2006年08月04日
ENS美國，華府報導；丁秋仁編譯；莫聞審校
美國參議院1日通過立法，計劃大張擴展墨西哥灣石油與天然氣的鑽採活動，不過提案者們同時承認此議案的未來仍是未知數。事實上，眾議院早在七月通過了另一個更具擴張性的版本，參、眾兩院的版本必須相互謀合，不過雙方迄今毫無退讓之意，使得妥協之路更為遙遠。
U.S. Senate Passes Gulf Drilling Bill, Set for Showdown with House
The Senate today approved legislation that would greatly expand oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, but proponents acknowledge the measure faces an uncertain future. Lawmakers must reconcile the bill with a much more expansive version passed last month by the House of Representatives and neither side appears willing to give ground and forge a compromise.
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