Questão de Inglês — Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension — CESGRANRIO 2011
InglêsInterpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
- Código
- cg045669
- Banca
- CESGRANRIO
- Órgão
- Petrobras
- Ano
- 2011
- Nível
- Superior
Text IIOff the Deep End in BrazilGerald HerbertWith crude still hemorrhaging into the Gulf ofMexico, deep-water drilling might seem taboo justnow. In fact, extreme oil will likely be the new normal.Despite the gulf tragedy, the quest for oil and gas in5 the most difficult places on the planet is just gettingunderway. Prospecting proceeds apace in the ultra-deepwater reserves off the coasts of Ghana andNigeria, the sulfur-laden depths of the Black Sea, andthe tar sands of Venezuela’s Orinoco Basin. Brazil’s10 Petrobras, which already controls a quarter of globaldeepwater operations, is just starting to plumb its 9 to15 billion barrels of proven reserves buried some fourmiles below the Atlantic.The reason is simple: after a century and a15 half of breakneck oil prospecting, the easy stuff ishistory. Blistering growth in emerging nations hasturned the power grid upside down. India and Chinawill consume 28 percent of global energy by 2030,triple the juice they required in 1990. China is set to20 overtake the U.S. in energy consumption by 2014.And now that the Great Recession is easing, theearth’s hoard of conventional oil is waning evenfaster. The International Energy Agency reckons theworld will need to find 65 million additional barrels a25 day by 2030. If the U.S. offshore-drilling moratoriumdrags on, look for idled rigs heading to other shores.Available in:<http://www.newsweek.com/₂₀₁₀/₀₆/₁₃/off-the-deep-end-in-brazil.html>Retrieved on: June ₁₉, ₂₀₁₁.Comparing Texts I and II,
- Aonly Text I mentions an environmental disaster derived from deepwater oil prospection.
- Bonly Text II reports on China’s intensive economic growth and absolute need of commodities.
- Cneither Text I nor Text II express concern for the implications of the explorations of offshore oil deposits to local economies.
- Dboth Text I and Text II present Brazil’s potential of holding an outstanding position concerning worldwide deepwater reserves and exploration.
- EText I mentions Brazil, Nigeria and Venezuela to criticize their addiction to oil revenues, while Text II mentions these countries to illustrate successful examples of conventional oil prospection.