Leasing Agreement

It is agreed that this lease shall remain in force for a term of FIVE (5) YEARS from the date of this lease and as long thereafter as oil or gas of whatsoever nature or kind is produced from said leased premises or on acreage pooled therewith, or drilling operations are continued as hereinafter provided.

If, at the expiration of the primary term of this lease, oil or gas is not being produced on the leased premises or on acreage pooled therewith, but Lessee is then engaged in drilling or reworking operations thereon, then this lease shall continue in force so long as operations are being continuously prosecuted on the leased premises or on acreage pooled therewith; and operations shall be considered to be continuously prosecuted if not more than One Hundred Twenty (120) days shall elapse between the completion of abandonment of one well and the beginning of operations for the drilling of a subsequent well.

If, after discovery of oil or gas on said land or on acreage pooled therewith, the production thereof should cease from any cause after the primary term, this lease shall not terminate if Lessee commences additional drilling or reworking operations within One Hundred Twenty (120) days from date of cessation of production or from date of completion of dry hole.

If oil or gas shall be discovered and produced as a result of such operations at or after the expiration of the primary term of this lease, this lease shall continue in force so long as oil or gas is produced from the leased premises or on acreage pooled therewith

Task 2. Learn this dialogue by heart:

Задание 2. Выучите диалог наизусть:

A: OK, so were settled on five years as the term of the contract. What happens if we start producing just as the contract expires? Can we carry on?

B: Yes, we’ll need to have a completion period.

A: And if were no longer producing at all – what happens then?

B: Well, what would you suggest?

A: My proposal would be that we have another six months to start producing, and if don’t then the lease expires.

B: Six months seems rather a lot. What about three?

A: OK. Let’s call it 120 days. As long as we do any kind of work on the land within 120 days of the end of the five years, then the lease goes on. And if we need to finish off production, then we go on after that 120 days. How does that sound?

B: And then we negotiate a new lease. Is that what you have in mind?

A: I guess so. Let’s draft this section and see how it looks.

B: Sure, good idea.

Task 3. Put the following words into correct box:

Задание 3. Распределите следующие слова: premises, acreage, lease, expiration, term, in force, discovered, produced, pooled, abandonment, completion, terminat, cessation of production, land

Contract	The drilling area	E&P operations

Task 4. Fill in the gaps with word and phrases from the exercise above:

Задание 4. Заполните пропуски словами и выражениями из предыдущего упражнения:

1 We had to _____ the contracts of three crew members when they were caught smoking on the rig.

2 Shell and Kazakh government have a production-sharing agreement on several _____ in the south of the country.

3 After _____, the well is abandoned.

4 The contract will remain _____ until the _____ of the well.

5 The _____ of the contract can be extended with the agreement of both parties.

Task 5. Fill in a/an/the or – if necessary:

Задание 5. Заполните пропуски артиклями a/an/the, если необходимо. Поставьте – , если артикль отсутствует:

Oil has formed on _____ Earth in the past and is still forming today. Most oil comes from _____ microscopic plants and animals. Oil from _____ North Sea is found in _____ rocks that were made about 150 million years ago. At that time, the seas and wet areas of land were rich in _____ microscopic organisms. When _____ organism dies, it sinks to the bottom of _____ sea. It forms _____ layer of organic material. This gets covered in _____ layers of sand and mud. _____ air can’t reach _____ organic matter.

Task 6. Match job titles with their descriptions:

Задание 6. Соедините название профессий с описанием:

1 crane operator a studies rocks

2 driller b operates equipment to help geologists

3 geologist c supervises a drilling crew

4 geotechnician d works in a drilling crew under the driller's supervision

5 maintenance technician e operates a machine for lifting and moving heavy things

6 pipe-fitter f fits pipes to make a pipeline

7 production operator g services and repairs machines and equipment

8 roughneck h checks and operates production equipment

Task 7. Fill in the gaps with necessary interrogative pronounce and verbs in the correct tense:

Задание 7. Заполните пропуски подходящим по смыслу вопросительным местоимением и глаголами в соответствующей видо-временной форме:

1. А _____ Steve work?

В He _____ in Canada.

2 A _____ he work for?

B He _____ for a Canadian oil company.

3 A _____ many hours per day you work?

B I _____ eight hours a day.

4 A _____ you start in the morning?

B I _____ at seven o'clock.

5 A _____ geologists do?

B They rocks and do scientific tests.

6 A _____ country _____ he work in?

B He _____ in Russia.

7 A Why _____ they like the job?

B _____ it because the money is good.

8 A How _____ oil companies find hydrocarbons?

B _____ drill wells.

Практическое занятие 5

Environmental Impact

Воздействие на окружающую среду

declaration объявление, декларация

major значительный, главный

environment среда

sustainable рациональный, стабильный

management управление, менеджмент

west трата

crucial решающий, ключевой, критический

consideration рассмотрение, обсуждение

damaged дефектный, повреждённый

accident побочное обстоятельство, обстоятельство

Task 1. Read and translate the text:

Задание 1. Прочитайте и переведите текст: