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Translation Services for The Oil and Gas Industry
The oil and gas industry operates on a worldwide scale and connects some of the world's largest countries. As the oil and gas industry evolves we have seen a resurgence in new exploration activity ranging from Greenland, Suriname, Brazil, Venezuela, Angola to name but a few.
This growth has in turn brought a significant demand for oil industry-specific translations in a variety of languages which can cause difficulties for those parties involved.
Selecting an accurate translation expert is critical to companies serving the energy sector, but oil and gas translation is one of the most difficult types of technical translation.
Key points to look out for when seeking a translation company for oil and gas translation services
A translation company with a proven track record working for oil and gas companies and having experience in the major exploration projects worldwide.
The company shall be able to provide evidence of expertise in the field, such as customer references and projects implemented.
A translation agency with an experienced pool of technical translators, who also have certain economic and legal knowledge.
When translating documents for the oil and gas industry it is essential that only the most experienced technical translators are used.
Translators need to have knowledge on the basic processes in the oil and gas industry such as: mining of gas and oil fields, exploration, drilling, building of pipelines and booster stations, gas processing, oil refining, gas and oil recovery, flow metering, transportation and storage, description of the oil and gas equipment, retail marketing and etc.
Performing oil and gas translations, translators deal with documents such as: operation and maintenance manuals, equipment manuals, drilling expedition reports, performance data of installations, environmental impact assessments, social impact assessments, technical proposals, technical specifications, tender documents, insurance policies, international standards, weight measures and etc.
All those types of documents contain specific and complex technical and financial terminology, along with symbols and abbreviations, which are not standard.
Technical translator working with legal documents for oil and gas operations must have a general understanding of the rules and laws which govern oil and gas leases, royalties, land ownership and contracts and legal agreements for drilling and pipeline installation and usage,.
Translating terminology and jargon used in the oil and gas industry presents many unique challenges.
For a successful translation, extensive knowledge in technical oil and gas terminology is required, along with certain economic and foreign oil legislation knowledge.
The languages requested most often by the oil and gas industry are Arabic, Russian, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch, meaning a translation company must have specialist translators in all these languages and many more.
Specific issues arise for professionals in the Russian language translation, who have the added responsibility of ensuring that their work, not only reflects the most commonly accepted terminology for this field, but also adheres to the codes and standards of the Russian Federation.
A translation company that uses up-to-date glossaries of technical terms, petroleum industry dictionaries, international petroleum terminological standards and terminological databases.
Accuracy is vital to good technical translations and a good glossary of terminology is the key to accurate translations.
Registered in the global network of First Point and Achilles oil & gas supplier databases in various countries and regions around the world.
- FPAL - UK & Netherlands
- JQS - Norway & Denmark
- RPP - Venezuela
- SICLAR - Argentina
FPAL works to identify, qualify, evaluate and monitor suppliers on behalf of its members.
A translation company that is able to work to tight deadlines for tenders and provide accurate and precise translations even under strict deadline delivery terms.
Tenders have bid deadlines and in a multimillion pound industry, there is no allowance for poor or late translations.
A translation company shall have a Quality Assurance Department that can tailor a workflow procedure for you so that no matter what language combination or deadline it will not seriously affect the quality of the translation that you receive. An experienced project manager will oversee every aspect of your oil and gas translation project to ensure all of your requirements are met and any unforeseen changes or amendments can be implemented smoothly without causing disruptions to the overall result.
Translation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Social Impact Assessment (SIA)
Energy companies are facing increasing pressure to improve their social and environmental performance.
Environmental Impact Assessment and Social Impact Assessment has been the mechanism to address these requirements. EIA and SIA set a framework for evaluating the environmental, social and cultural effects of large-scale energy, oil and gas infrastructure projects.
Requirements for environmental and social assessments are contained in treaties, national laws, oil and gas industry guidelines, and are imposed as conditions of lending and assistance by international financial organizations (e.g. World Bank).
Assessments are a subject of public hearing and provide opportunities to the public and affected parties to present comments and recommendations to the decision-maker. This brings out the need all communication to get translated and documents changed accordingly before they can be resubmitted for approval.
Preparing EIA and SIA is a lengthy and costly process and requires the involvement of an expert translation services provider. A translation company that can ensure expertise and accuracy in oil and gas technical translation along with financial and legal translations.
Hiring a professional translation agency specialisied in oil and gas translation services is critical for ensuring credibility of assessments' results.
As an FPAL registered translation company, EVS Translations is your specialist for all oil and gas translations. To find out how EVS Translations can help you with your EIA and SIA translations please call +44 1159 644283.
About the Author
EVS Translations is one of Europe's leading translation companies in the energy sector. So, if your company is active in the energy industry, we can provide evidence of expertise in your field. You can request an online translation quote for your oil and gas translation service project.
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Language translation and localisation challenges for the pharmaceutical industry in the EU
Language barriers should not prevent people from having access to and accurately understanding information about medicines.
The most important and comprehensive document which details the purpose and characteristics of a given drug is the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC). The SmPC is a full, official description of a pharmaceutical product, which lists the name of the active substance, its composition, uses, dosages, pharmaceutical forms and known adverse reactions.
The SmPC is produced for the approval and development of medicines and is the basis of information for healthcare professionals, such as doctors, nurses and pharmacists, and explains how to use and prescribe the medicinal product safely and effectively.
SmPCs are written and updated by the Regulatory Affairs Departments of pharmaceutical companies and are based on their research and product knowledge.
The SmPC is checked and approved by the local or European Union medicine licensing authorities.
The SmPC is then used as the basis for the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL). It is inserted into the drug pack, and includes information about how to use the medicine safely and correctly. The PIL has essentially the same information as the SmPC, but must be written in language that is easily understood by non-professionals.
Drug packaging and internal and external labelling texts are reduced versions of the PIL.
SmPCs and PILs issued by pharmaceutical companies have to meet the requirements of the drug regulatory authorities in the country/countries where the drug will be sold. For European Community countries, on top of the requirements of the country's own drug regulatory authority this also means meeting the requirements of European Medicines Agency (EMEA).
For medicines EMEA and the various national medicine evaluation agencies require that the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC), the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL), and the packaging and labelling texts be presented at least in the official language or languages of the Member States in which the medicinal product is placed on the market.
When more than one language is used, all the texts must be in each individual language and the contents of all language versions must be identical.
A manufacturer cannot apply for a drug registration without submitting the relevant translated and properly localised versions of these documents to the European or national regulatory authorities.
Language translation and localisation challenges for pharmaceutical industry in the EU
• 23 official EU languages
Pharmaceutical companies manufacturing within the boundaries of the European Union need to make the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC), the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL), and the packaging and labelling texts available in up to the 23 official languages of the European Union.
• Languages of the European Economic Area, new EU candidate countries and recognised minorities
Additional languages are those countries which are non-EU but EEA members (Norway and Iceland), candidate EU countries (Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia).
Other possible required languages are those of recognised minorities in the EU (such as Catalan, Corsican, Frisian and Welsh).
• 20 days to produce translations
EMEA sets a strict time frame of 20 days allowed for translated versions of all documents to be submitted.
Within 5 days after the marketing authorisation is given by the CPMP (the EMEA
committee responsible for assessing marketing authorisations), initial translations must be provided. By the 20th day, the final revised versions of the translations must be provided to the EMEA in their final publishing format.
• Culture specific translation and localisation problems
Differences in norms and conventions of the source and target culture (e.g. legal guidelines for PIL, differences in PIL usability regulations, differences in expressions, symbols and pictograms established by Member States).
• Multilingual PIL readability testing
Each language version package leaflet must be written in clear and understandable terms for the patient as well as being comprehensive and legible. PIL readability testing is the procedure by which PILs are tested and reformulated to ensure they meet the aforementioned requirements.
• Product updates
Updates to product information can result from changes in legislation or product changes through new discoveries. Such updates generally take place a couple of times per year.
In each case pharmaceutical company must go though processes quite similar to those when applying for the initial drug approval. For this reason, translation is again required.
• Consequences of mistranslations
When it comes to medicine specifications, usage, dosage and side effects, incompetent translations and mistranslations can lead to disastrous consequences.
Developing a new medicine is a costly and long process. A faulty translation can result in market delay or lead to product recalls. In some cases, it can even lead to product liability lawsuits.
To eliminate any possible risk, Regulatory Affairs Departments of pharmaceutical companies need to work together with professional language translation providers, preferably on a long-term basis.
Key factors that demonstrate that a pharmaceutical translation provider is an expert in SmPC, PIL, and drug labelling language services
• Ability to structure SmPCs, PILs and drug labels in all EU languages in accordance with the EU directives and guidelines of good practice and requirements of BfArM, EMEA, MedDRA and EDQM standard terms.
• A large team of in-house medical translators who are experts in European regulatory submission and have experience with the latest Quality Review of Documents Groups (QRD) Templates.
QRD templates are a set of documents whose main objective is to set out standard phrasing, terminology, and stylistic preferences for product information as well as to provide guidance on layout. These documents are currently available in 25 languages (23 EU languages, plus Icelandic and Norwegian).
• Assisting pharmaceutical companies in conducting Readability User Tests by participating in the questionnaire creation, translation and localisation for the target group in question, providing relevant language interviewers and interpreters.
• Usage of a coherent content management strategy.
Maintaining area-specific dictionaries and glossaries, enabling the reuse of repetitive content across drug approval-related documents.
• Providing accurate localisation and language adaptation of SmPCs or PILs in accordance with specific project requirements and official legislation requirements, whether in a national or centralised registration or a mutual recognition procedure.
• Delivering precise translations in high volumes and within tight deadlines.
If you require pharmaceutical translation services please feel free to contact EVS Translations UK Sales Manager – Mr Gregg Babbs, for a detailed quotation by phone 0044-1159-644283.
About the Author
EVS Translations offers professional interpreting services. Technical translation and medical translation services are only two of our key areas of expertise.
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