跨国石油公司已沾沾自喜地享受了百来年的美好时光。但现在,它们就象恐龙那样,随着岁月的消逝,前景越来越不美妙。动摇这些公司根基的是:在国外有民族主义的起而抗争;在国内,政府的管制日益严厉;还有世界公众日益增长的警惕和敌视。固然,在国际上展开跨国石油活动的先锋是大名鼎鼎的“七姐妹”,但现在已大量存在着独立于“七姐妹”之外但稍逊一筹的 Multinational oil companies have been proud to enjoy a hundred years of good time. But for now, they are like dinosaurs, and as the years go by, the outlook is less and less fantastic. What has shaken these companies down the road is the fight against nationalism in other countries; the increasingly severe government control in the country; and the increasing vigilance and hostility of the world public. Although the vanguard of transnational oil activities in the world is the famous “Seven Sisters,” there are now a large number of independent but less sophisticated than the “Seven Sisters”