据美国《油气杂志》报道，今年世界油气勘探和开采的预算支出将比1999年增加10．2％。在全球接受调查的320家油气公司中，360的公司将增加勘探和开采的预算开支，180的公司的预算开支将同去年持平，46％的公司将减少预算开支。其中，埃克森一美等公司将削减7％，为55亿美元；英 According to the U.S. Oil and Gas Magazine, this year’s budget expenditure for oil and gas exploration and exploitation in the world will increase by 10.2% over 1999. Of the 320 oil and gas companies surveyed globally, 360 companies will increase their exploration and mining budget expenditures. 180 of the company’s budget expenditure will remain the same as last year, and 46% of companies will reduce their budget expenditures. Among them, companies such as Exxon and the United States will reduce 7% to 5.5 billion U.S. dollars;