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to go ahead with – to begin or continue

to meet the scheduled dates – do smth at the planned time casualty – a person hurt in an accident

to take charge of – to undertake responsibility transfer (from, to) – to move from one place to another to work at full stretch – to work without stopping

to be under a lot of pressure - the condition of work, a style of living, etc. which cause anxiety or difficulty

to hear on the grapevine – to hear news unofficially

headhunter – special consultant who searches for high level executives and tries to persuade them to leave their current job to go to work in another company

(headhunt, headhunter, and headhunting are also spelled with a hyphen and as two words) publicity brochure – a small book (booklet) attracting attention to someone or smth ( making someone or smth known to the public).

Θ Samex Offshore Engineering of Sydney, Australia, specialize in the design and construction of a wide range of platforms, pipelines, and onshore terminals for the oil industry. The company’s pioneering work in the field of semi-submersibles has contributed to the increased use of floating platforms in the offshore oil industry. It has also contributed to the decline in the number of massive fixed platforms, especially in deep water developments. Samex’s work has attracted the interest of Petrobras, the

Brazilian State Oil Company.

The following is an extract from a publicity brochure published by Petrobras, the Brazilian State Oil Company.

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THE ECONOMIC APPROACH TO MARGINAL OILFIELD DEVELOPMENT

The search for new reserves of oil and gas on the Brazilian continental shelf has moved further and further offshore, and into ever deeper water. The Leme Field, situated in the Campos Basin, 380 kilometres north-east of Rio, was originally judged to be uneconomic.