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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I just finished a good Cabinet meeting, and I want to thank the members of my Cabinet for serving our country. We discussed the challenges facing our economy, amongst other things, and we spent time on the high gasoline

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Attention turned to Washington this week over the continuing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. On Thursday, the chief executive officer of BP faced hours of intense questioning at a House of Representatives

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Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens spoke at the National Press Club in Washington Monday and called on both presidential candidates to come up with a plan to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Pickens has spent millions of dollars on national televisio

VOA标准英语2012--China Seeks New Technology in Oil Deal

China Seeks New Technology in Oil Deal Tar sands projects run by Nexen are one reason the Canadian oil company is being offered $15 billion by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation or CNOOC. Besides oil sands, Nexen has deepwater drilling opera

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Widows of BP oil rig blast victims testify before US Congress He's the breath in my lungs. He's the beat of my heart -- Shelley Anderson, widow of oil rig victim Shelley Anderson's blond hair skims the blue ribbon she wears on her lapel in memory of

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VOA标准英语2010年-Despite the Oil Spill, Louisiana Rice

When rainfall is plentiful, rice grows into lush plants above the shallow water in which it's planted. Since Louisiana leads the United States in the production of rice, a lot of people wonder whether the oil that has spread into the state's marshes

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P Reports 2011 Gains As It Braces for Oil Spill Trial

British oil giant BP says it made nearly $40 billion in profits last year even as it prepares for the opening of a massive trial later this month about damages that resulted from the company's 2010 oil rig explosion off the southern U.S. coastline. W

New Gulf Oil Spill Report Levels Most of Blame on BP

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The government will consider mining in some areas where there are national parks. The Minister for Energy and Resources, Gerry Brownlee, said that New Zealand is a country which is rich in minerals. In 2008, we exported $2 billion worth of coal, meta

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 08 August 2007 Officials with Somalia's transitional government are promising not to begin searching for oil until after parliament adopts a new petroleum law and their shattered country achieves peace. But as Nick Wadhams rep

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Lesson 256 The fish is rich in oil. 1.The fish is rich in oil.这种鱼脂肪很多。 2.This area is rich in coal.这一地区蕴藏着丰富的煤矿。 3.It's rich in natural resources.这里自然资源丰富。 4.He's rich in experiences.他经历