The petroleum engineering is an extraordinary career that was developed, the most part, in the

United States, where it was founded once in 19 th century. Perhaps, that is the main reason of why
it involves a lot of English, in terms of academic knowledge and also in work. Most of the academic
articles and technology developments in the petroleum industry are written in English, so If I want
to read an article related to a new technology that is operating or even a new topic related to the
petroleum industry, I have to know English because every one of those papers are written just in
this language. Is not weird to find also many English technical vocabulary that even has not
translate to Spanish or any other language. In work also you need to dominate the language to
apply to most of the interviews of the best services and operator companies to which any
petroleum engineer aspires.

In the field of the petroleum industry, there is also necessary to have at least bases in this
language, beyond just the vocabulary or grammar, to listen and understand it, or know how to
read it. Talking in terms of mathematics, all of the units of the calculations made in field are in
English units such as feet, inches, pounds, psi or Fahrenheit. Those are units that are taken from
American culture, which has its own units system, so in the petroleum field is necessary to always
have that in mind to be able to understand technical language.

All of the above are the most important factors that involve English in the petroleum engineering.
Evidently, knowing another language let you develop in the personal and professional field, at the
same time it introduces you to other cultures all around the world, to always keep in touch and
interact with other people.