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The U.S. made its first export of crude oil in four decades last Thursday.
The exports were banned in the mid-1970s. That ban was lifted a few weeks ago.
The Arab Oil Embargo began in 1973. Arab nations who produce oil dramatically limited their shipments to the U.S. This was done to punish the U.S. over its military support for Israel.
The Arab cartel later expanded the embargo to other countries, and oil prices soared worldwide. By 1974, the price of oil had risen from $3 per barrel to nearly $12 globally. U.S. prices were much higher.
The embargo had many short- and long-term effects on global politics and the global economy.
The skyrocketing prices led to a drop in demand for oil. Countries looked to alternative energy sources such as natural gas, nuclear energy and coal, says the Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History.
Oil-producing nations outside the Middle East increased their production and relied more on domestic supply.
"The embargo set U.S. energy policy on a path that still guides us 40 years later," wrote Robert Rapier in an article on the website Oilprice.com. That website reports oil and energy news.
Every president since Nixon has made energy security a top priority, he continued. But each president has dealt with the problem in different ways.
President Barack Obama has looked for energy sources apart from imported oil, such as natural gas from wells in the U.S.
In addition, the U.S. produces 9.2 million barrels of oil per day, close to 10 percent of the world oil supply, according to the U.S. Energy Information Agency.
Oil prices are near an 11-year low, reports the Oil Price Information Service. U.S. oil now sells for around $37 per barrel. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is currently selling its oil for about $32 per barrel.
OPEC is an organization of 12 oil-exporting nations. Its members are Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela.
I'm Mary Gotschall.
词汇解释
1.embargo vt. 禁止出入港口；禁止或限制贸易；征用或扣押 n. 禁令；禁止；封港令
The United Nations imposed an arms embargo against the country.
联合国对该国施行了武器贸易禁运。
2.soar vi. 高飞；高耸；往上飞舞 n. 高飞；高涨
Shares soared on the New York stock exchange.
纽约证券交易所股票暴涨。
3.encyclopedia n. 百科全书
The Encyclopedia is packed with clear illustrations and over 250 recipes.
那本百科全书有很多清晰的插图和250多个食谱。
内容解析
1.But each president has dealt with the problem in different ways.
deal with 处理；涉及；做生意
She saw a psychiatrist who used hypnotism to help her deal with her fear.
她去看了精神病医师，医生用催眠治疗帮助她克服恐惧心理。
When I worked in Florida I dealt with tourists all the time.
我在佛罗里达州工作时一直和游客打交道。
2.President Barack Obama has looked for energy sources apart from imported oil, such as natural gas from wells in the U.S.
apart from 除…之外；且不说；并且
Apart from peppers and aubergines, many other vegetables grill well.
除了辣椒和茄子，很多其他蔬菜也十分适于烧烤。
Apart from criminal investigation techniques, students learn forensic medicine, philosophy and logic.
除罪案调查技巧外，学生们还要学习法医学、哲学和逻辑学。
参考译文
上周四美国进行了40年来的首次原油出口。
美国在20世纪70年代禁止原油出口，该禁令于几周前被取消。
阿拉伯石油禁运开始于1973年，生产石油的阿拉伯国家严格限制对美国的石油出口，这样为了惩罚美国对以色列的军事支持。
阿拉伯卡特尔国家随后将禁运扩大到其他国家，于是全球油价上涨。到1974年，全球石油价格已从3美元每桶涨到近12美元每桶，美国的油价更高。
禁运措施对全球政治和经济产生了很多短期和长期影响。
盖尔美国经济史百科全书称，油价的飙升使得对石油的需求下降，各国开始寻找天然气、核能和煤等替代能源。
中东以外的石油产出国增加了产量，更依赖于国内供应。
罗伯特·雷比尔在Oilprice.com网站上撰文写道，“禁运措施使得美国开始了指导我们随后40年的能源政策”，该网站报道石油和能源新闻。
他还说，尼克松之后的每位总统都将能源安全列为重点工作，但每位总统解决该问题的方式都不同。
巴拉克·奥巴马总统寻找进口石油之外的能源来源，比如美国油井的天然气。
另外，根据美国能源信息机构的报道，美国每天产出920万桶石油，大约相当于全球10%的石油供应。
油价信息服务公司称，油价接近11年来的最低，美国石油现在每桶大约37美元。石油输出国家组织目前销售的石油为大约每桶32美元。
石油输出国家组织是由12个石油产出国组成的组织，其成员国包括阿尔及利亚、安哥拉、厄瓜多尔、伊朗、伊拉克、科威特、利比亚、尼日利亚、卡塔尔、沙特阿拉伯、阿联酋和委内瑞拉。
我是玛丽·歌切尔。
