A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ACHARR
Advisory Committee on Hydrocarbons Additional Recovery Research
AL
Appraisal Licence
Associated Gas
Natural Gas associated with oil accumulations, which may be dissolved in the oil at reservoir conditions (solution gas) or may form a cap of free gas above the oil (gas cap).
BOE/BoE/boepd
Barrel of oil equivalent per day
BOPD (often bopd)
Barrels of oil per day
BRINDEX
Association of British Independent Oil Exploration Companies
Brown Fields
Those which are beyond their production plateau but are still producing
BTI
British Trade International. (The Government organisation that brings together the work of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department of Trade & Industry in support of British trade and investment overseas.)
CAPEX
Capital Expenditure
CATS
Central Area Transmission System
CBI
Confederation of British Industry
CDA
Common Data Access
CGT
Capital Gains Tax
CGBF
Concrete, Gravity Based Structure
Coal Bed Methane (CBM)
Natural gas produced in a coal seam during the formation of the coal. Coal seams form the reservoir rocks and traps for the methane, which is usually of near- pipeline quality.
Condensate
A mixture of pentanes and higher hydrocarbons.
Conversion Factors (approximate)
(See also Tonne of Oil Equivalent below.)
CRINE Network
"Cost Reduction Initiative for the New Era". An oil industry-Government exercise to aid greater competitiveness.
CT
Corporation Tax
DEAL
Digital Energy Atlas & Library
DETR
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
DfEE
Department for Education and Employment
DL
Development Licence
DTI
Department of Trade and Industry
EAGLES
East Anglian Gas and Liquids Evacuation System
ECGD
Exports Credits Guarantee Department
EIA
Environmental Impact Assessment
EL
Exploration Licence
EOR
Enhanced oil recovery
ETAP
Eastern Trough Area Project
FCO
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Finder wells
Term used to describe the most cost effective exploration, appraisal or development drilling, which is "fit for purpose".
FLAGS
Far-north Liquids and Associated Gas System
FPF
Floating Production Facility
FPSO
Floating Production Storage and Offloading System
GUI
Graphical user interface
HARP
Hydrocarbons Additional Recovery Programme
HMG
Her Majesty’s Government
HMT
Her Majesty’s Treasury
HSC
Health & Safety Commission
HSE
Health and Safety Executive
Invest UK
Inward investment promotion arm of BTI (formerly Invest in Britian Bureau)
IEA
International Energy Agency
IPPC
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
IR
Inland Revenue
ITL
Industry Leadership Team (part of PILOT)
JIP
Joint industry project
JNCC
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
JOA
Joint operating agreement
JVs
Joint ventures
LIFE
LIFT inspired farm-in Event
LIFT
Licence Information for Trading
LNG
Liquefied natural gas. Natural gas, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures but held in the liquid state at very low temperatures (and at high pressure), to facilitate storage and transport.
LOGGS
Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System
LOGIC
Leading Oil and Gas Industry Competitiveness, an industry body to develop and promote supply chain management.
LPG
Liquefied petroleum gas. Essentially propane and/or butane meeting fuel use specifications, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures but held in the liquid state by pressure to facilitate storage and transport.
MAFF
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
MCA
Marine Coastguard Agency
MDL
Methane Drainage Licence
MMboepd (or mmboepd)
Millions of barrels of oil equivalent per day
MMSCFPD (often mmscfpd)
Millions of standard cubic feet per day
NERC
Natural Environment Research Council
NGLs
Natural gas liquids. A mixture of liquids derived from natural gas, including propane, butane, ethane and gasoline components (pentanes plus).
NGOs
Non-Governmental organisations
NPD
Norwegian Petroleum Department
NSDG
North Sea Decommissioning Group
NTO
National Training Organisation, a body officially recognised to provide strategic direction and co-ordination on training in their industry sector.
OCA
Offshore Contractors Association
OG
Oil and Gas Directorate (of the DTI)
OGITF
Oil & Gas Industry Task Force
OIAC
Oil Industry Advisory Committee
OPEC
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEX
Operating Expenditure
OPITO
Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation
OSPAR
Oslo & Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of North East Atlantic.
OTO
Oil Taxation Office (of the Inland Revenue)
PEDL
Petroleum Exploration & Development Licence
PILOT
Phase 2 of Oil & Gas Industry Task Force
PON
Petroleum Operations Notice
PRT
Petroleum Revenue Tax
SAGE
Scottish Area Gas Evacuation
SEAL
Shearwater-Elgin Area Line
SEBA
OSPAR Working Group on Sea Based Activities
SHARP
Sustainable Hydrocarbons Additional Recovery Programme
SMEs
Small and medium sized enterprises
SSSL
Supplementary Seismic Survey Licence
Tonne of Oil Equivalent
One tonne of oil equivalent is defined as having a calorific value of 397 therms. All fuels, including crude oil and petroleum products, have been converted to tonnes of oil equivalent using their own calorific values.
Trade Partners UK
The Government network (encompassing DTI and FCO activities) dedicated to building British success overseas
UKCS
United Kingdom Continental Shelf
UKOOA
United Kingdom Offshore Operators’ Association
UKOOG
United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group
UKPIA
United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association Limited
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Appendix 10 | Appendix 11 | Appendix 12 |
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