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The oil and gas industry is a lot more complex than you may imagine.
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There are large companies like Exxon, Shell, and BP, but the industry goes far beyond these major players.
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In fact, the heart of this industry also lies in the supply companies
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that provide invaluable products and services to these heavy hitters.
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From the first exploration of a potential oil well to the thousands of finished products for end users,
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like toothpaste and gasoline, there are numerous opportunities for service companies in the oil and gas space.
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There are three distinct sectors that will help you understand the true scope of this industry.
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The easiest way to visualize this is to picture a river.
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Rivers have an upstream, a midstream and a downstream.
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Much like a river, the oil and gas industry starts upstream with exploration
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and production and it concludes downstream with the distribution and sale of numerous petroleum by-products that are essential to everyday life.
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Let's take a closer look at this river.
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The upstream sector is where our journey begins.
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This sector is also referred to as E&P, or exploration and production.
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Companies operating in this sector are trying to find and ultimately produce crude oil and natural gas on land or offshore.
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Once the product is out of the ground, it must move down the river to the midstream sector.
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This sector of the industry handles the transportation and storage of crude oil and natural gas.
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There are many ways to transport these products, including trucks, ships, barges, trains and pipelines.
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The oil and gas needs to be transported to a storage facility, often referred to as terminals or an LNG site, before they can continue on down the river to the refineries.
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Once it arrives, we are officially downstream.
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Here the crude oil and gas is refined and processed into finished products and then sold to the public.
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The end of the journey from upstream to downstream sees the crude oil and gas refined into gasoline,
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diesel, jet fuel and by-products used by chemical plants to create numerous consumer goods like pharmaceuticals,
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football helmets, insect repellent, umbrellas, fishing rods, paint, eyeglasses, detergents,
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artificial limbs, movie film, heart valves, life jackets, tires, deodorant, food preservatives, and so much more.
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Natural gas is also used by power plants to generate electricity.
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Speaking of electricity, let's have a light bulb moment together.
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In an industry so large, it may seem nearly impossible to a service company to get a firm foothold in a particular sector
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and secure jobs in multiple sectors of the industry.
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There are numerous trade shows and associations that you can attend and get involved with that are sector specific.
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To best find your niche in the industry, it's important to understand not only your capabilities,
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but also the different sectors and subsequent subdivisions between each sector and the ways they relate to one another.
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Let's take a quick look at just a few trade shows and associations that you could get involved with today.
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That looks like a lot of opportunity to me, but seeing the vast numbers of associations and trade shows is a bit daunting, isn't it?
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Where do you begin when there are so many options?
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How will you find the right niche for you and your business?
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The best place to start is with BIC magazine, because BIC magazine is the largest multi-industry, multi-departmental energy publication in North America.
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So if you want to find a comprehensive roadmap to making serious inroads
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and getting in touch with great opportunities in oil and gas, visit BICmagazine.com today or read the magazine online.
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BIC magazine is your all-stream connection to the oil and gas industry.
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For more information, call 1-800-460-4242 or click at BICMagazine.com.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “Understanding the Oil and Gas Value Chain: Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: sector, gas, oil, industry, product. Deze video bevat 44 zinnen en 661 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:10. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 158 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 82% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| upstream bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ʌpˈstɹiːm/ | stroomopwaarts |
| crude bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /kɹuːd/ | ruw, onbewerkt |
| niche zelfstandig naamwoord | /nɪt͡ʃ/ | nis |
| gasoline zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡæs.ə.liːn/ | benzine, naft |
| daunting bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈdɔntɪŋ/ | beangstigend, intimiderend |
| deodorant zelfstandig naamwoord | /diˈoʊ.də.ɹənt/ | deodorant, deo |
| detergent zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪˈtɜːd͡ʒənt/ | wasmiddel, reinigingsmiddel |
| preservative zelfstandig naamwoord | /prɪˈzəːvətɪv/ | conserveermiddel, bewaarmiddel |
| refinery zelfstandig naamwoord | /rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/ | raffinaderij |
| toothpaste zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtuθpeɪst/ | tandpasta |
| visualize werkwoord | /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/ | visualiseren |
| barge zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbɑɹd͡ʒ/ | duwbak, aak |
| bulb zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbʌlb/ | bloembol |
| limb zelfstandig naamwoord | /lɪm/ | lid, lidmaat |
| insect zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɪn.sɛkt/ | insect, kerfdier |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Let's take a closer look at this river.
- Where do you begin when there are so many options?
- How will you find the right niche for you and your business?
Uitspraak om op te letten
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/, subdivision /ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒən/, offshore /ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: deodorant /diˈoʊ.də.ɹənt/, departmental /dɪpɑːtˈmɛntəl/, preservative /prɪˈzəːvətɪv/, refinery /rɪˈfaɪnərɪ/, invaluable /ɪnˈvælju(ə)bl̩/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als upstream, crude, niche.
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