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Petroleum

Oily, thick, flammable, usually dark colored liquid that can be refined into gasoline, kerosene, and other fuels.

Project Execution Process

Pre-Bid/Bid prep -> Contract negotiations and award -> Job Set-Up -> Job execution -> Job Closeout.

Safety Management

Term used to describe how to manage employee safety in the workplace, implementing a plan or process focusing on workplace safety.

Natural Gas Liquids (NGL)

Substances that can be processed as liquids out of natural gas by absorption or condensation. take separate pipelines.

Receiver

Takes the signal from the channel and converts it into usable information.

Transmission medium

(physical channel) carries the signal

crude pipeline

The "veins" that carry crude oil from the source to refineries; gathering lines collect oil from the wells and connect into larger transmission lines that carry the crude over long distances to refineries.

Transceiver

A device that transmits and receives signals.

Crude Oil

A liquid fuel formed deep in the earth from fossilized organic matter.

Request for Proposal (RFP)

A type of procurement document used to request proposals from prospective sellers of products or services. In some application areas, it may have a narrower or more specific meaning.

Safety Incident

An unplanned, undesired event that hinders completion of a task and may cause injury or other damage

Midstream

Collection and Transportation of crude oil and natural gas, refined products.

Telecommunications

Communication over a distance by cable, telegraph, telephone, or broadcasting

Device vendors

Companies that manufacture, sell and service the devices and equipment used to access the telecommunications networks.

Services (Oil & Gas)

Companies that provide services to the oil and gas companies, but do not produce petroleum or petroleum products themselves.

Construction

Construction, schedule, material handling, building activities, closing.

Direct Current (DC)

Current flows in one direction. Not as easily changed from one voltage level to another.

Alternating Current (AC)

Current reverses direction periodically. Easily transformed from one voltage level to another.

Packet switching

Data is broken into tiny packets that move across the internet to its destination in the most efficient manner.

DSL

Digital Subscriber Line. A method of connecting to the Internet via a phone line. A DSL connection uses copper telephone lines but is able to relay data at much higher speeds than modems and does not interfere with telephone use.

Generation

Electricity is produced by the generator, powered by: -Hydro electric dam - Power plants - Solar panels - Wind turbines. The voltage is stepped up to transmission voltage

End Use

Electricity is used to power machinery, light homes, power commercial and industrial areas, etc.

Hierarchy of Controls

Elimination Substitution Engineering Controls Administrative Controls PPE

E.P.C.

Engineering + Procurement + Construction. a prominent form of contracting arrangement where the EPC contractor is made responsible and will carry out the detailed

Operations and Maintenance (O&M)

Field services, maintenance, repair, and operations.

Current

Flow of electric charge measured in Amperes (amps)

fiber-optic service (FTTH)

Internet access that is enabled by transmitting data at the speed of light through glass or plastic fibers.

EPC project life cycle

Leadership, Ongoing Planning, Communication, Team Building, Customer Management & Satisfaction, Negotiation.

permits

Legal permissions to do thing in the community for a period of time

Heat to your house

Natural gas wells - processing plant - transmission pipeline - compressor station - city gate station - distribution company - you.

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment

procurement

Purchase, Expedite, receive, invoice.

EPC project management tools

Scheduling process for large EPC Projects, organizational structure, key processes, controls, roles and responsibilities.

Upstream

Search for underwater and underground natural gas fields or crude oil fields and drilling of wells.

utility company

a business that provides water, electricity, or gas to homes and businesses

Schedule

a plan that gives expected times for different things to happen

Voltage

an electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts.

Refined Petroleum Product pipelines

carry the end products of the oil industry including gasoline, jet fuel, home heating oil, diesel fuel, and so on.

How does a website get to your computer.

computer - modem - internet service provider - point of presence - internet exchange point - internet backbone - host server.

Safety Hazards

conditions in the work environment that have the potential to cause harm to an employee

EPC project inception

customer has project need -> customer creates request proposal (RFP) -> customer invites specialized contractors to respond -> contractor analyzes the project -> EPC LIFECYCLE BEGINS

Natural gas pipeline

delivered directly to homes and businesses through pipelines

Fuel to your car

drilling wells - shipping pipelines - refinery - market - you.

risk assessment

evaluation of the short-term and long-term risks associated with a particular activity or hazard

Hybrid (last mile)

fiber optic cable network with the last mile of distribution made up of COAX cable

Consumer (telecom)

individuals, communities , orgs, govs, businesses, and universities that use the services.

Engineering

initiate, plan, estimate, and design

Project Management

initiate, plan, execute, maintain, The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements

COAX (Cable)

insulated copper wire; used to carry high-speed data traffic and television signals

Infrastructure (telecom)

interconnected wired and wireless networks that carry the signal to and from the consumer

Industries

oil and gas, electrical power, telecom, civil construction, specialized, structural construction.

Content Provider

organizations that creates/ distributes telecom content.

Front End Engineering Design (FEED)

package of technical requirements, investment cost.

Safety management & project life cycle

plan -> execute -> follow up <

Energy sources

power plants - coal, nuclear, oil, wind, solar, biomass.

why do regulations matter

provide guidelines to protect the environment and the general public

Downstream

refining, marketing, and distribution of oil and natural gas.

Safety First

safety is of upmost importance in the workplace, please be sure to pay attention and always behave/work safely.

Consumer

set up the utilities and pay the bill to the utility company.

energy supplier

supplies the energy to a local utility company

Transmitter

takes info and converts it into a signal

Power

the rate of doing work; the amount of energy consumed per unit time. SI unit of power is the watt, one joule per second

Resources

what are the requirements for resources needed for the project

Natural Gas

The component of oil and coal formations, also formed deep in the earth from fossilized organic matter.

safety culture

The culture created when the whole company sees the value of a safe work environment. The attitude, benefits

Transmission

The newly generated power travels to transmission substations that use transformers to convert it to high voltages.

Scope of Work (sow)

The parameters defining the overall extent of work to be included in a construction contract. The project scope is commonly communicated through construction plans and written specifications.

Electric Power

The rate at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit. Electric power is usually produced by electric generators, but can also

Energy grid or distribution grid

The web of interconnections between generating stations, substations, and users

Distribution

Voltage level is reduced to distribution voltages through step-down transformers. Electricity is distributed to the users.