- •Contents
- •Introduction
- •Acknowledgements
- •Unit 1 petroleum engineering
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •1. Read and remember the pronunciation.
- •2. Pay attention to the stress in the following words.
- •3. Read the text, do the exercises. Petroleum engineering
- •4. Match the English terms in column “a” with their Russian equivalents in column “b”.
- •9. Give the English equivalents to the Russian words.
- •10. Find the meaning of the words in the box in a dictionary. Match the terms with the definitions.
- •11. Classify the responsibilities of a reservoir engineer and a drilling engineer into two groups.
- •12. Complete the sentences, using the information from the text.
- •13. State whether the sentences are true or false according to the text. If true, add the information on the statement. If false, correct the sentence.
- •15. Answer the following questions.
- •Unit 2 oil companies
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •1. Read the words, remember the pronunciation.
- •2. Read the following word formations and remember their pronunciation. Pay special attention to the stress.
- •3. Read the text and do the exercises.
- •Оil Industry Sectors
- •The entire oil industry is often divided into three major sectors: upstream, midstream and downstream.
- •Downstream (oil industry)
- •Upstream (oil industry)
- •Midstream (oil industry)
- •4. State whether the sentences are true or false. If true, add the information on the statement. If false, correct the sentence.
- •Pronunciation of the name
- •11. What do the following abbreviations stand for?
- •12. State whether the sentences are true or false according to the text. If true, add the information on the statement. If false, correct the sentence.
- •13. 9 Listen to the tape and answer the questions given below.
- •14. Fill in the chart with the information on domestic and foreign oil companies. Use some additional resources: for example, www. Wikipedia.Ed.
- •15. 9 A. Listen to the text, remember the key words.
- •16. Study the definitions in Appendix (pg. 60-61 ). Match departments and personnel with their definitions.
- •17. Match the job title with the definition.
- •18. Complete the diagram showing the company structure using the definitions in a.
- •19. Complete the sentences
- •20. Read the text and discuss the after-text questions. See appendix 3 (pg. 63-64 ). An Example of a Difference between Russian and Western Operating Company Structure
- •21. Answer the following questions:
- •22. Role play: You are welcoming a visitor to your company. Consult …
- •Unit 3 oil formation
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •Read the words, remember the pronunciation.
- •2. Read the text and do the exercises.
- •Close-up of reservoir rock (oil is in black)
- •3.Match the headings and the paragraphs of the text you have read. There is one extra heading.
- •4. Read the following word combinations and give the Russian equivalents.
- •5. Find the English equivalents to the following terms and phrases.
- •6. Complete the following sentences
- •7. Draw a diagram of oil formation. Label it. Describe the process using your diagram.
- •8. Work in pairs.
- •9. Read the following text “How Oil Becomes Oil” and do the exercises
- •How Oil Becomes Oil
- •10.Give Russian equivalents to the following English ones.
- •11. Give definitions to the following terms.
- •12. State whether the following sentences are true or false.
- •13. Put the facts into the correct order showing how oil becomes oil.
- •14. 9 You will hear a lecture on petroleum. For questions 1-6, choose the best answer a, b, or c.
- •15. Discuss the following questions.
- •16. Scan the text given below and describe the main oil properties based on the information you learn. Complete the table.
- •Physical and Chemical Properties of Oil
- •17. Make a presentation on one of the topics. Consult ...
- •Unit 4 hse (Health, Safety, Environment)
- •Terms and Vocabulary
- •Read the words, remember the pronunciation.
- •Read the text and do the exercises.
- •3. Pay attention to the following word-formations.
- •4. Fill in the gaps with the word(s) from the list below. Explanation to these terms are given in the brackets.
- •5. Fill in the correct preposition, then choose two items and compose sentences.
- •6. Match the problems with the ways of their solution.
- •7. Compose collocations from the following words
- •8. Match the items with their function.
- •9. Classify the words into 2 categories. Guess what these categories are. Add some more items to each category.
- •10. 9 Study the definitions given in Appendix (pg. 65-66 ).
- •11. Read the text again and make notes under the following headings, then talk about hse performance.
- •12. Read the introduction to bp’s 8 golden rules. Find words in the text that mean the same as the words and phrases below. Getting the basics right
- •13. Write each safety rule in the box next to explanation.
- •Bp’s 8 golden rules of safety
- •14. A. Listen to Bob describing an incident. Think of questions you would like to ask about it.
- •15. Describe some incident really happened in oil, gas and petrochemical industries. Report it to the group, answer possible questions.
- •Appendix unit 2 company structure
- •Unit 4 health, safety and environment
- •References
15. Answer the following questions.
1. What topics does PE cover?
2. How has the toolbox of the petroleum engineer been drastically improved?
3. Can you say that petroleum engineers are held to a high standard? Prove it.
4. Why is petroleum engineering considered to be the highest paid discipline?
6. What are the types of petroleum engineers?
7. What PE branches do you know?
8. What do reservoir engineers specialize in?
9. What fields are drilling engineers involved in?
10. What processes are drilling engineers responsible for?
16. Work in pairs.
You are going to explore a new oil field. Student A -a reservoir engineer and Student B - a drilling engineer. Discuss the distribution of your responsibilities and order of operations. Use as many expressions under study as possible.
17. Discuss the following issues.
1. The significance of petroleum engineering nowadays.
2. The reasons for high payment for petroleum engineering job.
3. The main types of petroleum engineers.
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Reservoir engineers (their responsibilities, areas of specialization).
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Drilling engineers (their responsibilities, areas of specialization).
18. Role Play the following situation.
Imagine that one of you is a TV/Radio Presenter with an oil industry background and the rest are the representatives of an oil company and you are having 5 min talk show regarding the company you work for, your roles and responsibilities and current energy sector state.
19. Prepare a poster -presentation “My specialty, its prospects and future” (Consult …).
Unit 2 oil companies
Oil company is an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products.
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Name all the Western and Russian oil companies you know.
What company would you like to work in? Why?
What position would you like to occupy?
Terms and Vocabulary
Midstream |
Мидстрим |
refining |
переработка |
refinery |
нефтеперерабатывающий завод |
crude oil |
сырая нефть |
natural gas |
природный газ |
retail outlets |
предприятия розничной торговли |
commodities |
изделия, товары |
natural gas liquids (NLG) |
сжиженный газ |
headquarters/head office/central office |
центральный офис |
revenue |
годовая прибыль |
procurement |
материально-техническое обеспечение |
listing |
номенклатура |
processing |
переработка |
subsidiary |
дочернее предприятие |
core business |
основной вид деятельности |
trading |
продажа |
shipping |
перевозка |
high gravity |
высокий удельный вес |
оpen joint stock company |
открытое акционерное общество (ОАО) |
RTS - Russian Trading System |
Российская торговая система |
NYSE - New-York Stock Exchange |
Нью-йоркская фондовая биржа |
LSE - London Stock Exchange |
Лондонская фондовая биржа |
market value |
рыночная стоимость |
HSE - Health, Safety and Environment |
охрана труда, окружающей среды и техника безопасности |
seismic acquisition |
сейсмические исследования |
seismic processing |
обработка сейсмических данных |
formation evaluation |
определение параметров пласта |
well testing |
испытание скважины |
directional drilling |
наклонно-направленное бурение |
report to smb.(v) |
подчиняться кому-либо |
Asset Based Organisation (ABO)
|
организационная структура на базе активов |
asset |
актив |
functional approach |
функциональный подход |
allocate budget |
распределять бюджетные средства |
set targets |
устанавливать цели/плановые показатели |
HR (Human Resources) |
отдел кадров |
General Director (GD) |
ген. директор |
Chief Engineer |
главный инженер |
Chief Geologist |
главный геолог |
CFO – Chief Financial Officer |
финансовый директор |
CEO – Chief Executive Officer |
главный исполнительный директор |
EVP – Executive Vice-President |
исполнительный вице президент |