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1967	The Ukhta Industrial Institute affiliates to the Moscow Institute ofPetrochemical and
	Gas Industrynamed after I.M. Gubkin.
1972	The first Siberian trunk gas pipeline Nadym-Ukhta-Torzhok is put into service.
	The commercial gas production from Medvezheyegas fieldbegins.
	Russia uses heavy-wall aluminium drill pipe, tri-cone underreamers (расширитель).
1973	The SovietUnion completes theNorthern Lights system, the firstdedicatedgas export
	pipeline from Siberiato Europe.
1975	Russiausesretrievable(съемная) systemforsuperdeep drillingand coringdevelopment
1976	Astrakhan gas field is discovered.
1978	The trans-continental gas pipeline Orenburg — the western border of the USSR
1979	(“Soyuz”) is put into operation.
	DiscoveryofsupergiantTengiz oil field in Kazakh SSR.
1983	The trunk gas pipelineUrengoi-Pomaiy-Uzhgorod is constructed.
1993	Russian drillers surpass 40.000 ft (12.263 m)
	Verticallyintegrated companies “LUKOLL”,“YUKOS”, “SURGUTNEFTEGAS” are
	formed.
1999	Russia (Aquatic Co.) develops aluminiumdrillingriser.

Ex. 12 Read the text and answer the questions that follow it.

Any progressing student, particularly those studying science or engineering thinks ofhis or her career prospects. Such students never miss an opportunity to gain practical experience, to attend technical conferences orto speakwiththe workers from the industry. That’s why the folks atAnadarko Petroleum Corp., Houston, invited petroleum engineering students who were attendingthe Societyof Petroleum Engineers’ (SPE) annual technical conference to discuss their problems. The students representedpetroleumengineeringdepartments of 19universitiesintheUS andabroad. TheseUniversities train specialists forpetroleum industry and offer apetroleum engineeringdegree.

The students discussed theirjob prospects, spoke about theirjob interviews for summer intern positions and field experience. One ofthe students who hadbeen employed to work forAnadarko last summersaid:

“I was in production doing fracjobs*, completions, and workovers. The biggest frac job was 400,000 lb (ofproppant) and we pumped it at 100 bbl/min (injection rate). It was a neat experience, becausewehad so many fracjobs going on. Iwas able to sitin on 11or 12 ofthem duringthe summer.” “Itwas really good, helpingme to learn frac techniques and the theorybehind fracturing in general. When you get out to the field and experience it hands-on, you grasp the concept much better than

sittingin a classroom.”

When asked about possible careers after graduation some students said they wanted to work offshore. While others wanted to work onshore.

Anadarko vice-president and chiefinformationofficerstressedthatoil andgas companies absolutely depend on new graduates to complete their growing work force. Students the companies employ are top graduates with skills that canbe used immediately.

* fracjob — fracturingjob

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a)Agree ordisagreewiththe following statements:

1.Most students don’t think oftheir career prospects.

2.Students cangainprofessional knowledge attendingtechnical scientific conferences.

3.Field experiencehelps combine theory andpractice much betterthan classroom studies.

4.The companies mostly employtop graduates.

b)Answerthe followingquestions.

1.When do students begin thinking oftheirprofessional career.

2.What skills must a graduate possess?

3.Why is it important for students to take part in scientific conferences?

4.What experiencedo students gain during summerpractice?

5.Speak on your field practice.

Ex. 13 This exercise is to help you to write a letter ofapplication, C.V. (автобиография, резюме) and application form. C.V. is short for Curriculum Vitae, the Latin for “the courseoflife”. Read thejob applications that are givenin the exercise and do the following tasks:

a)Write your own letter ofapplication and C.V.

b)Fill inthe applicationform.

A Letter ofApplication

Flat 6

81 String Street

London

SE316YH

11 May 2001

Mr G. Parland

Personnel Manager

JJ Engineering

EnterpriseRoad

Manchester M16 7TY

Dear Mr Parland

Vacancyfor Graduate Engineer

I would like to be considered for the post of graduate engineer (reference E 1563) as advertised in New Engineer magazine on 6 May. I attach my C.V.

Iwill completemyBSc*(Hons)**EnvironmentalTechnologydegreeat the UniversityofSouthLondon in July. Inmy final year Ihavebeen carrying out aproject on sustainable materials use inmotorcycles. Thishas increasedmy interestinthepractical aspects ofenvironmentaltechnology. I alsoHavepractical engineering experiencefromVacationjobs.

Yours Sincerely,

JeffryAlmondi

*BSc — Bachelor of Science

**Hons — with Honors (с отличием)

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	C.V.
	JeffreyALMONDI
ADDRESS	Flat 6
	81 String Street
	London
	SE31 6YH
TELEPHONE	07777213886
DATE OF BIRTH	13 November, 1978
NATIONALITY	British
EDUCATIONAND QUALIFICATIONS
1998 to 2001	University o f South London
	Studying forBSc (Hons), EnvironmentalTechnology
	Due to graduate July 2001.
	Final year project: Sustainable materials use in motorcycles.
	This has considered strategies for more sustainable use ofmaterials in the
	manufacture, use, maintenance and disposal ofmotorcycles. Ithas included
	a completelifecycle analysis, andmulti-criterion analysis for assessmentof
	relativesustainabilityof different materials. It concludes that with some
	changes to material use, motorcycles offer the best chance for personal
	transportto remain a promising optionin the future.
1984 to 1996	LongHall School. Maths, Physics, Computing, English,Italian, Geography,
	Art
WorkExperience
July 1996-Sept 1998	After completingmy secondary education at school, I started working as
	a lab assistant. This gave me the opportunityto gain a greatdeal ofvaluable
	experience.
SummerVacation
1999 (6 weeks)	LaboratoryTechnician(Electronic Engineering).
	UniversityofManitoba, Canada
	This involvedmaintenanceofequipment andgivingassistancetoresearchers
	undertakingpractical work. I was given Ml responsibilityforprocessingthe
	results ofone two-week-long experiment
INTEREST	Sport: Athletics; Sport Club; with responsibility for arranging sport
	competitions, social events. Music: Singer in a folk group.

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VOCABULARY

A

ability [a'biliti] и (5) 1) способность, умение; 2) p i дарования, особые данные,

abundance [a'bAndans] я (3) изобилие, богатство; множество,

access ['aekses] я (5) 1) доступ (возможность проникновения, приближения); 2) выч. тех. обращение к памяти,

free access	][ доступность
ease of access	J
accessible [ak'sesabl]	a (3) доступный

accident ['aeksid(a)nt] я (2) 1) случай, случайность; 2) несчастный случай, ката­ строфа, авария

by accident— случайно

account for [a'kaunt fo:] v (2) отвечать, нести ответственность,

accum ulation [a,kju:mju'lei/(a)n] я (2) накопление, скопление,

accurate ['aekjurit] a (3) точный, пра­ вильный, тщательный,

acid ['aesid] я (4) кислота,

activity [aek'tiviti] n (2) деятельность,

acre ['eika] n (1) акр.

acreage ['eikaridfc] я (1) площадь земли в акрах.

adequate ['ae'dikwit] a (3) соответствующий, адекватный,

additional [a'dij(a)nal] a (2) добавочный, дополнительный.

adopt [a'dopt] v (4) 1) усыновлять, удочерять; 2) принимать, усваивать; 3) перенимать (идеи).

advance [ad'varns] я (3) 1) продвижение; 2) успех, прогресс.

advanced [ad'vcunst] а (3) 1) передовой; 2) продвинутый, повышенного типа,

advertisem ent [ad'va:tismant] и (5) объ­ явление, реклама,

advertise ['aedvataiz] v (5) рекламировать,

advise [ad'vaiz] v (3) советовать,

advocate ['aedvakit] я (3) 1) защитник, сторонник; 2) адвокат,

advocate ['asdvakeit] v (3) отстаивать, защищать (взгляды и др.).

affiliate [a'fiheit] я (5) филиал,

affiliate [a'fiheit] v (5) присоединять (ся).

afford [a'fo:d] v (4) иметь возможность, быть в состоянии,

alkaline ['aelkalain] а (3) щелочной,

alter ['a:ltaj v (4)изменять(ся), переде­ лывать.

am ount [a'maunt] я (3) 1) количество;

2)сумма, итог,

amount (to) v (3) 1) доходить (до к-л коли­ чества), составлять (сумму); равняться; 2) быть равным, равнозначным,

annual ['aenjual] а (1) ежегодный; годовой,

application [#aepli'kei/an] я (5) заявление, прошение

a letter of application — заявление о приеме на работу

an application form — анкета (при приеме на работу)

apply [a'plai] v (3) использовать, применять,

applied а прикладной, практический,

approach [a'proutj] я (3) подход,

approach v (4) подходить, приближаться к чему-либо.

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