Although uninhabited, they are located near rich fishing grounds and have oil and gas reserves.

虽然无人居住，但该群岛位于富饶的渔场附近，又拥有石油和天然气资源。

As you know, Iran sits on some of the world's biggest oil and gas reserves.

众所周知，伊朗坐拥世界上最大的石油和天然气储量。

Lake Maracaibo is a body of water in northern Venezuela, it is the largest in South America and sits atop one of the largest oil and gas reserves in the world.

马拉开波湖位于委内瑞拉北部，是南美洲最大的湖泊，坐落在世界上最大的石油和天然气储量之一之上。

Thus, it is important to weigh the advantages and disadvantages when it comes to searching for oil and gas reserves in remote and untouched areas.

因此，在偏远和未开发地区寻找油气储量时， 权衡利弊非常重要。

Around 30% of oil and gas reserves around the world are at a " high risk" of similar climate disruption, according to Verisk Maplecroft, a risk consultancy.

风险咨询公司 Verisk Maplecroft 表示，全球约 30% 的石油和天然气储量面临类似气候破坏的“高风险”。

But the locations of where the oil and gas reserves were to be discovered across all of these new countries, and nearly every single case, would ensure generations of nearly continuous conflict over them.

但是，在所有这些新国家中，几乎每一个国家的石油和天然气储量的发现地点都奠定了几代人几乎持续不断的冲突基础。

The oil and gas reserves he has his eye on in the Arctic are massive, experts say, worth possibly ten of trillions of dollars, expected to be become more accessible if global warming continues.

专家表示，他关注的北极地区的石油和天然气储量巨大，价值可能达到 10 万亿美元，如果全球变暖持续下去，预计这些储量将变得更容易开采。