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布希要求調查油價 撤銷清潔汽油條例

2006年04月28日
ENS美國,華盛頓特區報導;蔡秦怡編譯;莫聞審校

為回應因油價高漲而逐漸形成的社會及政治壓力,美國總統布希於25日要求聯邦機構及州檢察官著手調查石油公司是否有違反公平操作油價的情形。布希表示,「政府不會容忍油價的操作,」同時命令暫停聯邦政府的清潔汽油規範,並且要求國會方寬對煉油廠的環保標準與核照要求。

Bush Calls for Gas Price Investigation, Lifts Clean Gas Rules
WASHINGTON, DC, April 25, 2006 (ENS)
In response to growing public and political pressure over soaring gasoline prices, President Bush today called on federal agencies and state attorneys general to investigate whether oil companies have unfairly manipulated gasoline prices. "This administration is not going to tolerate manipulation," said Bush, who also ordered temporary suspension of federal clean gasoline standards and called on Congress to ease environmental and permitting restrictions on oil refineries.