世界石油工业在近百年的发展历程里,给全世界经济带来了极大的动力,逐步成为了人类社会生活领域不可替代的能源。石油作为一种全球性的战略性资源,其分布不平衡的特性以及国民的基础需求,决定了石油贸易在全球经济中的重要地位。本文通过对美国、英国的石油法律体制的深入探讨和分析,对比了中外石油法律体制。 In the course of nearly a hundred years of development, the world oil industry has brought tremendous impetus to the world economy and gradually become an irreplaceable source of energy in the field of human social life. As a global strategic resource, the unbalanced distribution of oil and the basic needs of the people determine the important position of oil trade in the global economy. This article compares and analyzes the legal system of petroleum in China and abroad through the thorough discussion and analysis of the petroleum legal system in the United States and Britain.