economic

l'oléoduc (m)

oil pipeline

susciter

to arouse / to generate / to provoke

l'inquiétude (f)

concern / worry / anxiety

le défenseur (m)

defender / advocate / protector

invoquer

to invoke / to cite / to call upon

les pouvoirs exceptionnels (m)

emergency powers / exceptional powers

la remise en service (f)

reactivation / putting back into service

la marée noire (f)

oil spill / black tide

la plateforme offshore (f)

offshore platform / oil rig

longer

to run alongside / to follow the length of

la côte (f)

coast / coastline

le parc naturel (m)

nature park / natural reserve

provoquer

to cause / to provoke / to trigger

la rupture (f)

rupture / break / burst

la fuite (f)

leak / escape / spillage

le brut (m)

crude oil / raw petroleum

polluer

to pollute / to contaminate

la catastrophe (f)

catastrophe / disaster

l'ampleur (f)

scale / magnitude / extent

supérieur(e) en volume

greater in volume / larger in scale

le décret présidentiel (m)

presidential decree / executive order

la guerre froide (f)

cold war

outrepasser

to overstep / to go beyond / to override

la législation étatique (f)

state legislation / regional law

tandis que

while / whereas / as

ordonner

to order / to instruct / to direct

exploiter

to operate / to run / to exploit

prévoir

to plan / to forecast / to expect

la vente (f)

sale

la production (f)

production / output

le baril (m)

barrel (of oil)

au total

in total / altogether

la pollution (f)

pollution / contamination

l'oiseau marin (m)

seabird / marine bird

rappeler

to remind / to recall / to bring to mind

à l'origine de

at the origin of / responsible for / behind

la loi (f)

law / legislation / act

étatique

state-level / governmental / of the state

immédiatement

immediately / right away

la société (f)

company / corporation / firm

espéré(e)

hoped-for / expected / anticipated