But it can be tough for companies in the oil patch.

但对于石油行业的公司来说，这可能很艰难。

Along with several hundred grandees, The energy technologist had travelled to No Trees, a remote corner of the Texas oil patch, in late April.

4 月下旬，这位能源技术专家与数百名重要人士一起前往德克萨斯州油田的偏远角落 No Trees。