English for Gas, Petrochemicals& Energy Industries/ engleza pentru industria energetica
Our e-learning platform , with some demo lessons can be viewed at http://ditech.ro:2000/ilearn.
Silverlight must be installed, the installation is fast and free- the platform is launched automatically. The username: student, the password: student.
Platforma dezvoltata de partenerii nostri ,DiTech, cu cateva lectii demo on-line create de noi, poate fi accesata pe:
http://ditech.ro:2000/ilearn
Va trebui instalat Silverlight – e gratis, merge repede, platforma se se lanseaza automat. Accesarea se face prin Parola: student, User: student.
Lesson 1
Look at the picture and make a short presentation on natural gas production of the world, complete the gaps with one of the following words:
biggest,other, quantities, as well as, territory, provide, neighboring, much,
Canada is one of the …………..producers, ……………….. the USA. Russia is the third country from the top three, with a huge ……………… with huge unexploited reserves. An interesting fact: There are big differences between ……………….. countries: Norway’s production is much bigger than Sweden’s (almost inexistent). The Arab league countries …………… the world with half of the …………….. produced by Russia, Canada and the US together producing a little more than the biggest gas producer. The Netherlands produces more than Germany, with a ………….. bigger territory. The UK and Algeria are ………………… two countries with huge production. 
Lesson 2
Vocabulary exercise
1.completion technology
2. water flood pumps
3. exploration
4. pipeline hydraulics
5. emulsion treatments
6. natural gas storage
7. gas deliverability
8. regulatory framework
Complete the gaps with the terms presented above:
The technology that allows the…………… of wells more than 3 000 metres deep is an extremely expensive one.
A good proportion of current drilling and…………… is going into ‘green’ operations.
This company sells …………. and components, as well as other pumping systems and devices.
Analyzing the compressible fluid flow through pipes is part of liquid ………….
………………….. by membrane processes are among the new technologies in Latin America.
The ……………………….. of natural gas distribution regulates the storage, transport and transit of gas.
Canadian …………………. has been fairly stable since 2000 at about 480 million m3.
Underground ………………… fields grew in popularity shortly after World war II.
Correct anwers: 3,1,2,4, 5,8,7,6.
Video lesson:
Watch this very short video:
Say if the following statements about it are true or false:
1. The presenter mentions the role of the personnel.
2. She speaks about the means of transport of coal.
3. The means of transport of oil is mentioned.
4. The presenter speaks about the reasons for the high price of gas at the end-user.
5. The starting point of the oil production is mentioned.
6. She speaks about the high storage costs of gas.
Correct anwers: 1, 3, 5- TRUE, 2,4,6 – FALSE
Lesson 3.
A
Watch (the first 90 seconds):
Say which of the following things are not mentioned in the presentation (in the first 90 seconds):
- the location of the port
- the markets that are targeted form there
- capacity of the tankers loaded there
- the name of the countries Russia had conflicts with
- the new pumps- pipes systems
- the number of foreign ships loaded there (no)
- the number of people working there (no)
B.
Read this text about the “ seven sisters”:
“Seven Sisters”.
The seven major oil multinationals which by the early 20th century have achieved dominance over the industry. Five of them were American and the two other were British. The American companies included Exxon (Standard Oil of New Jersey), Mobil (Standard Oil of New York) and Socal (Standard Oil of California which later became Chevron), all of which were the result of the forced breakup of Standard Oil in 1911, and Gulf and Texaco which were created after the discovery of the Spindletop field in Texas in 1901. The British companies were Royal Dutch Shell (a joint venture with the Netherlands) and British Petroleum (BP), whose interest in world oil expanded with the discovery of oil fields in Persia (Iraq) and in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). Through mergers and acquisitions the “Seven Sisters” have become four; ExxonMobil, Chevron-Texaco, BP (acquired Amoco and Arco) and Royal Dutch Shell.
(source: www.people.hofstra.edu )
Say if these are true or false:
1. Chevron started in Texas.(No)
2. Shell is a British-Dutch- Norwegian joint venture. (No)
3. Gulf and Texaco both started in Texas. (Yes)
4. There was a merger between Socal and Exxon in 1911.(No)
5. Amoco is part of British Petroleum presently. (Yes)
Correct answers for A : the last two
Correct answers for B: 3 a.d 5 is TRUE
Lesson 4
A
Video lesson:
Watch the first two minutes form this video about the end of gas& energy monopoly in Europe:
Say which is true and which is false:
1. Energy liberalization was a reality for 12 EU states before 2007.
2. From July 2007 it will come into effect in all EU countries.
3. The energy chain of a state always starts with a production plant which is inside the country.
4. Production must be independent form distribution.
5. Distribution must be independent form transport
6. EU commissioner says that the customer is the only element that can encourage competition in this sector.
B
Reading:
Read this text dated april 2006:
The European Commission is to take legal action against 17 EU members that have not implemented the gas and energy regulations regarding competitive market and thus have allowed some companies to create monopolies.
The European Commission said Austria, Belgium, Britain, the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Sweden and Slovakia would receive warnings for failing to adopt the EU regulations, whereas Spain has failed to implement them.
The Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs stated that the EU states should not only adopt but also implement the directives, drawing attention to the poor implementation of measures relating to bio-fuels, and the use of renewable energy sources for electricity.
( source: www.hotnews.ro )
Remember the collocations/ words/ phrases:
a. to take legal action against
b. implement regulations
c. failing to adopt
d. adopt directives
e. measures related to
f. drawing attention to
Fill in the missing words and phrases with words form the list above:
If Slovenia is…… the EU regulations, constrictive……. the energy monopoly will be taken. The EU is ……….all countries that fail to ……… of the EU. The EU Commissioner was ………. The fact the there are still a number of countries that fail to ……… regarding competitive market.
Correct answers:
A: 3 and 5 FALSE
B: c,e,a,d, f, b
