Ensuring the world has adequate power is more than a modern convenience. Nowadays, it has particularly become life and lifestyle sustaining. Our scientific, medical, communications and transportation infrastructures depend on reliable and uninterrupted power supplies. Moreover, energy production technologies have expanded to various renewable and non-traditional sources. Still, most of the world remains reliant on mining coal, drilling for oil and pumping natural gas. As the title suggests, let’s discuss our professional translation for oil and gas, energy and mining.

 

Why do we need Professional Translation for Oil and Gas?

The oil and gas industries are rapidly expanding globally. Historically, there were only a handful of countries in the Middle East as well as the USA and Russia that were known for supplying the world’s fossil fuels. Now there are new supply locations across the globe, on every continent. Countries like China, Brazil, Venezuela, Nigeria and even Norway have joined the ranks as the world’s top oil producers.

This globalisation of mining and energy exporting requires impeccable communication throughout the supply chain from production to distribution. Logically, the demand for professional translation for oil and gas, energy and mining industries has increased exponentially.

 

When do we need Professional Translating Services in the Energy Industry?

Here are just a few of the main operational stages that will require professional translation services in the energy, mining, oil and gas industries. Clearly, businesses should translate all communication among different native language speakers to guarantee complete understanding. Therefore, contracting a professional language service provider mitigates the many risks inherent in miscommunications for these industries.

 

1. Planning & Negotiations: All business deals require numerous interactions between multiple parties to produce a product for sale and distribution. These parties are often spread throughout the world. Ensuring accurate communication and thorough comprehension of all the contractual details is critical in the oil and gas industry. The scale of operations and size of the financial transactions is simply too large to risk miscommunications.
2. Compliance Reporting: Obviously, the power supply industries are of high regulation. Industry standards and best practices exist, but national and local governments also require compliance to protect its citizens and the environment. The complex requirements can be difficult to understand when written in multiple languages across geographic borders. Having a team of professional native translators who are also industry subject matter experts is imperative for producing compliant materials and reports.
3. Environmental, Health, Safety (EHS or HSE) Planning: Beyond basic compliance with mandatory regulations, the power industries have a responsibility to protect the earth and every person in contact with their operations. Plans and procedures need to be in place to prepare for any and all unexpected situations. These communications must be clear to everyone who reads them. Therefore, providing these plans in every language your employees and partners speak is very important!

 

Examples of Oil and Gas Translation Projects

Finally, it is impossible to provide a comprehensive list. However, all communications across languages should be professionally translated to safeguard understanding by the reader.

• Legal Documents: Patents, Contracts
• Engineering Documentation: Geotech Analysis, Land Surveys, Technical Specifications, CAD drawings, Schematics, Electrical One Line Drawings
• Construction/Project Management/Maintenance: Schedules, Budgets, Plans, Equipment Manuals
• Vendor, Subcontractor & Customer Negotiations: Requests for Quotes/Proposals (RFPs or RFQs), Quotes, Proposals
• Human Resources: Recruitment and Management of personnel
• Marketing Content: Print and Online Materials
• Quality Control: Policies & Procedures
• Employee Training: Videos, Presentations and User Manuals
• Health & Safety: EHS or HSE Plans and Reports
• Government Compliance: Permits and Reporting
• General: Any important communication among differing native language speakers

 

Renaissance Translations’ Professional Translation Services 

Our subject matter experts are available 24/7 to assist with your translation for oil and gas and other subjects. Over the years, we provided high quality translation to many oil and gas providers such as an Arabic translation for Aramco in Saudi Arabia. Let’s get started; contact us today!