Mr. Bush called on Congress Wednesday to end a longstanding federal ban on offshore drilling and open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil exploration, arguing that the steps were needed to lower gasoline prices and bolster national security. But even as oil trades at more than $135 a barrel — up from $68 a year ago — the world’s existing drill-ships are booked solid for the next five years. Some oil companies have been forced to postpone exploration while waiting for a drilling rig, executives and analysts said.

Demand is so high that shipbuilders, the biggest of whom are in Asia, have raised prices since last year by as much as $100 million a vessel to about half a billion dollars.

“The crunch on rigs is everywhere,” said Alberto Guimaraes, a senior executive at Petrobras, the Brazilian oil company that has discovered some of the most promising offshore oil but has been unable to get at it.

“Almost 100 percent of the oil companies are constrained in their investment program because there is no rig available,” he said.

As a result, drilling costs for some of the newest deepwater rigs in the Gulf of Mexico — the nation’s top source of domestic oil and natural gas supplies — have reached about $600,000 a day, compared with $150,000 a day in 2002.

These record prices have spurred a new wave of drill-ship construction. This boom could lead to renewed offshore oil exploration that would eventually bring more supplies to the oil market, and push down prices.

Already, 16 new drill-ships are scheduled to be delivered to oil companies this year — more than double the number delivered over the last six years combined. In fact, 75 ultra-deepwater rigs should be delivered from 2008 to 2011, according to ODS-Petrodata, a firm that tracks drilling rigs.

Shipyards from South Korea to Norway are working overtime to meet a huge influx of orders.

Robert L. Long, the chief executive office of Transocean, the world’s largest drilling company, said he has nine deepwater rigs under construction, eight of which are already under contract for periods ranging from four to seven years once they leave the shipyards. He expects to receive the ships between the beginning of 2009 and the end of 2010.

Transocean believes the deepwater market will continue to be constrained until at least 2012. Over three-quarters of the drill-ships currently under construction have already been contracted to oil companies eager to benefit from triple-digit oil prices, Mr. Long said.

Petrobras, whose full name is Petróleo Brasileiro, is expected to drive much of the growth in the booming new market. The company has outlined an aggressive program to increase its drilling capacity, and plans to contract or build 69 deepwater drill-ships by 2017.

Brazil stunned the oil world when it announced the discovery of a vast oil field 200 miles south of Rio de Janeiro last November, turning the country’s deep blue waters into the world’s most exciting oil frontier. Energy experts said the field could turn out to be just a small part of the largest oil discovery in 30 years.

But seven months later, the problem is still how to retrieve it. Petrobras has only three rigs capable of drilling in waters that exceed 6,500 feet, like the sites of the new fields.

But drilling constraints are not the only problem facing international oil companies, which are seeking to expand at a furious pace after a decade of underinvestment in the 1990s. They have also had to contend with a doubling of development costs across the industry in the last five years, more acute competition for energy resources, shortages in steel, engineering and manufacturing capacity, and pressures posed by an aging work force.

Also, gaining access to countries that hold oil reserves is becoming tougher as many oil-rich governments see fewer incentives to raise production as they reap the benefits of higher prices.

As a result, explorers are scouring ever-more remote corners of the globe in their hunt for hydrocarbons. That quest has found petroleum reserves off the shores of Africa and Brazil, and opened up promising exploration regions in the South China Sea, off the shore of India, and around the coast of Australia. But those sites will remain largely off limits until the new drill-ships arrive.

“The market for offshore exploration is now the hottest sector in the global shipbuilding industry,” said Lee Jae-kyu, shipbuilding analyst at Mirae Asset Securities in Seoul.

At Samsung’s sprawling shipyard on the southern Korean island of Geoje, next to the gigantic hulls of half-finished supertankers, cranes and dry docks work overtime to construct odd-looking drill-ships like the West Polaris.

At 62,400 tons, the West Polaris, due for delivery this month, is larger than a World War II aircraft carrier. The pipes and steel scaffolding of its drill loom over the other ships lining the construction yard, like cars in an oversize parking lot.

The shipyard and its 25,000 workers bustle with activity, emitting a cacophony of clanging construction sounds, the roar of motors and short musical ditties that warn of moving cranes. These sounds echo in the emerald hills behind the yard, which stretches across one side of a deep blue bay.

“The oil reserves that were easy to reach are all drying up,” said Harris S. Lee, vice president in charge of Samsung’s offshore drilling rig business. “The future is in exploring the deep seas and harsh environments.”

A big challenge in deep-sea drilling is to stay over the same spot on the sea floor even as the vessel is buffeted by strong winds, currents and waves. Because water depths can reach up to 10,000 feet, far too deep for traditional rigs that are moored to the seafloor, ships like the West Polaris rely on high-speed computers that use global-positioning satellites to control an array of six swiveling propellers on the hull’s bottom.

The ship was ordered by Seadrill, a Bermuda-based offshore exploration company, for $453 million.

Last month, Samsung announced it had received a $942 million contract to build an even hardier type of drill-ship made specifically for Arctic conditions. The vessel, ordered by Stena Offshore, a Swedish company, will have a hull strong enough to break through ice, withstand 50-foot waves and insulate the men and machinery inside from outside temperatures as low as 40 degrees below zero. Samsung’s sales of all types of offshore drilling vessels jumped to $7.8 billion last year, up from $1.5 billion in 2005.

Despite the construction frenzy, constraints in the rig market could last several more years.

The last such boom in orders came in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when exploration rose after the 1970s oil shocks. In the 1990s, low oil prices and overflowing oil supplies led oil companies to cut back on exploration drastically.

“It will certainly mean more drilling activity and more discoveries in the deepwater side,” said Tom Kellock, the head of consulting and research at ODS-Petrodata.

Well,  when I read this news, It really makes me excited, cause I'll take up this field in the future. This news brings me a good future. I think offshore & marine engineering will have great development, it's possible that I would have a great chance of my occupation development. 

Excited!

            The summer is coming. The flowers and grass have been bottle-green. I smells the special breath in this season. The June is the special month. I'll graduate! Yep :o) I enjoy this feeling. Three years ago, I just came this campus. Everything was quite stranger, new students, new teachers and new environment. But fortunately,  I met some good teachers and friends.  Yep~ there're lucky things for me. It made me spend three happy years.  At present, I'll leave this place where I stay in. Actually, I have learnt much more.

 

 

Being well liked is what most people want in relationships. The benefits are obvious. You will get the help you need at the time you need it. People will give you information about new opportunities you didn’t know before. Above all, they will really care and love you.

But how could you get other people to like you? How could you become a well liked person? There is actually just one simple rule to follow: you should like other people before they like you. When people realize that you like them, it’s very likely that they will also like you.

Regarding this, I believe that there is one and just one message you need to deliver in your relationships. Delivering this message is the key to strong relationships, and here it is:

You are important to me.

That’s it. No more, no less. Not “your money” nor “your knowledge”, but “you” - as a person - are important to me. Anything you should do in relationships stems from this message. There more you succeed in delivering this message, the more people will like you.

So here I’d like to share 33 tips on how to deliver this message in your relationships. Consequently, these are also tips to become a well liked person. Here they are:

1.Give your contacts a big smile when you meet them. Make them feel that you are really happy to meet them.

2.Give your full attention to the people you converse with as if nothing else is important.

3. When they ask for your attention, leave whatever you are doing.

4.When they call you, greet them with enthusiasm as if you are longing for their call.

5.Don’t make them wait.

6.Print the list of your contacts and look at it in your spare time. It will remind you of whom to touch base.

7.Always reply your contacts’ emails and text messages.

8.Reply their emails and text messages in the first chance you get.

9.Shake their hands with enthusiasm.

10.Praise them sincerely when they do something good. Make them feel that you are proud of them.

11.Always return their calls.

12.Send a message to them on their birthdays. Even better, call them.

13.Drop your old contacts quick emails or text messages to ask how they are doing.

14.Remember their names and achievements.

15.Remember important facts about them, especially the things they really care about (you may want to write them down).

16.Introduce them to the people in your contact who may help them out.

17.Actively find the deepest needs they may have (without waiting for them to explicitly tell you).

18.Take initiative to give them the solutions they need.

19.Give thanks for them in your session of gratitude.

20.Mention their names in your prayer.

21.Talk with them about their life.

22.Ask them specific questions about things they care about. They will realize that you care enough to remember their facts.

23.Give them something precious you have. Time is a good candidate.

24.Go eat with them. Even better, treat them.

25.When you meet them, don’t look at your watch as if you have something more important to do.

26.When you talk to them, don’t look over their shoulder as if you are looking for someone more important to talk to.

27.Send them quick tips or articles you just found which may benefit them.

28.Message them encouraging words or quotes.

29.Lend them the best books or DVDs you have.

30.Talk to them about how you like your other friends. They will think that you may talk the same way about them.

31.Don’t talk negatively to them about how you don’t like your other friends. They will think that you may also talk the same way about them.

32.Occasionally mention their names in your conversation with them.

32.Be creative to give them small surprises every now and then.

           Last night, I attended a big dinner with my classmates, you know, it's the last dinner before we graduate. But strangely, I don't care about that. Perhaps, I'm really old and don't have enthusiasm, I haven't been interested in these matters. Why? Crystal, are u lazy or tired of that? I couldn't describe this feeling. Maybe this feeling has gone. I never forgot the scene when I graduated from university in 2005. My eyes are full of sentimental and parting tears. Don't I  just have this once?

           I don't feel setimental. The graduation doesn't touch my string at all. Aren't u ironhearted, Crystal?  I can't taste in this big dinner. The friendship among the classmates? NO, NO! I know, I don't found the people who are missed.

           I had read this book-Marley & Me. I'm a person who likes having pets. When I read it, this book is so funny and affectted. I love Marley so much. He has tons of  shortcomings, but he's still cute, pute, loyal and funny. Marley is just a naughty dog, but his behavior brings endless happiness to us. If you wanna know Marley's story, read this book, I can pledge you must learn much more, his kindness and simplicity affect us deeply.

    

                                    

           I haven't  renewed my blog for a long time. During this time, how busy the days! I had finished my oral defense. It's a thing that is worth for congratulation. But next, I still have tons of things to do. Well, I need to fill some forms, prepare some materials for graduation and so on.  It's really fuck-up! I'm always busy everyday, but it seems to do nothing. Oh, my God! Help me! I have been tired of this life. I hope everything is end quickly, and I could do something I want.

           The weather is really much worse. The sandstorm never wants to stop at all. I couldn't endure that. The air is full of sand and dust.

          I don't wanna describe the scene of earthquake, it's so saddened! But the solicitude existed in people makes me affected. The disaster is unmerciful, but people is kind in the world. In the key time, Chinese nation holds together all-time. This year, our country endures so many difficulties and tribulations.

          I wish the people live through the difficulties in the disaster area and our country get better and better!

                                 

 

        

 

 

         I decides to lose weigth finally! Well, it's not easy task~Huh~ no matter how, I'd like to try it~ Today, I see myself in the mirror, it's really fatter, look~ it has double chin, well, it's not good news. The past jeans' size is not fit for me any more, oh~Jesus, come on, help me! Perhaps it's caused by sitting everyday or eating much more junk food. In a word, I need to lose weight!

         Make plans:

        1. Control my mouth. This point is very important. Some high heat food never be eaten, like sweeties, Guoba, Seeds, food by wheat and so on, everything which can product much glucose never be eaten. And also control the quantity of every meal.

        2. Do much more exercises. Never sit on the chair.  Insist on spending some time doing some exercises for everyday.

       

        I must take action!!!!

Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.

                                                                                               - Eleanor Roosevelt

We often focus on building relationships with others that we forget the essential first step: being friends of ourselves. That is the crucial first step if we are to have good relationships with others. How can we have good relationships with others if we don't even have good relationship with ourselves?

The problem might be worse than we expect. Maybe we don't like ourselves without realizing it. Here is a simple checklist; is there anything you don't like about yourself from these list?

Your past

Maybe you have made mistakes in the past which you feel bad about. You might be disappointed with yourself on why you could make such mistakes. Even if that happened in distant past, your subconscious mind still has a reason not to like yourself.

Your background

You might wish that you were born in different family, or that you have different background. Maybe you could not accept the fact that you are not as lucky as others, who seem to get whatever they want effortlessly because of their background.

Your personality traits

You might have some personality traits that you don't like. For example, you may be an introvert and you don't like it; you wish you are an extrovert.

Your achievements relative to others Others might have better achievements than you, and no matter how hard you tried, it might seem impossible for you to match them. You might then think that it's because you are not smart enough or don't have enough talents. Is there anything that resonate with you? All these give reasons to you not to like yourself. That in turn makes it difficult for you to be a good friend to yourself.

Fortunately, there are always things you can do to fix the situation. Here are some tips:

1. Forgive yourself

You may have made those mistakes in the past, but is there anything you can do about them? I don't think so, except learning from them. It's true that you are not perfect, but neither is everybody else. It’s normal to make mistakes, so do yourself a favor by giving yourself forgiveness.

2. Accept things you can't change

There are some things you cannot change, such as your background and your past. So learn to accept them. You will feel much relieved if you treat things you can’t change the way they deserve: just accept them, smile, and move on.

3. Focus on your strengths

Instead of focusing on your weaknesses, focus on your strengths. You always have some strengths which give you a unique combination nobody else have. Recognize your strengths and build your life around them.

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4. Write your success stories

One reason we may not like ourselves is we are too focused on what we don’t have that we forget about what we have. So make a list of your achievements; write your success stories. They do not have to be big things; there are a lot of small but important achievements in our life. For example, if you have some good friends, that’s already an achievement. If you have a good family, that is also an achievement.

5. Stop comparing yourself with others

You are unique. You can never be like other people, and neither can other people be like you. The way you measure your success is not determined by other people and what they achieve. Instead, it is determined by your own life purpose. You have everything you need to achieve your life purpose, so it's useless to compare yourself with others.

6. Always be true to yourself

You don't like other people lying to you, right? Similarly, you won't like yourself if you know that you lie to yourself. Whether you realize it or not, that gives your mind a reason not to like yourself. That’s why it's important to always be true to yourself. In whatever you do, be honest and follow your conscience. Remember this quote by Abraham Lincoln:

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end . . . I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me.

          I had spent twenty-five springs, summers, falls and winters. During this period, I had lived in some different cities. It happend different stories in every place. They witnessed my experiences in the world. Families, friends, lover, they are all indiscerptible parts of my life. In my mind, something always never forgets...

 

                       

 

                        

 

                        

 

                       

 

         THE FUTURE...

          

                                               

 

          

         We're grow up!  The world is really belong to us. We would like to hold the whole world. Perhaps we are still younger, but we are longer for owning the sky which is belong to oneself. The dream, the ideality, the future, every one is that we're all looking forward to.

         The love comes up. The love opened in April of spring. The pure love is still what we want, in spite of how change the world. We're looking forward to walking in the street hand in hand, singing sweet love songs and enjoying the sweet love. In such a big city, we struggle for the beautiful life in the future together.

         It's possible that the dream is far away and the way is devious, but we all have the hope for the future! 

            Tommorrow, I would like to go back home. Well, it's Tomb-sweeping Day. This is the first vacation since the nation modified the laws. Oh, the bright sunhine, the warm light wind, the green grass...it's the best time to travel. Never lose it, enjoy the good weather and sweet feeling!  

                                                                 

          I hadn't gone to the Facebook.com for a long time. Today, I went there, and amazing, I've found some friends online. I can't believe in that. You know, in the overseas internet community, I never think that I can meet some friends around me in this community. :o) The world is pretty small~ A little happy~ 

          Anyway, I also met a friend who was my classmate in the junior high school. We chat with QQ for a while. I know she is OK now. Well, It seemd we had lost the contact since we graduated from the senior high school. About seven years, we can't meet. It's really remarkable!

          The one who is in your life always appears in some time. Please believe in that, cause I had met.          

        Spring is coming!

        I want to go outside

        I want to fly the kite

        I want to enter into the shoulder of nature

        I want to wear the beautiful dresses

        I would like to enjoy and feel the breath

        Cause spring is coming

        The new beings start to change

        The grass begins to get green

        The sallow begins to get green

        ...

        The green colour is the spokesperson of spring

        Anything in one year begins from spring

        Spring is the beginning of this year

        If you would like to finish a big deal

        Start from now

        The cold winter was gone

        The warm spring is coming

        Perhaps, I need a new beginning

   

        

         Ha~ I opened my QQ space unconsciously last year.  Don't waste the resource, en... I always do something, Huh~just write something useful or useless. http://user.qzone.qq.com/12554895

    When dream comes true

    What do you think

    Feel happy, unbelievable, excited...

    Any words cann't describe this feeling at the moment

    

    Red roses are open quitely

    pretty delicate and charming

    Lilies' aroma spreads around the whole room

    so refreshing

 

    Try to breathe the air

    The brain is completely immersed the happiness

    The spring's breath comes close to me

    The dream comes true