in Conroe, Texas, runs its trucks on compressed natural gas, or CNG. LEAM Vice President Scott Bradley said cheap natural gas makes the company's 18 CNG trucks a good

VOA标准英语2013--Gas Shortages Highlight Pakistan's Energy Crisis

Gas Shortages Highlight Pakistan's Energy Crisis At Islamabad gas stations, this is what it looks like on Wednesdays. People are stocking up, because on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, stations close and there is no gas. In recent years, when gasoline

VOA标准英语2013--Companies Try Natural Gas to Fuel Vehicles

Companies Try Natural Gas to Fuel Vehicles HOUSTON, TEXAS While many Americans want to reduce both pollution and energy costs, the nation's automobile-based transportation system undermines these goals by being largely dependent on petroleum. But in

VOA标准英语2013--Industry Chiefs See Growing Diversity of US Fuels

Industry Chiefs See Growing Diversity of US Fuels Thanks to a big expansion of natural-gas production here in Texas and several other states, the U.S. energy forecast looks good. But the biggest energy user transportation still relies primarily on pe

美国国家公共电台 NPR With Power Out, Many Florida Gas Stations Remain Closed

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The lack of electricity in a lot of Florida is one reason that people who want to return to their homes are stuck. They're having trouble finding gasoline to make the drive home. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports. JIM ZARROLI, BYLINE: When

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3 surefire ways to waste gas I have been reading an awful lot of stories regarding two wheeled motorcycles or scooters as a better way to deal with the high gas prices. I total disagree after all its only money right? Here are 3 simples steps that yo

英闻天下——317 500 Million Benefit from Natural Gas in Central Asia

China's first transnational natural gas pipeline, which runs from Central Asia into China, is reported to have benefited nearly 500-million Chinese people. The pipeline, which is constructed by China National Petroleum Corporation, has so far transmi

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Last week, Shell celebrated the discovery of gas in New Zealand 40 years ago. In 1969, gas was discovered off the coast of Taranaki on the west coast of the North Island. At that time, it was one of the biggest gas discoveries in the world. Ten years

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The second Gas Exporting Countries Forum has attracted world wide attention as the influence of the organization has grown in the world energy market. World leaders like Russian president Vladimir Putin, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and the Ir

英闻天下——186 CNPC to Boost Overseas Oil, Gas Production

China's top oil and gas producer said overseas operations will take a much larger share of its overall output as the company continues to expand abroad. The China National Petroleum Corp or CNPC produced around 110 million tonnes of oil equivalent th