Andwe'reatthispointnowwheredemandisgoingup, butsupplyisstartingtoshrinkAndanyonewitheven a surfacelevelunderstandingofeconomicsknowsthatthatmeanshigherprices.
SoOpechad a meetingearlierthismonthbutfromreportsthatwe'rehearingaboutititwasveryshortapparentlyjust 15 minutesandtherewasnotalkoftheRussianinvasionofUkraineatall.
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Can't justpumpmoreoiltobringpricesdown.
石油をもっと汲み上げて価格を下げるというわけにはいかない。
Take a listentowhathesaid, americanseverywherearecomplainingaboutrisingprices, especiallygasolinepricesthatarepushingamericansalreadylivingpaychecktopaychecktowardsthebreak.
TheconflictinUkraineforstartersdoesn't helpasthere's a lotmoreoildemandnowthatmostofEuropeisnotbuyingRussianoilandthere's refiningissuesturningcrudeintooil.
Butthemoreitsells, thelessthesupplysituationescalatesandthelowerthepriceincreasewillbealsoatthesametime, ofcourseifwearegoingtowards a globalrecessionoratleast a dampeningofgrowth, thenthatwouldalsomeanlessdemand.
Soit's a, it's a shorttermlongtermsituation, butmybestguesswouldbethatweactuallyseeuminvestmentindrillinginexplorationpickingupoverthenextoneortwoyears.
I'm notsosure, umthereis a largemajorityreallyuminfavorofclimatepolicyandwhoisreallyopposingumdrillingandumproducingmoreathome.
気候政策に賛成している人、掘削や自国での生産を増やすことに反対している人が大勢いるのは確かです。
So I don't seereallyGermanyinvestinginthiskindoflongtermumcommitment, especiallywithrespecttogas, becauseourconventionalresourcesarealmostusedupandwewouldhavetogointofrackingandthere's a lotofumdistrustandopinionagainstthis, thistypeofdrillingandexplorationinGermany.
I havetoaskyou, MarioDraghiItaly's PrimeMinisterthroughoutthisinterestingideathisweek, aftermeetingwithjoebiden, hesaidthatmaybethereshouldbeanopecofconsumersthatis a largenumberofconsumingcountries, oilconsumingcountriesworkingtogethertobidpricesdown.
Buttheinterest, theideaisinterestingandofcourseitwouldbesomethingtodiscuss, especiallyum, withrespecttothe G seven, whetherthereissomegroundonwhich a fundamentalagreementcanbebasedthatcanbetrusted.
Finally, I havetoaskyou, shouldweanticipatethatwhatwe'reseeingrightnowwithenergyprices, Willthatchangethewaythatweconsumeenergyforthelongtermorwillthisbesortof a blipin a longerroad?
Thisbasicallythispricespikeongasmarkets, theestimationisthatit's probablygoingtobe a long, morelongtermincrease.
この基本的にガス市場での価格高騰は、おそらくもっと長期的な上昇になると推測しています。
So I dothinkthatthehigherpriceswillchangethewayweuseenergyhouseholdwise, butalsointheindustryinvestingmoreinenergyefficiencyswitchingtoothertypesoffuels.