一今天的美国,石油仍是工业的血液,是经济运转的润滑剂,其作用和影响远非其它能源可比。美国每年消费的石油达63亿桶,其中的一半属进口石油;来自海湾的石油占11％。近一个时期以来,美国的汽油零售价格比原先上涨了近10％。这一因素所带来的结果是使原先 In today’s United States, oil is still the blood of industry. It is a lubricant for economic operation. Its role and impact are far from comparable to other sources of energy. The United States consumes 6.3 billion barrels of oil each year, of which half is imported oil; oil from the Gulf accounts for 11%. In recent times, the retail price of gasoline in the United States has risen by nearly 10% from the original price. The result of this factor is to make the original