I recently read an article that suggested that, if oil prices remain at recent levels, US production of shale oil and gas next year could be 10% below recent projections. That seems plausible; and, given how important shale oil and gas has become to America’s economic recovery, it also seems like something that US policymakers would be eager to avoid.
我已经不用再为挣钱谋生而进行预测，但我知道一件事：石油价格总有起起落落。并且我能猜想到它们会走向哪个方向。最近读到一篇文章，这篇文章指出如果油价维持在近期水平，美国明年生产的页岩油气可能会比最新预测少10%。这看起来是可信的；同时鉴于页岩油气对美国经济复苏的重要性，美国的政策制定者似乎也希望避免这件事情发生。