The past 100 days have been a dramatic time for energy markets, as a nuclear accident in Japan followed revolt across the Middle East, with oil prices fluctuating sharply in the aftermath. Despite the sense of crisis, however, neither Fukushima nor conflict in Libya is likely to disrupt long-term patterns in global energy supplies. But there is one new development – the rising importance of shale gas – that just might.
過去100天,能源市場猶如坐過山車一般。在抗議活動席卷整個中東之后,日本又出現了核事故,油價因此劇烈波動。不過,盡管人們的危機感尚未褪去,但無論是福島核危機還是利比亞沖突,都不太可能擾亂全球能源供應的長期格局。但是,有一種新趨勢——即頁巖氣重要性的逐漸提升——卻存在這種可能。
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