An array of state and federal agencies are on the scene, skimming up oily water, installing thousands of feet of boom in an attempt to contain the oil, and burning off some of the slick.

一批州和联邦机构都在现场善后，他们掠过了染油的海水，在数千英尺的海底安装器械试图控制住石油，并烧掉了一部分海面浮油。

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By scaring off CNOOC, a state-owned Chinese oil firm that wanted to buy America's Unocal last year, America foolishly strengthened this mercantilist instinct.

美国通过赶走中国海洋石油公司，一家去年意图购买美国尤尼科石油公司的中国国有石油公司，愚蠢地加强了它商人的本能。

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The secretary of state for Puebla says the explosion was triggered by thieves trying to siphon off oil from the pipeline.

普埃布拉州的国务卿鲍威尔表示，爆炸是因窃贼凿穿油管盗油所致。

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We left off some dominant state oil, utilities and tobacco companies that we thought were too secure in their home markets to be kept on their toes, or that, like Singapore Telecom and China Life Insurance, just missed scoring high enough.

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Iran lashed back Wednesday, cutting off crude oil exports to Germany, state-run Press TV reported.

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Already this year, America has fought off a bid by China's state-owned oil company for Unocal, a mid-sized American oil firm.

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