2015考研英语阅读阿根廷与YPF_大学英语阅读

2015考研英语阅读阿根廷与YPF

　　阿根廷的能源产业处境艰难。2011年该国自1984年之后再次成为能源净进口国家，这进一步吞噬了其外汇储备，达到了六年来的最低值。国有化一点作用都没有，今年第一季度YPF的原油产量下跌了0.7%，天然气产量则下跌了3.7%。四月份的时候炼油厂还发生了大火。预计今年的能源进口会达到140亿美元，相比去年的92亿大幅上涨。

　　The great hope is vast shale-oil and gas reserves in Neuqun province, which Repsoldiscovered shortly before the government expropriated YPF. The Vaca Muerta field is estimated to hold 16 billion barrels of shale oil and 308 trillion cubic feet of shale gas, which would give Argentina the worlds fourth-largest reserves ofshale oil and second-largest of shale gas.

　　最大的希望是内乌肯省页岩层油气田的大量储备，这是由Repsol在YPF国有化前不久发现的。VacaMuerta油气田估计具有160亿桶石油和308万亿立方英尺的天然气这会让阿根廷一举成为世界上第四大页岩石油储备国和第二大页岩天然气储备国。

　　Extracting the deeply buried spoils is complicated, costly work. Jorge Ferioli of the WorldEnergy Council, an industry research group, estimates that developing Vaca Muerta willrequire $68 billion-89 billion. YPF lacks such funds, and Argentinas borrowing costs in effectbar it from seeking international financing.