Energy, Oil & Gas Translation — ISO 17100

The energy sector generates technical, legal and regulatory documentation of high complexity, often in massive volumes and with tight deadlines. M21Global translates the entire documentary chain, from exploration through to operations and decommissioning:

Concession and production sharing contracts: agreements between governments and operators that define the terms for hydrocarbon exploration and production. These contracts combine legal, technical and fiscal terminology, with clauses that must be translated with absolute precision — an ambiguous term can have financial consequences worth millions. Our legal translation ensures rigour in every clause.

Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA): extensive documents that evaluate the environmental effects of energy projects, required by regulators before operational approval. They combine ecology, geology, hydrology and environmental legislation terminology. We translate complete EIAs, including technical annexes, maps and impact matrices.

HSE documentation (Health, Safety, Environment): safety manuals, operational procedures, emergency plans, incident reports, risk assessments and environmental policies. An incorrectly translated safety procedure can have fatal consequences — we treat every HSE document with maximum terminological rigour.

Local content plans: in markets such as Angola and Mozambique, operators are required to submit local content plans demonstrating their commitment to the country's economic development. We translate these documents respecting local regulatory terminology and the formats required by authorities (ANPG in Angola, INP in Mozambique).

Technical specifications and operations manuals: technical documentation for drilling, production, refining and transport equipment — from valve and compressor specifications to FPSO operations manuals. Technical translation preserves specification accuracy and operational procedure clarity.

Geological and geophysical reports: seismic studies, well reports, reservoir analyses and resource assessments. Highly specialised terminology that requires translators with training or experience in geosciences.

The energy transition is transforming the sector, and with it come new types of documentation that require specialised translation. M21Global keeps pace with this evolution, offering translation for the renewable energy sector with the same technical depth we apply to oil and gas.

Solar and wind: we translate technical documentation for solar photovoltaic and wind projects — feasibility studies, EIAs, PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) contracts, licensing documentation, and operation and maintenance manuals for panels and turbines. Portugal is one of the fastest-growing European markets in solar, and M21Global is positioned to serve national and international developers.

Green hydrogen: an emerging sector with its own terminology — electrolysis, fuel cells, energy storage, guarantees of origin certificates. We translate technical and regulatory documentation for green hydrogen projects, including investment proposals and feasibility studies.

EU regulation: REPowerEU, the EU Green Taxonomy, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) and the Battery Regulation generate significant volumes of regulatory documentation that needs to be translated for national markets. Business translation and institutional translation of these texts requires knowledge of the European regulatory framework and sustainability terminology.

ESG and sustainability reporting: sustainability reports, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) disclosures, taxonomy reports and non-financial statements. With the entry into force of the CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive), demand for translation in this area is growing strongly.

Translation projects in the energy sector are distinguished by their technical complexity, high volumes and regulatory deadlines. M21Global structures its process to address these specific demands:

Terminological analysis and glossary creation: before starting translation, we analyse the documentation to identify the project's specific technical terminology — geological terms, industry acronyms, equipment nomenclature, regulatory references. We create or update the project glossary, validated by the client, which serves as the reference for the entire translation team.

Dedicated team per client: we assign a fixed team of translators and reviewers to each energy sector client. This continuity ensures familiarity with the client's terminology, internal processes and stylistic preferences — without the need for re-briefing with each project. The dedicated project manager serves as single point of contact, coordinating deliveries and monitoring quality.

Large volume management: energy sector projects can involve 100,000+ words — a complete EIA, a concession contract with annexes, or a platform operations manual. We manage these volumes with parallel teams, shared translation memories and phased delivery management, ensuring terminological consistency and deadline compliance even in large-scale projects. For high volumes of less critical content, we use MTPE according to ISO 18587.

Strict NDAs: energy sector documentation is commercially sensitive — concession contracts, exploration data, investment strategies. We operate with project-specific NDAs, restricted access and secure file transfer protocols. Confidentiality is not optional — it is a baseline condition.

Quality control: every delivery undergoes independent review (by a second specialised linguist) and final verification of formatting, numbers, units and references. The Zero Errors, Total Satisfaction commitment guides our entire approach to quality. Request your quote and learn about our process in detail.