Прибрежные платформы и баржи

proportion пропорция, отношения

adapted адаптированный

vessel корабль

employee сотрудник, рабочий

vessel баржа

Задание 1. Прочитайте и переведите текст:

Task 1. Read and translate the text:

A high proportion of oil and gas exploration and production is carried out offshore. Platform construction has developed over time to become better adapted to deal with the physical challenges of different offshore locations. This unit focuses on vocabulary which will help you to describe in English the different offshore platforms and vessels on which you or employees of your company work.

Задание 2. Изучите таблицу, описывающую разные виды платформ для бурения в море. Какие из них?:

Task 2. Study the table describing the different platforms and vessels for drilling offshore. Which of these are?:

1. easy to move from one place to another?

2. probably fixed in one place for a long period of time?

3. designed for use in shallow water?

4. designed for use in deeper water?

Задание 3. Расставьте слова в правильном порядке, чтобы получилось предложение:

Task 3. Write the words in the correct order to make sentences:

1. pipeline kilometres is long The five.

2. five hundred is The deep sea metres.

3. wide The metres is heliport twenty-five.

4. metres The drilling platform the forty length of is.

Задание 4. Выучите диалог наизусть:

Task 4. Learn this dialogue by heart:

A: How long is this pipe?

B: It's 30 feet long.

A: Did you say 30 feet?

B: Yes, that's correct.

A: What's that in metres?

B: About 10 metres.

A: OK. What's the diameter?

B: The outside diameter is 6 inches. The wall thickness is half an inch. And, before you ask, an inch is about two and a half centimetres. So that's about 15 centimetres outside diameter and a wall thickness of just over a centimetre.

A: So the bore is about 12.5 centimetres.

B: That's right.

A: OK, thank you.

B: You're welcome.

Задание 5. Прочитайте текст и изучите диаграмму снова. Являются ли следующие утверждения верными или нет?:

Task 5. Read the text and study the diagram of a FPSO again. Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)?:

1. An FPSO vessel is a small drilling rig.

2. The FPSO can offload oil or gas to either a tanker or a pipeline.

3. It can store oil produced on several different platforms.

4. It is useful in shallow waters just off the coast.

5. It is used as a replacement for seabed pipelines.

6. It saves a lot of money in certain situations.

7. It works well in fields where oil or gas is expected to last a long time.

8. It is more cost-effective than a fixed platform in some situations.

9. It is very mobile and flexible.

Задание 6. Заполните пробелы с помощью much и many. Выучите наизусть:

Task 6. Complete this conversation using much and many. Learn this dialogue by heart:

A: Tell me about the platform. How (1) _____ oil does it produce?

B: It produces about 21,000 barrels per day.

A: How (2) _____ tonnes is that per year?

B: Let me see. That's over one million tonnes per year.

A: How (3) _____ oil workers are there on the platform?

B: I think there are about 120.

A: How (4) _____ money do the oil workers earn?

B: They earn quite a lot because they have to work away from home.

Практическое занятие 9

Jobs on the Rig

Работы на вышке

driller буровик, инструктор

hands-on практический

set up устанавливать

assist помогать, содействовать

crane operation крановые работы

troubleshooting выявление и устранения неисправностей

tool pusher старший буровой мастер, прораб участка буровых работ

relay обеспечивать смену

Задание 1. Прочитайте и переведите текст:

Task 1. Read and translate the text:

Drillers

Drillers have a hands-on role on the rig. Their tasks include moving, setting up and operating drilling equipment to drill holes for exploration. They may also move rigs onto site, monitor equipment, including how fast the drill is going, and assist in crane operations. Once drilling activity begins, a driller operates the brake and motor of the drill, and determines how fast and deep the drill needs to go. Throughout the day, drillers need to record drilling progress. Drillers also play a ‘troubleshooting’ role, determining and fixing any drilling-related problems that occur during their shift.

Tool pushers

Tool pushers monitor the drilling operations or activity on board an oil and gas drilling rig. They relay their instructions to drillers on the rig via the telephone. They also manage personnel and equipment, and must have an understanding of all drilling processes. This knowledge allows them to set the drilling schedule, which defines the rate at which work will be undertaken and how much work will be completed in a shift. A toolpusher constantly monitors the schedule, making relevant changes when required. Toolpushers are also in charge of delegating work to the most appropriate employees. It is a highly responsible position and a huge variety of duties need to be undertaken on an oil rig, so careful consideration needs to be given to this allocation of work.

Задание 2. Прочитайте и переведите объявление о работе. Определите и опишите наиболее важные компетенции области знаний для работы:

Task 2. Read and translate this job advertisement. Identify and write a summary of the most important competencies and areas of expertise needed for the job:

Задание 3. Соедините название работы с его описанием и впишите в первую колонку. В последнюю колонку впишите тип работа – a manual job, a technical job or a management job:

Task 3. Match the job title to its description. Write your answers in the first column. In the last column, write down whether it is a manual job, a technical job or a management job:

Задание 4. Прочитайте и ответьте на вопросы:

Task 4. Read and answer these questions:

1. Which five are most important in your job?

2. What other responsibilities do you have as a manager?

Задание 5. Закончите предложения правильными формами глагола:

Task 5. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

1. Most of the time he _____ (sit) behind a desk, but this week he _____ (get) some practical experience offshore.

2. A lot of different nationalities _____ (work) in the refinery, so sometimes people _____ (have) problems communicating.

3. I _____ (not understand) how this instrument _____ (work). Can you explain it to me?

4. I’m sorry, Mr Peters isn’t here. He _____ (have) an Arabic lesson. He _____ (always have) one on Monday evening.

5. He _____ (enjoy) sport a lot. He _____ (go) to the gym twice a week. He _____ (train) for next month’s marathon.

Задание 6. Составьте монолог, используя следующую информацию и речевые модели:

Task 6. Make a monolog, using the following information and phrases:

1. You can make a good living.

2. There is a strong team spirit.

3. The work can be hazardous.

4. Shift work is arduous.

5. Weather conditions are extreme.

6. You learn a variety of skills.

7. You get very dirty.

8. It is a predominantly male environment.

9. When you are onshore, you can be called back to the rig at any time.

10. You have to be away from family and friends for long periods.

a. The best thing about working on a rig would be that ...

b. The worst thing…

c. I (would) really like the fact that… and that…

d. What I (would) dislike most is…

e. Personally, I don't (wouldn't) mind (being / getting / having)…

f. I found (would find) it difficult to get used to (being / getting / having)…

g. But I (would) really enjoy…

Практическое занятие 10

Maintenance and Repair

Ремонт и обслуживание

suppose полагать

maintenance ремонт и обслуживание

outfit набор инструментов, снаряжение

mending ремонт

replacing замена

adjustment реконструкция, корректировка запасов

overhaul осмотр, переборка

heavy load большая нагрузка, большая масса

Задание 1. Прочитайте и переведите текст:

Task 1. Read and translate the text:

Anthony Johnson

I suppose the type of maintenance we do would be called 'corrective maintenance'. In other words, we're pretty casual about it and just take action when something breaks down. So far this has worked out OK. We're quite a small outfit and everybody works very closely with the equipment. You usually get a feeling when something is going wrong, and a quick check will show what needs mending or replacing. We certainly don't do anything systematic.

Faisal Riyad

We have a systematic procedure of preventive maintenance. This involves planned inspections of each item at specific times, and every two years we do a complete overhaul during a scheduled shutdown of the rig. We perform tests, measurements and adjustments; we replace or replenish lubricants and other fluids; and we replace worn parts so that faults can be corrected before they develop into major defects.

Colin Freyer

I’m a rope access technician. I work in a harness up to 70 metres about sea level. A lot of the maintenance work we do involves using ultrasonic equipment, which measures the thickness of metal. If metal is supporting a heavy load or transporting gas or liquid, after a while it will wear and tear, and it’s very important that it’s repaired if it becomes too thin. I guess it’s quite dangerous work, but I get a big thrill from it.

Igor Borovsky

It is important for us to keep our older platforms producing and in good working condition, so we constantly need to monitor and modify our equipment. In the past, we carried out surveys and assessed the work required by taking hand-read measurements and making two-dimensional drawings. Nowadays, we can do this with a hand-held scanner to record and visualize complex components within construction projects and working installations. Instead of climbing ladders and around dangerous pipe work with harnesses, a laser scanner allows the data to be collected remotely from a d stance of up to 50 metres.

Задание 2. Для каждого предложения выберите 3 из 5 слов. Два слова являются неверными:

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