If you’re a machinist who's planning to work on projects in the oil and gas industry then you should prepare yourself to hear an array of confusing industry jargon and acronyms. If you already know what a 'Big Bear’. ‘Blow out Preventer’ and a ‘Derrick’ is, then the chances are you’re already up to speed.
But for everyone else we’ve put together a selection of commonly used terms to get you started. If you want to dig deeper then take a look at the websites listed at the bottom of this article.