Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.

能源储备、燃料替代以及能源密集型重工业的重要性的降低，都减少了石油消耗量。

And we would have reduced our inflationary dependenceon oil and coal, all within 12 years.

我们本可以在 12 年内减少对石油和煤炭的通胀依赖。

12. Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels, and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.

12. 节约能源、转向其他燃料以及重工业、能源密集型工业重要性的下降减少了石油消耗。

The reality is that we're seeing already, because of market forces, we have an oil boom, natural gas boom here in America that is contributing to reduced oil prices around the country, around the world.

现实情况是，我们已经看到，由于市场力量，美国出现了石油繁荣和天然气繁荣，这导致全国乃至世界各地的油价下跌。

Oil prices fell this week amid ongoing market concerns that future interest rate increases could tip the economy into a recession, a move analysts say will likely lead to reduced oil demand and prices in the near future.

在市场持续担忧未来加息可能会使经济陷入衰退时，本周油价下跌了，分析人士说，此举可能会在不久的将来导致石油需求和价格的下降。