皮肯斯说，随着全球经济衰退将告结以及能源需求的上涨，在明年年底之前，油价将有望再次以每桶100美元的价格成交。
But Pickens knows he may have an uphill battle to fight as long as energy prices remain low. "As long as you've got cheap oil - see, that is the thing that has absolutely stunted the country, as far as energy is concerned. You have those run-ups and they look at alternatives and they start to talk …
不过皮肯斯知道，由于能源价格仍处低迷状况，他可能要打一场举步维艰的仗。 他说：“只要石油价格低廉，你看，从能源角度考虑这绝对是个足以阻碍一个国家的事。油价一旦上涨，人们开始另谋他路，并且谈论如何解决这个问题，随后油价走低，大家都不再讨论这一问题。在上世纪70年代，80年代，90年代还有2008年都发生过类似…