Equipment Types of rigs Reading 1 Read the text and match tl Offshore oil platlorms must be strong enough to resist wind speeds of over 150 km per hour and waves over 20 m high. (1) Spar platforms are the largest type of offshore platform. They are mounted on a large cylinder. This is attached to the sea bed by cables and lines. The cylinder stabilises the platform in the water and allows ito move a litle during storms. Spar platforms can operate in water trom about 700 m to over 3,000 m deep, (2) Tension leg plattorms do not have a cylinder. ‘The platform is mounted on long, exible legs. Thase.00 clown ham the plata fa tro sao boa They afiow the platiorm to move from side to side in 4 storm but nat up and down. Tension leg platforms can operate in water up to about 2,300 m deep. (9) Fixed platforms are attached to the sea Writing 2 Write short notes about the most important features of each type of offshore oll platform in 1, Use the information in the text in 1 to help you. ‘Spar platforms: largest, eylinder, cables and lines, 700-3,000 m Types of offshore oil platform Roe eg offshore platforms Cen ecto ean ree ORS Te oe tec ote OTT Set rite tert items of Omer these types of offshore oil platform (A-F) to gaps 1-5. bed with rigid legs. The legs are fixed to the sea bed with piles. They are stable and resist wind and Water forces. Fixed platforms can operate in water depths up to about 500 m. (4) Compliant towers are like fixed platforms, ‘The platform is mounted on a narrow, flexible tower. The tower extends from the platform to a solid foundation on the sea bed. It is flexible, and this allows the platform to operate in much deeper ater, between 450 m and 900 m, (5) Sea star platforms are similar to tension leg platforms but smaller. The platiorm floats on a short ‘oylinder and a hull. The cylinder and hui are below 504 love, anid the ful filed with water. The fll is aitached to tension legs. These narrow, flexible legs extend from the hull to the sea bed. The platform can ove a litle from side to side but not up and down. it ‘can operate in water depths of up to about 1,000 m.oil Language 4 Listening 3 Listen to six statements about different types of offshore oil platform. Are the statements true (T) or false (F)? 1 (T/P) 2 (P/F) 3 CVF) 4 P/F) 5 (T/F) 6 CT /F) Complete these sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. Use more, the most, less or the least if necessary. (long) and —_____ (wide) than the 1 The cylinder on the spar one on the sea star, 2 Oll companies use spar platforms in (deep) waters in the world. 3. The ocean is too ____ (deep) for the fixed platform or the compliant tower. 4 The spar is___ (trong) and _____ (flexible) of all the platforms. 5. The fixed platform is __ (flexible) of all the platforms 6 The spar platform is too long) for the shallow waters near the coast, Modifying comparisons We can make comparisons stronger or weaker by using | Spar platforms go much deeper than fixed ‘moaiors before the adjective. To make them stronger, we | plationms. can use a fot, much or far. To make them weaker, we can | Fixed platiorms are slightly smaller than compllant se a litle, abit or slightly. platiorms. 5 Complete this article with the correct form of the words in brackets and appropriate modifiers. The MFPisa small platform with no permanentcrew (easy) than on the spar. However, ithas (6) The minimum facilities platform (MFP) and remote operation. Itis (1) (Light) than _ (few) wellheads and produces (7) ___(Ittle) ‘the spar and operates in (2) ___ (shallow) ‘ilthan the spar. A maximum of 22 crew members can waters. The legs ofthe MFP are (3) (short) _stay on the MFP platform. The spar platform is one of and are (4) ____ (cheap) to build than the the (8) (large) platforms in the world and cylinder of the spar. Allth 1e MFP wellheads are on the can operatein the (9) (deep) waters in the platform, while the sparwellheads are sub-sea. This world. On the other hand, the MFPis one of the ‘means that oil production onthe MFPis (5) (10)____ (economical) platforms in the world. imimon Somic || een Seca ‘COestiaeenr 7 [ao oan 2 Capacity 15,000 bpd 55,000 bpd 3 weak [tow mola ccnnmeatoame Ve [= commana ills 7 fun aempot= | wate-mall | gauerzoom (same as sea) | gables: 1,000 m "pd = aris pr day Writing G6 Rewrite the article in 5 so that the spar platform is the focus. Start like this: The spar is muck heavier than the MEP and operates in much deeper waters .. 29g Lesson 2: Talking about PPE and safety equipment HX Read and complete the signs. 22222 wear protection protection protection protection protection protection Ej Identify the PPE in the pictures below and say what type of protection Use the words in the box. | safely boots hat shoes mask gloves hard goggles | | face protectors overalls ear } L eee tts a hard hat or safely helmet. I's a kind of head protection. {LMA exaust roe THe eneeay inausrates unt 6 Lesson 2: Thing about PPE and stay exuipmestTi Match each item of safety equipment with its definition. 1 machine guard 2 first-aid kit 3 fire extinguisher 4 safety barrier 5 flare 6 life buoy 7 lifeline 8 safety hamess 9 safety cone An inflatable device that floats, which you throw to someone in the water. A signal that produces a bright flame to attract attention. A type of gate or fence that stops people going somewhere. A rope used for saving people in danger, especially at sea, A box containing medicines and bandages to treat injured people. + Asset of bands worn to hold someone, or stop them from falling. ‘An attachment or a covering on a machine to protect the operator or a part of the machine. ® Orange and white objects that are placed around an area to stop people going there. ‘A metal container containing water or chemicals for stopping fires. DD Name the equipment in the pictures. Discuss where you can see each item. © Listen and irlentify the equipment above that people are discussing. ENGUSH FoR THE ENERGY :NOUSTRES ~ Unt Leston 2: Tiking abou PPE and saat equipment 115 seemmete100 Unit 15 Kick off 1 Lookat the pictures. What sort of jobs do you think these people have? 2 Read about these people, How many work mainly outdoorsand US how many work indoors? 1 Lars—Production Engineer: I work with everything to do with the well design, construction, operation, maintenance, quality. mainly manage projects from the office and sometimes visit drilling sites. 2 Paul-Derrickhand: [check mud that is used in drilling every four hours and send the data to the engineers. [am also responsible for the mud pumps. 3 Aleksey ~Driller: work on a drilling rig It's hard work moving and maintaining heavy equipment. 4. Hausa— Chef: work on a large oil rig in the North Sea. It's my job to prepare food for the 140 workers who work on the rg. 5. Karl—Production Field Administrator: Its my job to enter data into computer programs and do other office jobs when necessary. 6 Miguel ~ Plant Manager: I'm the manager ofa factory that ‘makes storage tanks and piping for oil and gas companies. 1 spend most of my days discussing projects, design, safety ete. with people in the company. 7 Bo~Field Engineer: In my job we use wireline to collect data from a well while itis being drilled, I work with two other people and drive long distances each week. 8 Ulf—Remote Operated Vehicle Pilot: We use an ROV to check structures and conditions under the water. It's my job to operate this vehicle from the platform using electronic equipment. Choose a job that you would like to do and choose a job you ‘would not like to do, Work in srnall groups and explain your choices to the others. Vocabulary People and jobs ‘The ob titles of people who do certain jobs often end in ist,er,-o7, ofan. EXAMPLES ‘a person who works in technology = technologist ‘aperson who manages = manager 11 Write the job titles ofthe people who do the following 1a person who welds metal pieces together 2 aperson who works with electrical equipment 3. aperson who supervises work 4 aperson who drills 5. aperson who works with technical things 6 aperson who operates machinery 7 aperson who plans how to do something 8 aperson who has studied geology 9 person who surveys the land (0. a person who has studied science Find the job titles of at least five other people with these endings.unit jobs in oil and gas ‘© reading about career opportunities ‘© ways of talking about the future © applying for jobs ‘© writing a CV and covering letter Reading Jobs in oil and gas Read the ttle ofthe text. What does it mean? What sorts of opportunities are available inthe oil and gas industry? Discuss in pairs. EXAMPLE There is an opportunity to earn a good salary. Scan the text to find the names of four different categories of jobs in the oil and gas industry and write them in column A in the table, Read the text in more detail and puta tick (V) for yes ora cross ()for no in the boxes in the table. a [office] College [University|Opportunity|Overtime| Job education education, totravel Complete the following sentences with one of the words in bold in the text 1. Tve been working as a technologist, but now I've finished my course at university and Thope to get a soon. 2. We have to work 38 hours a week, but if we work longer we eet paid 3. Workers usually get paid people get paid a 4. He doesn’t work outside. He's got an 5. Youmust do. health and safety course and geta ‘before you can work in this area 6 It takes three or four years of university to get a Dut professional Project Find one example of each type of job in the oil and gas industry from Reading, Make notes under these headings. © Money © Career opportunities © Education © What you de at work You may find the following websites useful ‘www-careersinoilandgas.com wwwoilrecruiter.net ‘There are many different jobs within the ol and 8 industry, each requiring different skills and (qualfcations and sometimes travel. Working asa labourer is physically hard. You have to be strong and willing to work very hard. You work ‘outdoors onsite, perhaps fore drilling or pipeline ‘company. You only need qualifications from schoo! and, of course health and safety qualifications ‘You get the chanoe to travel and often get paid overtime so you can ean good wages, ‘An apprentice begins work after leaving school, working together with a qualified person such as a ‘technician, electrician, or welder to lear the job. At the same time, an apprentice spends time at college to get a recognizad certificate or diploma. Itcen take three or four years but there isthe chance to travel and get paid for overtime too. Technologists usually study at college for two of three years and have a qualification bafore they bagin work in specialized fields, Ther jab is to decide which equipment to use on site, know how to install it, and use it Some technologists have an office job, but some work inthe field and have totrevel Engineers have a university degree and are often ‘axpacted to do more study while working. They earn a good salary but have a lot of responsibility and have to know and follow regulations. There are usuelly good chances of promotion and mary ‘engineers work their way up to jobs as managers. Engineers work inthe office and also travel to ‘work sites. (Ofcourse not ail the jobs in il and gas are technical jabs. There are many people who workin transportation, health end safety, or customer relations, There are also people who have to negotiate with land owners and draw Lupeontracts. Its an amazing industry! There are millions of people working in almost every country in the world so there are lots of opportunities, Careersin oll and gas 101