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题：“贫瘠”土地缘何“长出”篮球壮苗？新华社记者马思嘉、冯开华王风强临行去直播宁夏第五届农民篮球争霸赛前，妻子把卖牛挣到的五千元钱给他作为路费和吃住费用，并叮嘱道：“篮球是正能量，你要把咱宁夏篮球传播出去，让更多人知道。 Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it’s not even the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month as major producers seize the initiative while oil prices surge.Crude prices rose sharply in early 2022 with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and are hovering around $90 per barrel after ticking another 9% higher this year. That has made big drillers cash rich and they are looking for places to invest. The Chevron-Hess deal comes less than two weeks after Exxon Mobil said that it would acquire Pioneer Natural Resources for about $60 billion. Upward pressure on oil prices are being applied from a number of fronts including the war in Ukraine. Oil markets are being stretched by cutbacks in oil production from Saudi Arabia and Russia, and now, a war between Israel and Hamas runs the risk of igniting a broader conflict in the Middle East. While attacks on Israel do not disrupt global oil supply, according to an analysis by the U.S Energy Information Administration, “they raise the potential for oil supply disruptions and higher oil prices.”Chevron said Monday that the acquisition of Hess adds a major oil field in Guyana as well as shale properties in the Bakken Formation in North Dakota. Guyana is a South American country of 791,000 people that is poised to become the world’s fourth-largest offshore oil producer, placing it ahead of Qatar, the United States, Mexico and Norway. It has become a major producer in recent years with oil giants, including Exxon Mobil, China’s CNOOC, and also Hess, squared off in a heated competition for highly lucrative oil fields in northern South America.“This combination is aligned with our objective to safely deliver higher returns and lower carbon,” Chevron Chairman and CEO Mike Wirth said in prepared remarks. “In addition, Hess increases Chevron’s estimated production and free cash flow growth rates over the next five years, and is expected to extend our growth profile into the next decade supporting our plans to increase our peer-leading dividend growth and share repurchases.”=Chevron is paying for Hess with stock. Hess shareholders will receive 1.0250 shares of Chevron for each Hess share. Including debt, Chevron valued the deal at $60 billion. And even with alarms being raised over climate change after a summer of record-smashing temperatures, elevated energy prices have driven more exploration and more drilling, and big payouts for investors. There have been a number of acquisitions focused on U.S. shale fields and another round of consolidation in the energy sector began during the pandemic as big producers sought to cut costs. In the summer of 2020, Chevron announced that it was buying Noble Energy for $5 billion. Chevron made the deal when crude prices were down more than 30% in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. That same year, ConocoPhillips bought shale producer Concho Resources in an all-stock deal valued at $9.7 billion.Last month Britain gave the go-ahead for a major oil and gas project in the North Sea, ignoring warnings from scientists and the United Nations that countries must stop developing new fossil fuel resources if the world is to avoid catastrophic climate change.Chevron said the deal will help to increase the amount of cash given back to shareholders. The company anticipates that in January it will be able to recommend boosting its first-quarter dividend by 8% to $1.63. This would still need board approval. The company also expects to increase stock buybacks by $2.5 billion to the top end of its guidance range of $20 billion per year once the transaction closes.The boards of both Chevron and Hess have approved the deal announced Monday after six months of negotiations, and is targeted to close in the first half of next year. It still needs approval by Hess shareholders. John Hess, the company's CEO, is expected to join Chevron’s board. His family owns a large chunk of Hess. Shares of Chevron Corp., based in San, Ramon, California, declined more than 3% Monday. Share of Hess Corp., based in New York City, fell slightly.。”篮球，被视为宁夏西海固农民的狂欢。
二 | 尽管曾生活在极度贫困中，他们对篮球的热爱由来已久。用木板、木桩、铁圈自制一个篮球架，在跑起来尘烟滚滚的黄土地上撒上白石灰作界，再由各村“高手”组队打比赛，往往能吸引上万人围观——树杈、屋顶、车顶、摞起来的凳子……只要是能站人的地方，绝不空着。“哪个乡有比赛，十里八方的人都去看，有人甚至一天不吃不喝坐在那，因为出来了再想挤进去就难了。”王风强说。为了回应宁夏农民对篮球的热爱，宁夏2017年启动首届农民篮球争霸赛，为农民篮球搭建更广阔的舞台。如今，农民篮球争霸赛已成为宁夏品牌赛事，随着人民生活水平不断提高，这场精神盛宴也愈加“丰盛”。
三 | 在日前于宁夏吴忠市奥林匹克体育中心落幕的宁夏第五届农民篮球争霸赛上，除了由国家级裁判和一级裁判组成的专业执裁队伍、特邀解说嘉宾、达到国家级赛事要求的场馆设施外，宁夏22个县（区、市）派出征战的农民球员水平也令人惊叹。
四 | “农民篮球参赛队伍这一届更明显地体现出年轻化、专业化的特点，有些队伍是清一色的返乡大学生，赛事越来越精彩。”宁夏篮球联合会副秘书长、曾解说过CBA赛事的特邀嘉宾白子焱说。从尘土飞扬的乡村赛事中脱颖而出的单明成已参加过四届农民篮球争霸赛，37岁的他是西吉中学体育老师，队伍里不少球员都是他的学生。
五 | “篮球给了孩子们更好的出路，让他们考上好大学。
六 | 现在乡村体育设施越来越好，这些孩子的水平也越来越高。”他欣慰地说。
七 | 宁夏体育局统计数据显示，截至2021年底，西海固地区篮球场（多功能运动场）达到3790个。随着宁夏农民篮球争霸赛影响力逐渐扩大，从上届赛事开始，宁夏体育部门就组织对这一赛事进行现场转播，并配备专业解说。白子焱说，在持续五天的赛事中，每天线上观看比赛的人数逾12万，除了宁夏本地观众，还有不少甘肃、陕西等西北地区的观众。像王风强这样的草根农民篮球主播现场也有好几名。从去年冬天观看了一场当地的篮球赛后，王风强就开启了球赛直播之路，他的“强哥爱篮球”账号如今有2万多名粉丝。他家里养牛、种地的收入，一年不过十万元。为了支持他的直播“事业”，妻子先后卖了三头牛，给他买了直播相关设备，并给他充足的路费和吃住费用。为了节省费用，王风强有时睡在车上，中午有时不吃饭。“比赛打到哪，我就直播到哪，就是希望更多人知道宁夏篮球。
八 | ”还有不少西海固地区球迷“组队”驱车数百公里去看球赛。50岁的马兴明家住宁夏中卫市海原县，特意请假放下工地工作，在比赛第二天和另外两名球迷开车赶来看比赛，三人挤在附近宾馆100多元一晚的小房间里。“这是我第一次跨地区看球赛。虽然开销大，但是现在日子也没那么愁了。篮球是我的精神追求，家人都支持。”马兴明说。白子焱说：“宁夏球迷对篮球的热爱很纯粹，球迷的专业化程度也在提高。前两届比赛还有球迷给其他地区球队喝倒彩的情况，现在是宁夏篮球一家亲，球迷们给两边一起加油。
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