Gate 2020 - Gas Advanced Technology for Europe 2020

Oil and Gas

The key priorities in this sector are to improve the efficiency of explo­ration and production of hydrocarbons and to reduce the environmental impact of the same. Some of the most important new technologies that have contributed to the objectives are related to: new drilling and com­pletion techniques, new seismic methods such as multi-component and multi-dimension seismic, offshore production structures and facilities. New techniques for deep water storage; and new technologies for natu­ral gas exploration and production. Demonstration and market deploy­ment of such technology will allow not only a better exploitation of Eu­ropean indigenous resources but also an increased competitiveness of European service and supply companies.

This project will assess existing and emerging technologies for the supply and utilization of natural gas in Europe. A research and de­velopment strategy will be identified which, if implemented, could ac­celerate the trend of increasing use of natural gas. Increased use of gas would result in reductions in emissions of C0₂; this project will assess the possible benefits of such a scenario to the economy, the environment and industry. The technology areas that will be studied include: gas pro­duction and processing, gas transportation, LNG (liquefied natural gas), vehicles powered by natural gas, gas liquids and underground storage. Dissemination of the results of the research will encourage cooperation among European companies and organizations to develop natural gas technologies and take part in industrial initiatives, s*

68 Section I. Power Engineering

Unit 9. Fossil Fuels

VOCABULARY

EXERCISES

1. То the English words in a) find Russian equivalents in b).

2. Give the Russian equivalents to the following English word combinations from the text: — market penetration — solid fuel sector

vital role жизненная роль to foster поощрять, одобрять to aim нацеливать, направлять to equate равнять, уравнивать exploration исследование deployment развертывание

14 15

technical improvements thermal efficiency a vital role in recognition continuing importance thermal performance combustion process conventional power plants net efficiency lower fuel costs are related to indigenous resources research and development strategy would result in gas production and pro­cessing 16) to encourage

b 1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

13 14

15 16

to implement выполнять, осуществ­лять

benefits выгоды, экономический эффект

dissemination распространение

признание процесс сгорания теплопроизводительность важная роль

технические усовершенст­вования

растущая важность поощрять

добыча и переработка газа I приведет к

стратегия исследования и разработки

электростанция на традици­онных источниках энергии практический коэффициент полезного действия важная роль более низкие цены на топливо связаны с природные ресурсы

— environmental and thermal performance

— large scale conventional power plants

— net thermal efficiencies

— climate change debate

— theoretical annual cost cutting potential

— offshore production structures

— deep water storage

— natural gas exploration

— natural gas technologies

3. Answer the questions using the information from the text.

1) Why has much attention been paid to the so-called "clean coal technologies"?

2) What thermal efficiencies do most large scale conventional pow­er plants have?

3) What does increased efficiency lead to?

4) What are the most important new technologies in oil and gas sector?

5) What will the project Gate 2020 assess existing and emerging tech­nologies for?

4. Read the paragraphs and draw out their main ideas.

5. Retell the text using the vocabulary from ex. 1 and ex. 2.

6. Express your own opinion about fossil fuels using the following phrases:

in my opinion to start with I believe

to my mind I think the thing is

the fact is as far as I know

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