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[Homework]2016-06-04&06-06 壳牌裁员目标数量提高约20% 至少1.25万
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When it comes to oil, it used to be all about the Middle East, today the Persian gulf still has plenty of crude, but the boom is global, we produce a surplus of 2-3 million barrels per day. Oil buried deep beneath the earth's surface in shale rock can now be accessed with new technologies, like fracking and horizontal drilling, in 2014, US oil production saw its biggest jump in more than 100 years, and it's not the only country to unleash a flood of crude, production in Canada and Brazil has also hit record levels, at the same time, there are more alternatives to oil, like natural gas and renewables, when oil supply outstrips demand, prices fall, and cheap oil has consequences, it's great for consumers, costing less to fuel up cars and heat homes, but it can be tough for companies in the oil patch, it hurts profits and leads to job cuts, and a really sharp dip can unsettle global markets, that's why oil prices are worth watching, they can move and shake the world economy.
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