OIL & GAS VOCA
This is a long system of pipes used to transport oil or gas.
pipeline
What is crude oil?
It is oil in its natural, unprocessed form.
Hamdan Al Nuaimi is from this country.
United Arab Emirates
I usually ___ to work at 8 o'clock.
go
Put these in a logical order:
refinery — oil well — petrol station — tanker
oil well → tanker → refinery → petrol station
This is a place where crude oil is processed into different petroleum products.
refinery
Crude oil is processed in this place.
refinery
Hamdan is training to become this type of engineer.
instrument engineer
The refinery ___ petroleum products.
A) produces
B) is producing
produces
You need to explain pipeline without using the words pipe, oil or gas.
It's a system used to transport substances over long distances.
This large ship is used to transport oil.
tanker
A tanker can carry this substance in very large quantities, and pipelines can transport it over long distances.
crude oil
Hamdan is not an experienced senior engineer yet. He is a...
trainee
We ___ a new control system this week.
A) install
B) are installing
are installing
You are a trainee engineer. Say one thing you usually do and one thing you are doing this week.
I usually check instruments.
This week I'm working on a new project.
This is a place where oil or gas can be transferred, stored or transported.
terminal
Name two petroleum products that can be made from crude oil.
gasoline/petrol and diesel
Hamdan says he is interested in these two areas.
computers and science
Correct the mistake:
I am usually working in the refinery.
I usually work in the refinery
What is the difference between a trainee engineer and an experienced engineer?
A trainee engineer is still learning and gaining practical experience, while an experienced engineer already has professional experience and can work more independently.
This team searches for new sources of oil and gas.
exploration team
This is a unit commonly used to measure quantities of crude oil.
barrel
Hamdan wants to apply for this type of programme at his company because he wants to continue developing his career.
the company's graduate development programme
Explain the difference:
“I work in a refinery.”
“I am working in a refinery this week.”
First sentence = regular/permanent situation.
Second sentence = temporary situation happening around now.
Explain how crude oil gets from an oil well to a customer. Use at least FOUR words from Unit 1.
Crude oil is extracted from an oil well. It is transported by pipeline or tanker to a terminal and then taken to a refinery. After processing, petroleum products can be transported to petrol stations.