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Sunday 2 November 2014

Rules For Oil And Gas Technical Writer And Editor

By Etta Bowen


Technical writers are basically responsible for producing technical documentation for various products and services. These documents are usually found in online help, user manuals or guides, design specifications, white papers, project plans, system manuals, business correspondence, and test plans. They work with a writing team with a couple of other authors to form a central or single voice for the document.

Companies are hiring these kinds of writers for their products and services. For example, an oil and gas technical writer and editor are quite different from other writings for products that are in the market right now. This is because of their unique type of business where the marketing strategy has a different way to attract consumers.

The type of industry for this one is sort of a niche of huge sums of money but with only little number of people related to it. Their procedures are highly complex as well, so this means that the writers need to convincingly make the documents. They have to have enough knowledge on their resources, their explorations, refineries, downstreams, and every detail that can get.

The industry is entirely fast paced and these writers need to be always updated in these changes so that they can write accurate and complete documents that are appropriate with the timeframes. With only a few months passed, the prices of oil and gas could change already. Tracing down these trends would make their writing complete and updated.

The success of a team is dependent on the relationships they have slowly built along with their clients. The knowledge that they have acquired from various trends and fast changes within those companies and with others would be their key to this success. Also, in the part of the client, they would not have much trouble with training the writers.

There are many techniques and tips that oil and gas tech writers and editors know. This is exclusively within this kind of industry, so it is more closely based on ways through and from gas and oil companies. Also, most of them would not mind sharing these ideas and techniques.

Developing strong relationships and bond with the clients creates a better flow of knowledge and technical details. Although this is the same as any other business, it is crucial to closely consult with the analyst or subject matter experts of the client. This should be done well even before the production of documents would begin.

Always respect the confidentiality of the clients. This is true for all business types and is crucial as well with this one. This is a gas and oil company where billions of dollars are being circulated within the market and any leak might be crucial. Disclosures and legal writing should be detailed in this aspect.

The way of writing the documents may be varied depending on what the client wants. But in a general sense, it should be as if the reader is the main focus in this style. Learning should never hinder even if the writer has already gained a lot of knowledge already. There will always be new things to add and updates that would happen every month or so.




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