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Trusted Since 1978
Trusted Translation Solutions for Oil & Gas Projects Worldwide
Language Support for Upstream, Midstream & Downstream Operations
Founded in 1978 and based in Houston’s Energy Corridor, Omni provides fully managed language services for oil and gas companies across the United States and around the world.
Our team has decades of experience supporting multilingual communication for exploration, drilling, production, pipeline, refining, LNG, petrochemical, and offshore projects.
We deliver end-to-end language support through a coordinated workflow, covering translation, interpreting, localization, desktop publishing, multilingual production, linguistic quality assurance, terminology management, and final formatting checks.
Every project is managed by our dedicated team and supported by our in-house production capabilities.
Materials We Support
Our team regularly provides language services for a wide range of oil and gas content, including:
- Technical manuals & technical documentation for drilling, pipelines, etc.
- Reports, such as ESG, sustainability, geological, etc.
- HSE documentation
- Operations procedures
- Safety Data Sheets
- Corporate communications
- Joint Operating Agreements (JOA)
- Engineering specifications
- Training materials and eLearning content
- Tender documents
- HR materials
- Interpreting assignments, both remote and on-site
- And more.
Language Services for Oil & Gas
Technical
Translation
Translate complex technical content accurately across every market, including engineering documentation, manuals, specifications, and other specialized content.
Document
Translation
Professional translation for business documents that keep projects moving, from tenders and contracts to compliance documentation and internal communications.
Machine Translation
Post-Editing
Combine the speed of machine translation with the attention-to-detail of human linguists. Perfect for large volumes of text.
Website
Localization
Adapt your website and digital content for international audiences. We localize web pages, content hubs, metadata, and multimedia assets.
Interpreting
Services
We provide solutions for both in-person and remote interpreting assignments, supporting multilingual meetings, conferences, site visits, and business travel.
Desktop
Publishing
Our production team handles multilingual formatting, layout adaptation, drawings, charts and images to help ensure translated materials are delivered ready for use.
A Dedicated Language Partner
Based in Houston, one of the world’s most important oil and gas hubs, our team understands the complexity and technical language demands of the industry. For nearly five decades, we’ve worked closely with clients across the United States and around the world, supporting everything from ongoing multilingual communications to large-scale international projects.
We build our approach around relationships, so you will be assigned a dedicated project and account manager who takes the time to understand your workflows and objectives.
Built for Scale
We take a practical approach to the use of technology for each project. Our technology-enabled services include Translation Memory, which stores your approved translations for future reuse.
We can also provide Translation Memory transfer from your previous work, as well as terminology management and glossary development to ensure key technical terms remain accurate across languages.
FAQs
Do you have experience working in the oil and gas industry?
Yes. Having been founded in Houston in 1978, we are well-placed within the Energy Corridor and have spent decades supporting organizations operating across Oil and Gas.
We have supported organizations including Maersk Oil, Transocean, Enbridge, and ConocoPhillips.
Do your translators have oil and gas experience?
Yes, we carefully match language tasks with linguists who have relevant subject matter expertise and experience.
Can you handle highly technical content?
Yes, we regularly assist with technical documentation and specialist content. This has included HSE materials, full eLearning courses, engineering documentation, technical reports, etc.
Do you provide interpreting services?
Yes, we provide on-site and remote interpreting services to support a wide range of assignments, such as training sessions, on-site visits, business trips, conferences, meetings, and audits.
Can you handle multilingual desktop publishing?
Yes, we have an in-house production studio to facilitate desktop publishing, document formatting, layout adaptation, file preparation, and final production checks.
Do you support multimedia localization?
Yes. In addition to our core language services, we provide multimedia localization services such as voice overs, subtitles, captions, script translation, and on-screen text localization.
Can you support urgent and out-of-hours requests?
Yes, while your primary point of contact is likely to be based in the States, you’ll get access to teams across multiple time zones and regions, from Europe to East Asia.
Can you maintain a glossary of our complex terminology?
Yes, we can develop project-specific glossaries to support consistent use of approved terms across markets.
We can handle complex upstream, midstream and downstream jargon.
Do you use Translation Memory?
Yes, we use Translation Memory, which you own, to enable approved translations to be stored and reused.
We can also help you transfer your existing Translation Memory.
Can you sign NDAs and handle confidential information?
Yes, we understand that you might be working with commercially sensitive information, so your linguists and project team are happy to work within agreed confidentiality requirements and NDAs.
Can you support regulatory documentation and certified translations?
We support a range of formal and compliance-related documentation as part of our service offering. If certified translations are required, our team can advise you on the appropriate solutions based on the type of document and the intended jurisdiction.
For example, we offer standard U.S. certification, as well as sworn translations, apostilles, and notarizations.
How do you ensure translation quality?
Essentially, quality assurance is built into the foundation of our workflows. Depending on the project requirements, this may include specialist translators, proofreading, editing, secondary linguist reviews, Linguistic Quality Assurance (LQA), and final format checks.
If an AI solution is chosen, such as AI subtitling, we still provide human oversight and QA.