The oil catastrophe afflicting the Gulf of Mexico underscores just how dangerous offshore oil exploration can be.

墨西哥湾的石油泄漏可谓飞来横祸，近海石油勘探的危险也由此可见一斑。

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Then the spill in the Gulf of Mexico fouled the waters: one of the bill's key elements is an expansion of domestic offshore oil exploration.

随后，墨西哥湾的石油泄漏严重污染了海水：法案的一个核心议题正是针对国内近海石油开采的扩张。

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In recent years, the offshore oil exploration and exploitation are being approached from shallow water to deepwater, even to the ultra-deepwater.

近年来，海洋油气勘探开发已从浅海走向深海，甚至超深海。

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At the end of March, President Obama called for the United States to expand its offshore oil and gas exploration.

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The Tennessee senator also wants more exploration for offshore oil and natural gas, and more conservation and efficiency in electricity use.

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Then the spill in the Gulf of Mexico fouled the waters: one of the bill's key elements is an expansion of domestic offshore oil exploration.

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MEPs have called on the Commission to examine whether the scope of the Seveso Directive should be extended to include offshore oil exploration, pipelines and certain nanomaterials.

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In response Vietnam, which has chafed at China's efforts to stop Western oil companies signing offshore oil exploration deals quietly led a lobbying attempt to get America to stand up for South-East Asia.

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