Energy corporation asks $15 billion from Biden administration for pipeline project revocation

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Energy corporation asks $15 billion from Biden administration for pipeline project revocation

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Pre-reading questions:

I will read each question. Then, please answer them.

講師がそれぞれの質問を読むので答えましょう。

What large companies do you know?
Are you aware of today’s climate problems?

Vocabulary:

I will read the words, meanings, and sample sentences. Then, repeat after me.

単語、意味、例文を読みます。講師に続いて音読しましょう。

damage /DAM-ij/

[noun] – money that is paid to someone by a person or organization who has been responsible for causing them some injury or loss
The business tries to recover the damages from the typhoon.

cancel /KAN-suhl/

[verb] – to decide that an organized event will not happen, or to stop an order for goods or services that you no longer want
The project was cancelled due to a lack of budget.

pipeline /PAHYP-lahyn/

[noun] – a series of connected tubes for transporting gas, oil, or water, usually over long distances
The oil company starts another pipeline project for provinces.

satisfied /SAT-is-fahyd/

[adjective] – pleased because you have got what you wanted, or because something has happened in the way that you wanted:
The teacher is satisfied with her students’ progress.

burst /burst/

[noun] – the act of breaking open so that what is inside comes out
A burst in the water pipe led to a flood in the entire village.

Article reading:

Please read the whole article. Then, I will check your pronunciation and intonation.

記事を音読しましょう。講師はあなたの発音とイントネーションを確認します。

TC Energy Corporation is trying to recover more than $15 billion from the United States for the damages of a project cancellation. The corporation says that the US government broke its free-trade obligations after it cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline’s permit on President Joe Biden’s first day in the White House. Environmentalists were satisfied with the decision after a decade of arguing that the project would worsen the climate crisis. To pay damages from the project’s cancellation, TC Energy (TRP) filed a Notice of Intent with the US State Department under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on July 2, 2021. According to TC Energy, thousands of workers would lose their jobs due to the cancellation. After the news of the energy company suing the US administration came up, a fire broke out in the Gulf of Mexico due to a pipeline burst.

True or False:

Read the sentences and identify if they are true or false based on the article.

文章を読んで、記事に基づいて正誤を答えましょう。

TC Energy Corporation tries to recover more than $6 billion worth of damages from the United States.
The damages are from the energy company’s Keystone XL pipeline project.
The Trump administration cancelled the project last year.
Environmentalists were happy with the decision to cancel the project.
The cancellation would lead to thousands of job losses, according to TC Energy.

Fill in the blanks:

Choose the correct word from the table then fill in the blanks.

適切な言葉を選んで空欄を埋めましょう。

damage

cancel

pipeline

satisfied

burst

A _______ in the oil pipe caused panic among the employees of the gas station.
My dad works in an oil company; he’s in-charge of oil _______ projects.
The investors should pay for the _______ of the project cancellation.
The event was _______ due to bad weather.
Both teams were _______ with the judges’ decision.