Only a few other countries have banned fossil fuel exploration and production.

只有少数几个国家禁止化石燃料的勘探和生产。

The cost of capital for American exploration and production companies has jumped by about 50% since mid-2016, according to Goldman Sachs.

根据高盛集团的数据，自2016年中期以来，美国勘探与生产公司的资本成本已上升了约50%。

So do we stop fossil fuel exploration and production entirely?

那么我们要完全停止化石燃料的勘探和生产吗？

Furthermore, constructing new infrastructure for exploration and production can result in further environmental damage.

此外, 为勘探和生产建设新的基础设施可能会导致进一步的环境破坏。

Mr. Perdue says oil company exploration and production budgets are being cut between 10 and 50 percent, with most of them being cut by a third.

珀杜说石油公司勘探和生产预算已经削减了10%到50%，多数已经削减了三分之一。

Both the energy business (the exploration and production of oil and gas) and the fuel and feedstock unit (which supplies the chemicals industry) did worse than forecast.

能源业务（石油和天然气的勘探和生产）以及燃料和原料部门（为化学工业供应）的表现均低于预期。