In fact, in line with past experience, capitalexpenditure in the oil sector has dropped sharply in many producing countries, including the United States.
事实上,根据过去的经验,包括美国在内的许多石油生产国的石油部门的资本支出已经急剧下降了。
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That may explain why the improvement in profits is not translating into a splurge of capitalexpenditure.