Questão de Inglês — Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension — CESGRANRIO 2012
InglêsInterpretação de texto | Reading comprehension
- Código
- cg053676
- Banca
- CESGRANRIO
- Órgão
- Petrobras
- Ano
- 2012
- Nível
- Superior
Text IA Day in the Life of the Women of O&Gby Jaime KammerzellFrom Rigzone Contributor. Tuesday, February 14, 2012Although far fewer women work in the oil and gas(O&G) industry compared to men, many women findrewarding careers in the industry. Five women wereasked the same questions regarding their career5 choices in the oil and gas industry.Question 1: Why did you choose the oil and gasindustry?Woman 1: Cool technology, applying science andmoney.10 Woman 2: It seemed interesting and the pay wasgood.Woman 3: They offered me a job! I couldn’t turn downthe great starting salary and a chance to live in NewOrleans.15 Woman 4: I did not really choose the oil and gasindustry as much as it chose me.Woman 5: I chose the oil and gas industry because ofthe challenging projects, and I want to be part of ourcountry’s energy solution.20 Question 2: How did you get your start in the oiland gas industry?Woman 1: I went to a university that all major oilcompanies recruit. I received a summer internship withTexaco before my last year of my Master’s degree.25 Woman 2: I was recruited at a Texas Tech EngineeringJob Fair.Woman 3: At the time, campus recruiters cameto the geosciences department of my universityannually and they sponsored scholarships for30 graduate students to help complete their research.Even though my Master’s thesis was more gearedtoward environmental studies, as a recipient of oneof these scholarships, my graduate advisor stronglyencouraged me to participate when the time came for35 O&G Industry interviews.Woman 4: I was working for a company in anotherstate where oil and gas was not its primary business.When the company sold its division in the statewhere I was working, they offered me a position at40 the company’s headquarters in Houston managingthe aftermarket sales for the company’s largestregion. Aftermarket sales supported the on-highway,construction, industrial, agricultural and the oil andgas markets. After one year, the company asked me45 to take the position of managing their marine andoffshore power products division. I held that positionfor three years. I left that company to join a new startupcompany where I hold the position of president.Woman 5: My first job in the oil and gas industry was50 an internship with Mobil Oil Corp., in New Orleans.I worked with a lot of smart, focused and talentedgeoscientists and engineers.Question 3: Describe your typical day.Woman 1: Tough one to describe a typical day. I55 generally read email, go to a couple of meetings andwork with the field’s earth model or look at seismic.Woman 2: I talk with clients, help prepare bids andwork on getting projects out the door. My days arenever the same, which is what I love about the job I60 have.Woman 3: I usually work from 7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.(although the official day is shorter). We call the fieldevery morning for an update on operations, security,construction, facilities and production engineering65 activities. I work with my team leads on short-termand long-term projects to enhance production (a lot ofemails and Powerpoint). I usually have 2-3 meetingsper day to discuss/prioritize/review ongoing orupcoming work (production optimization, simulation70 modeling, drilling plans, geologic interpretation,workovers, etc.). Beyond our team, I also participatein a number of broader business initiatives andleadership teams.Woman 4: A typical day is a hectic day for me. My75 day usually starts well before 8 a.m. with phonecalls and emails with our facility in Norway, as wellas other business relationships abroad. At the office,I am involved in the daily business operations andalso stay closely involved in the projects and the80 sales efforts. On any given day I am working onbudgets and finance, attending project meetings,attending engineering meetings, reviewing drawingsand technical specifications, meeting with clientsand prospective clients, reviewing sales proposals,85evaluating new business opportunities and making alot of decisions.Woman 5: On most days I work on my computerto complete my projects. I interpret logs, createmaps, research local and regional geology or write90 documents. I go to project meetings almost every day.I typically work only during business hours, but thereare times when I get calls at night or on weekendsfrom a rig or other geologists for assistance with atechnical problem.Adapted from URL: <http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=11508>. Retrieved on February 14, 2012.Concerning Texts I and II, it is possible to affirm that
- Aneither text points out ways to get rewarding jobs in the O&G industry.
- Bboth texts discuss strategies to ask for promotion in the O&G industry.
- Cboth texts present ways of starting successful careers in the O&G industry.
- Donly Text I encourages prospective employees of O&G industries to plan their careers in advance.
- Eonly Text II provides hints on how to give up highly-paid jobs in the O&G industry.