English Basics for Petroleum Technology

Author: Kang Yong
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Publish Date: 2005-10-18
Features: This book introduces the most common English vocabulary in the petroleum and natural gas industry, basic professional English grammar, and standard professional terminology expressions. The main content includes an overview of the petroleum industry, petroleum geology and exploration, petroleum drilling and production engineering, oil and gas storage and transportation, petrochemicals and products, petrochemical economy, and some reading materials related to mechanical fundamentals, automation control, computer technology, environmental protection, etc. It also covers basic professional English grammar and applied knowledge of scientific and technical English, including writing of scientific documents such as abstracts, experimental reports, technical letters, and scientific reports, accompanied by a large number of exercises. In the appendix, a bilingual glossary of some English vocabulary and phrases used in the book is provided, along with a list of commonly used scientific and technical symbols, units, chemical elements, etc., for easy reference by readers. This book is primarily designed for students of petroleum universities and colleges who have completed their basic university English courses and are beginning to study professional English. It can be used as a professional English textbook for petroleum universities and colleges, as well as a self-study guide and teaching material for various petroleum English training courses. The main content includes an overview of the petroleum industry, petroleum geology and exploration, petroleum drilling and production engineering, oil and gas storage and transportation, petrochemicals and products, petrochemical economy, and some reading materials related to mechanical fundamentals, automation control, computer technology, environmental protection, etc.