UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE.

NÚCLEO DE MONAGAS
ESCUELA DE INGENIERIA Y CIENCIAS APLICADAS
DEPARTAMENTO INGENIERIA DE PETRÓLEO.
MATURIN/ MONAGAS/ VENEZUELA

PROJECT
MANAGEMENT

Teacher: Student:
Daisy Calzadilla Jesús Ismario Osuna
CI: 28.119.331

NOVEMBER, 2021.
 Unit 5. PROJECT MANAGEMENT
In a meeting
1. It is the fourth week of February in an oil rig project. Read the schedule and
answer these questions.

1) Have they excavated the reserve pit yet?

R: Yes, they excavated the reserve pit.

2) When did they transport the equipment to the rig location?

R: In the fourth week of January.

3) What are they doing now?

R: Installing the lifting and rotary system, the mud tanks and pumps and
connecting the mud tubes and hoses.

4) When will they put the Kelly into position?

R: In the thrid week of march.

2. Complete this conversation with the correct form of verbs from the table in 1.
A: Hello, Hamish. How are you getting on? (1) Have you raised the derrick on the
platform yet?
B: Yes, we have.
A: Great. When (2) did you assemble the rig platform?
B: Let’s see. Yes, we (3) assembled in it the first week of February
A: So (4) are you installing the lifting and rotary system now?
B: Yes, we are.
A: What else are you doing now?
B: We (5) are setting up the tanks and pumps, and (6) pumps and connecting the pipes
and hoses.
A: Ok. That’s good. When (7) will you string the electrical cables?
B: We’ll do that in the second week of March.
4. Complete this progress report about the project in1 with the correct past
simple or present perfect form of the verbs in the box.
Assemble; Dig; Drill; Install; Not assemble; Not install; Not string; Raise; Transport
The teams have levelled the site with bulldozers.
They (1) Digged they mud and reserve pits, and they (2) Drilled the starter hole and the
mouse hole. During the fourth week of January they (3) Transported the equipment to the
rig location. They (4) Installed the power system at the end of January but they (5) Not
assemble the rig platform then. They (6) Assemble it in first week of February.
The crews (7) raised the derrick on the platform but they (8) have not stringed the lifting
and rotary system yet. Another crew is setting up the mud tanks and the mud pumps, and
third crews are connecting the mud pipes and hoses. They (9) hace not installed the
electric cables yet. According to the schedule, they’ll put the cables in the second week of
March and they’ll put the Kelly into position during the third week of March.
5. Complete these conversations about the project in 1.
Conversation 1.
A: Have you seen the company representative?
B: Yes, I’ve just saw him.
Conversation 2.
A: Have you been to the rig?
B: No. I don’t been to the rig.
Conversation 3.
A: Has the toolpusher arrived yet?
B: Yes, he has arrived. He’s in Building 13.
Conversation 4.
A: Why haven’t you strung the electric cable?
B: We’ve being busy with the mud pumps.
Conversation 5.
A: Have they finished?
B: Not yet. They’ve set up the mud tanks and pumps but they haven’t connected the pipes
and hoses.
6. Work in pairs. Read this list of tanks for dismantling the rig and put the tasks
in the best order.

1 3
7 5
4 8
2
6
Plans
1. Listen to three managers in meeting with their teams and match
conversations 1-3 to photo A-C.

3 1 2

2. Listen again and answer these questions.

Conversation 1.
1) Why can’t they use the helicopters?
R: Because there is fog.

2) When will the bus be there?

R: The bus will arrive in about an hour.

3) How long will the journey take?

R: It will take about three hours by bus and by boat about six or seven more hours.

4) Will it be dark when they arrive?

R: Yes.
Conversation 2.
5) Why are they having the meeting?
R: To discuss the new schedule of visits to the refinery.

6) Who is the project from?

R: That project comes directly from the minister.

7) What has been in short supply?

R: There has been a shortage of diesel.

8) When must the report be ready?

R: The report will be ready in seven weeks.
Conversation 3.
9) What are they supplying?
R: Drilling equipment packages.

10) How many ships are involved?

R: It's four drill ships.
 11) When is Harry flying out?
R: Harry will fly next week.

12) What is on the way?

R: More orders are on the way.

3. Read audio script 20 on page 72. What do the underline words and phrases
these sentences mean?

4. Match 1-8 to a-h to make sentences.

5. Read audio script 20 on page 72 and underline all the future forms.
Conversation 1.
A: Ok, guys. Here’s the plan: we can’t use the helicopters because of the fog. So we’re
going to go out to the rig by bus and boat. The bus will be here in about an hour, so you all
have time to grab a cup of coffee. It’s going to be a long day.
B: How long will the drive take?
A: About three hours, I guess. And then the boat will take another six or seven hours on
top of that.
B: It’ll be dark when we get here.
A: Maybe, yes. I’ll amend the schedule on the bus. We’ll start the inspections tomorrow
morning.
B: Ok
Conversation 2.
Welcome, everybody, and thanks for coming. As you know, this meeting is basically to
discuss the new schedule for the refinery visits. Now, I know this is very unusual but this
project comes straight from the minister. There have been several refinery shutdowns in
the last few, months, both planned and unplanned, and the result has been shortages in
various products. Diesel oil has been in very short supply, for example. The minister is not
happy and has asked for a full report. So this office will be visiting all refineries in the
country to check exactly what is happening on the ground. We’ll be handing in our report
exactly seven weeks from today. After that it’s back to normal. I’ll be leaving tomorrow
morning for meeting with the minister, so I wanted to discuss the schedule with you before
I go.
Conversation 3.
A: Ok, so the next item on the agenda is the drilling equipment packages for the ETW drill
ships.
B: Sorry, what ETW drill ship?
A: Ah! Forgot you weren’t here last week, Tony. It’s a new contract. We’re supplying
drilling equipment packages, including pressure control equipment, for four drill ships
belonging to ETW. It’s a Brazilian company.
B: Ah, Ok, thanks. Sounds good.
A: Yes, it is. The contract was signed last week and we’re starting deliveries next month. In
fact, Harry is flying out next week and I’ll be joining him just before the first delivery.
B: Four packages. Must be worth a bit.
A: It’s the biggest order in the company’s history, so it’s pretty good. And I understand
there are more orders on the way, so…
6. Match questions 1-6 to answers a-I. For some questions, more than one
answer is possible.
 7. What will you be doing in 15 years’ time. Complete these sentences. Then
add two more.

1) In 15 years’ time I will probably be working for an internacional company.

2) I will be living in Miami or Madrid.
3) I will have a beach house.
4) I won´t have more of two pets.
5) I won´t be far of the downtown.
6) I will be traveling the world.
7) I'll be married.
8. Work in pairs. Look at these situations. Take turns to explain what you will
do. You must give different solutions.
1) You work on a rig. You need to speak to the toolpusher but he is in a meeting.

 I hope you get out of his meeting, if I'm not in a hurry.

 I send you a message on the phone.
 If it's an emergency, I comes into the meeting and ask to speak to him.
2) You want to visit a new country but it's very expensive.

 I raise the money necessary to visit it.

 I change the destination for a more accessible country.
3) You would like to practice your English but your lessons are too short.

 I would travel to a country where they speak English.

 I would consume Anglo content, be it songs, movies, series etc.
 I would practice my English in my spare time.
4) Your car has broken down.

 I take it to the workshop.

 If I need to go out, I take a taxi.
 If it gets damaged on a public road, I would call a tow truck.
5) You work in a refinery. You see smoke coming from a road tanker. Notice everyone to
evacuate.

 I organize everyone to exit through the emergency exit.

 I keep calm and take control of the situation.
 I'm on the lookout for drastic action
6) You want to transfer some files to your USB stick but it's full

 If the file is important I delete the less important files to make room.
  I transfer it to my phone.
 I make a copy in the mail.
7) The photocopy is jammed.

 I open it to see how I can fix it.

 If I don't know how to fix it, I'll call a technician.

9. Work in pairs. Discuss your plans for next week/month/year.

R: My plans for next year are to start my own business, continue with the paramedic
course, get into a better physical condition, and buy a new phone.

Alternative solutions
1. Listen to a Project manager talking about a new pipeline. What is the problem
with the original route? What are the alternatives?
R: The original route is not acceptable due to the great negative impact that it will
cause to the environment, that is, a lot of damage to vegetation, wildlife, etc.
The alternatives are the following; use the available pipes, and look for other routes in
the southern area, because in the northern area there are too many faults.
2. Listen again. What are the issues relating to the different alternatives?
R: The problem with using the available pipes is that they will not give the capacity they
need without investing more money to expand the facilities, make communication towers,
etc., and much more money would be spent than in the investment that was had in mind
for the original pipe. The problem with looking for another route for the pipeline in the
southern area is that the study had already been done previously and it was concluded
that many wetlands had to be crossed, in addition, that the southern area is sparsely
populated and there are few roads, to consider this alternative It should be taken into
account that temporary houses must be built for the personnel who will work there.
3. Listen to the telephone coversation. What three types of wáter bodies are
mentioned?

 Minor water bodies.

 Major water bodies.
 Intermediate water bodies.

4. Listen again. What is the good news?

R: That if they work in the wetlands in the dry season, open cutting methods can be used,
which are much cheaper.
5. Different methods for crossing or diverting water are mentioned in the
telephone conversation in 3. List as many as you can. Then read audio script
on pages 72-73 to check your answer.
 a) Normal open cut methods.
b) HDD: Horizontal directional drilling.
c) Doms and pumps or flume.

6. Match 1-4 to illustrations A-D.

2 1

4 3

7. Complete these sentences from the conversations in 1 and 3. Then listen to

tracks 21 and 22 again and check your answers.
1. If I start my team on it today, you will have something on your desk by, say, next
Monday.
2. If we build a pipeline there, we will have to build access roads and housing for the
workers.
3. If we want to cross intermediate water bodies, we will have to divert the water.
4. If we work in the dry season, we’ll be able to use open-cut methods.
5. If there’s no water flow, we will be allowed to use open cut.
6. So if we time things right, we will save a lot of money.
8. Complete this conversation with sentences a-e.
Ali: If we take the bus, we’ll be there by nightfall.
Salim: (1) C
Ali: It will be cheaper, if we take the bus. And it’s my budget we’re using. The helicopter is
too expensive.
Salim: (2) E
Ali: Not my problem.
Salim: (3) A
Ali: Ok, Ok. You win. Let’s take the helicopter then.
Salim: (4) D
Ali: What’s that?
Salim: (5) B
Ali: Now wait a minute…
a) And then he’ll kill you. Because I will tell him if you insist on the bus.
b) I’ll take the helicopter and you take the bus. If we do that, we will both be happy.
c) On the other hand, if we take the helicopter, we will be there by lunchtime.
d) There is one other option.
e) True, very true. But I do have a meeting in the afternoon. If I miss that, the boss will
kill me.

1. Complete these sentences so they are true for you.

1. If I win the lottery, I will buy a house.
2. If I get promoted, I will have a celebration dinner.
3. If I lose my watch, I will buy another.
4. If my company asks me to move to a new location. I will pack my things and go.

Presenting your idea

2 3
1
1. Bunded storage tanks: In bunded storage tanks, the process that prevents external
leaks takes place, these being very useful for the proction of the environment.
2. Tanker jetty: Tankers of up to 50.000 Deadweight tons are accommodated in the tanker
piers.
3. Customer collection facility: The customer collection facility means that place or
structure designed for the collection of any type of merchandise. So also storage.
2. Listen to a project manager explaining a project. List the three elements the
scope of the project consists of. What does scope mean?
1. Change the current jetty.
2. Expand the fuel storage facility.
3. Find a new pipeline system to transfer fuel from the jetty to the fuel storage facility.
3. Listen again and complete these sentences.
1. The new jetty will handle tankers of up to 50.000 DWT.
2. The expansion of tame route. he fuel storage facility will include a new customer
bunded storage tanks.
3. The storage facility will have a capacity of from 80.000 m3 to 189.000 m3.
4. The facility will be able to store seven different product types.
5. The new pipeline system will follow the old route.
4. Match question 1-5 to answers a-e.

 What does bunded mean? C

 Will the new storage tanks be above ground or underground? A
 Can you tell us more about the customer collection facility? B
 What about new building? E
 You mentioned a new storage capacity of 89.000m3, will this be enough? D

a) Currently we are looking at both options. 2

b) Yes. Basically, we are looking at rail loading and road loading. The annual
throughput capacity will be in the region of 600.000m3 per year. 3
c) It means that the tank is enclosed within a secondary containment system such as
a wall, to contain any liquids that scape from the tank. 1
d) Actually, I think I said that the new capacity was 189.000m3. And yes, we think
that it will be enough. 5
e) The main constructions will be the bund areas, two new building, one for offices
and one for technical facilities such as workshops, control room. Generator room
and so on, and the new roads and railway lines. 4
6. Complete these sentences with the adverbs in the box.

 Apparently
 Fortunately
 Hopefully
 Personally
 Really

1. I have just been speaking to Gerald, APPARENTLY, the government wants to build a
new refinery outside the town but I don’t PERSONALLY believe it. Do you?
2. HOPEFULLY we’ll start work next week but it depends on the weather.
3. There was a fire last night in one of the bunded tanks, FORTUNALLY, it didn’t spread.
4. REALLY I have never been on an oil rig but I hope to go one day.
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