12个将改变商业的科技趋势

先进的石油天然气勘探和复原技术

国际能源署预测，至2020年，随着水力压裂法和其他技术的进步，美国将成为全球最大的石油生产国。借助于新技术，从曾经难以抵达的位置开采石油，未来将变得更具经济意义。麦肯锡董事们预测，随着燃料提取变得越来越简单，全球市场的局势将发生更大的变化。（财富中文网）

译者：刘进龙/汪皓

审校：任文科

Advanced oil and gas exploration and recovery

The International Energy Agency predicts the U.S. will be the world’s largest producer of oil by 2020, thanks to advances in fracking and other technologies, which improved to the point where removing oil from hard-to-reach spots finally made economic sense. McKinsey directors expect increasing ease of fuel extraction to further shift global markets.