China is hoping to follow America into a shale gas revolution.

中国希望跟随美国进入页天然气改革。

It is often used to recover these fossil fuels from rock called shale.

这种技术通常用于从页中提取石化燃料。

In between are several layers of dense shale rock.

中间是几层致密的页。

That shale is now at the bottom of the Badlands.

这个页现在位于荒地的底部。

The land at the bottom of the sea was black shale rock.

海底的土地是黑色页石。

He said agriculture and oil and gas from rocks, called shale, can help the economy.

他说，农业来自页的石油天然气可以帮助经发展。

Southeast shore of Lake Erie, lots of shale on the cliffs.

伊利湖东南岸，悬崖上有大量页。

But each shale gas well needs 15,000 tonnes of water a year to run.

然而，一个天然气井需一年15,000吨水来运转。

Mr Baby, and thousands like him, are scouring America's shale beds.

有成千上万的工人他一样，在美国的各个页层发掘。

But do you think we'll see a renewed investment in shale eventually?

但你认为我们最终会看到对页的重新投资吗？

America's boundless production in shale energy has also kept down oil prices.

美国在页领域的丰富产量也压低了石油价格。

It also reveals the idea that shale oil might guarantee energy security to be a fallacy.

这也揭示了页油可保障国家安全的观点是一种谬论。

The shale deposit there has proven to be a treasure for the study of ancient life.

当地页矿床已被证明是研究古代生命的宝库。

The real wild card is shale.

真正的不确定性因素是页。

An abundance of shale gas has depressed prices, which are at their lowest in 20 years.

丰富的页气压低了天然气价格，目前天然气价格处于20年来的最低水平。

Once a shale well is drilled, there are only marginal savings from stopping production.

一旦页井开钻，停产只会带来很少的边际储蓄。

A wave of consolidation could be coming to the US shale oil industry.

美国页油行业可迎来一波整合浪潮。

What are the economic realities that are really giving shale executives pause here?

是什么经现实让页行业的高管们犹豫不决？

Mr Sitton maintains that production cuts may be necessary to ensure that America's shale industry survives covid-19.

Sitton坚持认为，为了确保美国页产业在covid-19中存活下来，减产可是必要的。

So analysts view this as a big step in consolidating the shale oil industry in the US.

分析师认为，这是整合美国页油行业的一大步。