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• XFMR — Transformer
• REQ'D — Required
• MBOE/D — Thousand Barrels Of Oil Equivalent Per Day
• LAN — Local Area Network
• LR — Lloyd's Register
• ABAN — Abandonment
• TAPLI — Tape Listing
• ETA — Estimated Time of Arrival
• F'C — Characteristic Concrete Strength
• MMGAL — one million gallons
• RFID — Radio Frequency Identification
• MMSCFD — Million Standard Cubic Feet per Day
• MMBBL — Million Barrels
• MPQT — Manufacturing Procedure Qualification Test
• AFFF — Aqueous Film Forming Foam
• GRIDCO — Any company running a transmission grid (electricity). Also known as a TransCo (US) (electricity)
• MMBOE — Million Barrels of Oil Equivalent
• HAZID — Hazard Identification
• U-VALUE — thermal transmittance (also called U-factor)
• YTD — Year To Date
• CTRS — Centers
• XPT — Formation Pressure Test log (Schlumberger)
• DO — Dissolved Oxygen
• PADPRT — Pressure Assisted Drillpipe Running Tool
• SSL — Structural Slab Level
• XMRI — Extended Range Micro Imager (Halliburton)
• RDF — Combustion of Refuse Derived Fuels
• K-VALUE — thermal conductance
• PM10 — Particulate Matter Less Than 10 Microns In Diameter
• IPCC — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (WMO and UNEP)
• U.S.C. — United States Code
• NTU — Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
• N2O — nitrous oxide (anesthetic)
• BBL/D — Barrel per day
• NORM — Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material
• MMBBL/D — one million barrels of oil per day
• TVDSS — True Vertical Depth SubSea
• M/V — Mobile Vessel
• IWOCS — Installation/Workover Control System
• N0X — Nitrogen Oxides
• U3O8 — triuranium octaoxide (nuclear)
• ANSI — American National Standards Institute, Inc.
• FOBOT — Fibre Optic Break Out Tray
• VDU — Visual Display Unit
• UNCLOS — United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (policy treaty)
• SS — Subsea, as in a datum of depth, e.g. TVDSS (True Vertical Depth Subsea)
• IPS/UPS — Integrated Power System/United Power System, consisting of Independent Power Systems of 12 countries bordering Russia and the Unified Power System of Russia
• WAV3 — Amplitude (in Seismics)
• ZDENP — Density Log
• TAGOGR — Thermally Assisted Gas/Oil Gravity Drainage

• IGS — Inert Gas System
• A — Ampere
• R-VALUE — thermal resistance
• WATAN — Water Analysis
• CO2 — Carbon Dioxide
• Ω — Ohm
• DA-RTP — RTP Day ahead real time pricing (regarding Electricity metering)
• BHA — Bottom Hole Assembly
• TBOSIET — Tropical Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training
• I:P — Injector To Producer Ratio
• WAV5 — Compensate Amplitudes
• OEM — Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
• PALYN — Palynological Analysis Report
• XMAC-E — XMAC Elite (Next generation of XMAC)
• UBIRE — Ultrasonic Borehole Imager Report
• WABAN — Well Abandonment Report
• Φ — Phase
• RF — Radio Frequency
• SUTU — Subsea Umbilical Termination Unit
• NB — Nominal Bore
• NTSB — US National Transportation Safety Board
• UBHO — Universal Bottom Hole Orientation (sub)
• CFW — Continuous Fillet Weld
• FFL — Finished Floor Level
• PLET — Pipeline End Termination
• 8RD — eight round
• HAP'S — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• WAV4 — Two Way Travel Time (in Seismics)
• OBDTL — OBDT Log
• OBEVA — OBDT Evaluation Report
• QC — Quality Control
• UTA — Umbilical Termination Assembly
• WALKS — Walkaway Seismic Profile
• NAECA — National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987
• LCD — Liquid Crystal Display
• PBR — Polished-Bore Receptacle
• IP — Internet Protocol
• GDT — Gas Down To
• FACHV — four-arm calliper log
• PPE — Personal Protective Equipment
• AC — Alternating Current
• KPI — Key Performance Indicator
• GDP — Gross Domestic Product
• SRD — Seismic Reference Datum
• SALM — Single-Anchor Leg Mooring
• PPM — parts per million
• SAR — Search And Rescue
• W — Watt
• SRD — Seismic Reference Datum, an imaginary horizontal surface at which TWT is assumed to be zero
• CPI SEPARATOR — corrugated plate interceptor

• AAR — After Action Review
• MOPU — Mobile Offshore Production Unit
• SAAS — Software as a Service
• IRR — Internal Rate of Return
• GOSP — Gas/Oil Separation Plant
• CPI — Consumer Price Index
• MMCF/D — Million Cubic Feet per Day
• PPA — Pounds Of Proppant Added
• TQM — Total Quality Management
• MSDS — Material Safety Data Sheets
• BTU — British Thermal Unit
• CITHP — Closed in Tubing Head Pressure
• ARA — (in shipping) ports of Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Antwerp (oil)
• MBBLS/D — Thousand Barrels Per Day
• USDA — United States Department of Agriculture
• BIORE — biostratigraphy study report
• CTOD — Crack Tip Opening Displacement
• GATT — General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (government)
• LPWHH — Low Pressure Well Head Housing
• FWKO — Free Water Knock Out
• GIS — Geographic Information System
• GFCI, GFI — Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
• QA/QC — Quality Assurance/Quality Control
• GM3 — Billion cubic metres (measurement – gas)
• ADR — Alternative Dispute Resolution
• MOU — Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
• PPE — Preferred Pressure End
• DOT — Department of Transport
• BLS — Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor
• ASME — American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• R&D — Research & Development
• WIKA — Definition Needed
• ASTM — American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• FID — Final Investment Decision
• CO — Carbon Monoxide
• CAPEX — Capital Expenditure
• USIT — Ultrasonic imaging tool (cement bond logging)
• FLET — Flowline End Termination
• GNP — gross national product (economics)
• LMRP — Lower Marine Riser Package
• AGA — American Gas Association
• CUP — Conditional Use Permit
• FSRU — Floating Storage and Regasification Unit
• RNR — Romanian Maritime Register Of Shipping
• MMSCF — Million Standard Cubic Feet
• BSDV — Boarding Shutdown Valve
• TCP — Tubing Conveyed Perforating
• ASV — Annular Safety Valve
• ETA — Event Tree Analysis
• IPO — Initial Public Offering

• FIT — Formation Integrity Test
• SSD — Sliding Sleeve Door
• AGL — Above Ground Level
• OS&D — Over, Short & Damage (Report)
• AHU — Air Handling Unit
• PSR — Pipe Slip Ram
• BS&W — Basic Sediment and Water
• ASCII — American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
• EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (US)
• MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
• ROB — Remain On Board
• ERP — Emergency Response Plan
• WHSIP — Wellhead Shut-In Pressure
• WAN — Wide Area Network
• AMP — Ampere
• VO — Variation Order
• WC — Water Closet (in building plans)
• OECD — Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• PCB — Polychlorinated Biphenyls
• LNG — Liquefied Natural Gas
• JV — Joint Venture
• D — Day
• SITHP — Shut In Tubing Hanger/Head Pressure (another term for CITHP)
• MBD — Million Barrels per Day
• PSR — Pre Startup Review
• BP — Boiling Point
• EC — European Commission
• DB — Decibel
• OT — Overtime
• QTY — Quantity
• LITDE — Litho Density Quicklook Log
• GUI — Graphical User Interface (goo-ey)
• VRU — Vapor Recovery Unit
• SRT — Site Receival Test
• EU — European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
• GPS — Global Positioning System (ex-NAVSTAR)
• BOD — Biological Oxygen Demand
• NPV — Net Present Value {economics}
• SIMOPS — SIMultaneous OPerationS
• FNOS — Final Notice Of Sale
• C&K — Choke And Kill
• A — Analog
• LEL — Lower Explosive Limit
• LH — Left Hand
• UWILD — Underwater Inspection in Lieu of Dry Docking
• AVR — Automatic Voltage Regulator (electricity)
• LWD — Logging While Drilling
• YD — Yard
• ICT — Information and Communication Technology
• MMBOED — million barrels of oil equivalent per day

• SQ — Square
• MASP — Maximum Allowable Surface Pressure
• SCM(MB) — Subsea Control Module (Mounting Base)
• BOP — Bottom of Pipe
• VIR — Value-Investment Ratio
• AL — Aluminium
• ICAP — Installed Capacity (electricity)
• SCR — Selective Catalytic Reduction
• CBI — Confederation of British Industry
• MSA — Metropolitan Statistical Area
• HIPPS — High Integrity Pressure Protection System
• TRSCSSV — Tubing Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
• NET — Network
• MSL — Mean Sea Level
• CTRL — Control
• EPIRB — Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon
• CBL — Cement Bond Log
• AAV — Annulus access valve
• SIDPP — Shut-In Drill Pipe Pressure
• STD — Standard
• OCIMF — Oil Companies International Marine Forum
• LOC — Letter Of Credit
• RCRA — Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984)
• BDV — Blow Down Valve
• SIWHP — Shut-In Well-Head-Pressure
• STOIIP — Stock Tank Oil Initially in Place
• FTA — Fault Tree Analysis
• MIS — Management Information System (OSHA)
• CDU — Crude Distillation Unit
• LPG — Liquid Petroleum Gas
• DCS — Distributed Control System
• COD — Chemical Oxygen Demand
• PVC — Polyvinyl Chloride
• RH — Right Hand
• RPM — Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
• JSA — Job Safety Analysis
• GBS — Gravity Based Structure
• MHZ — Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
• LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate
• LAH — Lookahead
• O3 — Ozone
• THRT — Tubing Hanger Running Tool
• IRC — Inspection Release Certificate
• PCD — Pitch Circle Diameter
• VOR — Variation Order Request
• CPI — Corrugated Plate Interceptor
• VLP — Vertical Lift Performance
• MPS — Manufacturing Procedure Specification
• CH4 — Methane, Natural Gas
• WC(S) — Water Closet With "S" Trap

• MS — Mass Spectrometer
• DC — Direct Current
• ITP — Inspection And Test Plan
• LEO — Low Earth Orbit (satellite communications)
• CBT — Computer Based Training
• IMF — International Monetary Fund
• OCR — Optical Character Recognition
• PLEM — Pipeline End Manifold
• ACRS — Accelerated Cost Recovery System (finance)
• CGR — Condensate Gas Ratio
• CAD — Computer-Assisted Design
• EVARE — Evaluation Report
• NO — Number
• DSS — Decision Support System
• CART — cam-actuated running tool
• AFE — Authorization for Expenditure
• GRV — Gross Rock Volume
• NO — Nitric Oxide
• LOS — Line Of Sight
• THERP — Technique For Human Error Rate Prediction
• MT — Metric Ton
• QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
• CBM — Conventional Buoy Mooring
• PSE — Pressure Safety Element
• CHOPS — Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand
• PM2.5 — Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Microns In Diameter
• JIT — Just in time
• GOR — Gas Oil Ratio
• SAT — Site Acceptance Test
• O&M — Operation and Maintenance
• SSCSV — Subsurface Controlled Safety Valve
• ICP — Intermediate Casing Point
• NEC — National Electrical Code
• MM — Million
• DOA — Delegation Of Authority
• LOLER — Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
• BLDG — Building
• HAZMAT — Hazardous Material
• HISC — Hydrogen Induced Stress Cracking
• CT — Current Transformer
• CFR — Code of Federal Regulations
• TRSV — Tubing Retrievable Safety Valve
• TRM — Transmission Reliability Margin (electricity)
• CSI — Combinable Seismic Imager (VSP) log (Schlumberger)
• AGRU — Acid Gas Removal Unit
• ALARP — As Low as Reasonably Practicable
• SSIV — Subsea Isolation Valve
• ROI — Return on Investment
• KWH — Kilowatt hour (one thousand watt hours) (measurement)
• TSE — Temperature Safety Element

• AMSL — Above Mean Sea Level
• UNEP — United Nations Environment Program
• SUT(A/B) — Subsea Umbilical Termination (Assembly/Box)
• P&ID — Piping And Instrument Diagrams
• SEC — Second
• PE — Polyethylene
• RTTS — Retrievable Test-Treat-Squeeze (packer)
• RCA — Root Cause Analysis
• PWR — Power
• PIC — Person In Charge
• SDV — Shutdown Valve
• DLS — Dog-Leg Severity
• TRIR — Total Recordable Incident Rate
• OSRAM — Oil Spill Risk Analysis Model
• SCSSV — Surface controlled subsurface safety valves
• ROV — Remotely Operated Vehicle
• ATC — Automatic Temperature Control
• NOR — Notice of Readiness
• RCU — Remote Control Unit
• WMPI — Wet Magnetic Particle Inspection
• GND — Ground
• FWL — Free Water Level
• SDG&E — San Diego Gas & Electric (US)
• OPT — Options
• ERT — Emergency Response Team
• HMAX — Maximum Wave Height
• FT — Feet
• LOA — Letter Of Agreement
• SMS — Safety Management Systems
• NO — Normally Open
• SNG — Synthetic Natural Gas
• GFCI — Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
• AMDEA — activated methyldiethanolamine
• ATM — Atmosphere
• LAT — Latitude
• MAOP — Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure
• NAS — United States National Academy of Sciences
• DST — Drill Stem Test
• RTE — Rotary Table Elevation
• ICCP — Inter-Control Center Communications Protocol
• KVNR — Dutch Register Of Shipping
• EM — Electromagnetic
• NIOSH — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• COC — Certificate Of Conformance
• R — Radius
• MAWOP — Maximum Allowable Wellhead Operating Pressure
• DOE — United States Department of Energy (government)
• BTM — Bottom
• MCFPD — One Thousand Cubic Feet Of Gas Per Day
• SCE — Safety Critical Equipment

• OMBO — One-Man Bridge Operation
• HZ — cycles per second (hertz)
• SOW — Slip-On Wellhead
• IN — Inch
• LED — law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
• RNC — Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit
• ISIP — Initial Shut in Pressure
• PQR — Procedure Qualification Record
• CAPM — Capital Asset Pricing Model
• BHP — Bottom Hole Pressure
• COL — Column
• VRR — Voidage Replacement Ratio
• FSO — floating storage offloading vessel
• LAS — Log ASCII Standard
• NMR — Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• WAG — Water Alternating Gas
• KOP — Kick-Off Point Directional Drilling
• A/C — Air Conditioning
• PGB — Permanent Guide Base
• NM — Nautical Mile
• MCC — Master Control Center
• RP — Recommended Practice
• TRSCSSSV — Tubing Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Safety Valve
• AMI — Advanced Metering Infrastructure
• MMBOEPD — Millions Of Barrels Of Oil Equivalent Per Day
• ECC — Emergency Control Center
• PPI — Producer Price Index
• MISC — Miscellaneous
• CFS — Cubic Feet per Second
• SBT — Segmented Bond Tool
• CSR — Corporate Social Responsibility
• MSW — Municipal Solid Waste
• VDL — Variable Density Log
• SIC — Standard Industrial Classification (Code)
• NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
• RPM — Resale Price Maintenance. The UK Net Book Agreement, as was. Means by which retail prices are controlled by primary suppliers. (Alternatively, Revolutions Per Minute, as in engine speed and 78, 33 and 45 records. In years to come how many people will know
• LMT — Local Mean Time
• HVAC — Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
• LP — Low Pressure
• CDP — common depth point (geophysics)
• DNV — Det Norske Veritas
• FA — Fire Alarm
• SHS — Square Hollow Section
• SOLAS — Safety of Life at Sea
• IMO — International Maritime Organization
• AICD — autonomous inflow control device
• IE — Invert Elevation
• DMR — Discharge Monitoring Report
• OMB — Office of Management and Budget (U.S.)
• MTTF — Mean Time To Failure

• AEC — Architecture, Engineering, Construction
• PPB — parts per billion (109)
• CNG — Compressed natural gas
• AIS — Automatic Identification System
• UHVDC — Ultra High Voltage Direct Current (electricity)
• FTC — Federal Trade Commission (U.S.)
• ITF — International Transport Workers' Federation
• ESD — Electrostatic Discharge
• TBE — Technical Bid Evaluation
• ERA — Environmental Risk Assessment
• SHOWL — Show Log
• BTO/C — break to open/close (valve torque)
• MMCFD — One Million Cubic Feet Per Day
• BOTTO — bottom hole pressure/temperature report
• NEMA — National Electric Manufacturer's Association
• GR — Gamma Ray
• FS — Fail Safe
• PTDF — Power Transfer Distribution Factor (electricity)
• EMP — Environmental Management Plan
• LIHEAP — Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
• SW — Switch
• CIBP — Cast Iron Bridge Plug
• EPO — Emergency Power Off
• LOLE — Loss of Load Expectation (electricity)
• HAZOP — Hazard and Operability
• COC — Cost Of Capital
• NEPA — National Energy Policy Act of 1992
• UFLS — Under frequency load shedding (electricity)
• AIC — Ampere Interrupting Capacity
• AB — As Built
• DAT — wellhead housing drill-ahead tool
• PSI — Pounds Per Square Inch (Static Pressure)
• STFL — Steel Tube Fly Lead
• AQ — Air Quality
• MPD — Thousand Barrels Per Day
• DTI — Department of Trade and Industry (UK)
• DHSV — Downhole Safety Valve
• RQ — Reportable Quantity
• BTEX — Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene
• NMFS — National Marine Fisheries Services
• AUV — Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
• MTR — Mill Test Report
• CRI — Color Rendering Index
• NRI — Net Revenue Interest
• PRESS — Pressure
• PCV — Pressure Control Valve
• ROV/WROV — Remotely Operated Vehicle/WorkClass Remotely Operated Vehicle
• BOP — Blowout Preventer
• CATV — Cable Television
• RWQCB — Regional Water Quality Control Board

• CDM — Clean Development Mechanism
• UIC — Underground Injection Control
• CG — Coast Guard
• CCTV — Closed Circuit Television
• AFCI — Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter
• AAGR — Average Annual Growth Rate
• PRIM — Primary
• DNC — Digital Nautical Chart
• RTU — Remote Terminal Unit
• KH — Permeability Thickness
• DN — Diameter Nominal
• CVR — Cover
• OA — Overall
• GAO — Government Accountability Office [formerly the General Accounting Office]
• KHZ — kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
• DOL — United States Department of Labor
• MGD — Million Gallons Per Day
• MIN — Minimum
• EPT — Electromagnetic Propagation Tool
• DTH — Dekatherm (defined as 1 million British thermal units, also written "MMBtu") (measurement)
• OSHA — Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)
• R&D — Records And Documentation
• JOA — joint operating agreement
• HPU — Hydraulic Power Unit
• PSM — Process Safety Management (chemical industry)
• BSP — British Standard Pipe
• SOBM — Synthetic Oil Based Mud
• MDF — Main Distribution Frame
• MARPOL — International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
• HSC — Health and Safety Commission
• BLM — Bureau of Land Management of United States Department of the Interior
• UN — United Narions
• RPD — Revised Application For Permit To Drill
• ASE — Alliance to Save Energy
• NBS — National Bureau of Standards (US)
• DWG — Drawing
• CCS — China Classification Society
• FASB — Financial Accounting Standards Board
• GRP — Glass Reinforced Plastic
• OPA — US Oil Pollution Act Of 1990
• BA — Biological Assessment
• AVGMS — Annulus Vent Gas Monitoring System
• POBM — Pseudo-Oil-Based Mud
• CRT — Casing Running Tool
• SDL — Supplier Document List
• JRC — Joint Research Centre
• AWG — American Wire Gauge
• NRC — National Response Center
• C — Centigrade
• FTP — Flowing Tubing Pressure

• SSTT — Subsea Test Tree
• MAX — Maximum
• DFIT — Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test
• BPS — Bulk Power System (Electricity transmission)
• POV — Pressure Operated Valves
• # — Number
• PHI — Porosity
• CC — Combined Cycle
• IEEE — Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.
• HDPE — High Density Polyethylene Electrical
• CKT — Circuit
• CAODC — Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
• CHDTP — calliper HDT playback log
• POOI — Pacific Operators Offshore Incorporated
• NORDEL — association of Nordic electric system operators, comprising Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden
• TAN — Total Acid Number
• OPRC — International Convention On Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response And Co Operation
• TAML — Technology Advancement For Multilaterals
• MDT — Modular formation Dynamic Tester
• TRCFR — Total Recordable Case Frequency Rate
• EBITDA — Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization. One of a series of esoteric 'EB' (Earnings Before..) financial acronyms, eg, EBT = Earnings Before Taxes; EBIAT = Earnings Before Interest after Taxes; EBIT = Earnings Before Interest and Ta
• DSM — Demand Side Management
• PHOL — Photon Log
• ALJ — Administrative Law Judge
• WHFP — Wellhead Flowing Pressure
• CL — Center Line
• NSOP — Not Shown On Plan
• EIS — Environmental Impact Statement (US)
• CEC — Commission for Environmental Cooperation
• OOT — Out of Tolerance
• N — Newton
• OLF — Norwegian Oil Industry Association
• CAA — Clean Air Act (1970, amended in 1977, and again in 1990)
• RKB — Rotary Kelly Bushing
• MSIP — Modular Sonic Imaging Platform (Sonic Scanner)
• NC — Normally Closed
• FW — Fillet Weld
• GMT — Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu)
• SCOTUS — Supreme Court of the United States
• RHS — Rectangular Hollow Section
• ROW — Right-Of-Way
• UEL — Upper Explosive Limit
• DWT — Deadweight Ton
• AFL — Above Floor Level
• KJ — Key Joint
• OAPEC — Organization Of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
• MMSTB — million stock barrels
• EQUIP — Equipment
• PA — Polyamide
• UR — Urinal

• MOC — Management Of Change
• SPF — Shots Per Foot
• ODT — Oil Down To
• SM — South Marsh Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• MSC — Master Services Contract
• PSO — Protected Species Observer
• MP — Main Pass Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• B — Bottom
• CLR — Clear
• AMV — Annulus Master Valve
• AQMD — Air Quality Management District
• CHS — Circular Hollow Section
• CCT — Circuit
• SRL — Self Retracting Lifelines/Div>
• CPI — Computer Processed Interpretation Log
• MUX — Make Up Crossover [Crossover X]
• WRSCSSV — Wireline Retrievable Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
• COA — Contract Of Affreightment
• M — Million
• ESA — Endangered Species Act of 1973
• RSTC — Rig Safety Training Coordinator
• NMHC — Non Methane Hydrocarbons CO
• CP — Cathodic Protection
• P — Pole
• SCP — Sustained Casing Pressure
• VSI — Versatile Seismic Imager (Schlumberger VSP tool)
• ONAN — Oil Natural Air Natural (cooling method)
• MRCC — Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre
• S — Wave Shear Wave
• USCG — United States Coast Guard
• OVID — Offshore Vessel Inspection Database
• ESCO — Energy Service Company
• STOOIP — Stock Tank Oil Initially In Place
• PDM — Positive Displacement Motors
• SJOFARTSVERKET — Swedish Register Of Shipping, Swedish Maritime Administration
• BSL — Burner Safety Low
• ADIT — Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes
• RENC — Regional Electronic Navigational Chart Coordinating Centre
• BTMG — Behind The Meter Generation
• WL — Water Line
• TEMPSC — Totally Enclosed Motor Propelled Survival Craft
• UO2 — uranium dioxide (nuclear)
• SPBM — Single Point Buoy Mooring System
• ENC — Electronic Navigation Chart
• DIM — Dimension
• OPS — US Office Of Pipeline Safety
• EE — Energy Efficiency
• ECS — Electronic Chart System
• SMART — Support For Maritime Training Scheme
• MMHG — millimeters of mercury

• KW — Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
• MSP — Maximum Source Pressure
• MOF — Marine Offloading Facility
• 1P — Proven reserves
• IFO — Intermediate Fuel Oil
• EER — Energy Efficiency Ratio
• EMT — Electrical Metallic Tubing
• CBOB — Conventional Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (Motor Gasoline Blending Component)
• MAWP — Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
• CIV — Chemical Injection Valve
• ISGOTT — International Safety Guide For Oil Tankers And Terminals
• COMMS — Communications
• PU — Pick Up
• OBO — Ore/Bulk/Oil Carrier
• RCD — Rotating Control Device
• PVSV — Pressure Vacuum Safety Valve
• DMA — Dead Man Anchor
• DANIDA — Danish International Development Agency
• MHA — Major Hazards Analysis
• RDF — Radio Direction Finder
• SGS — Steel Gravity Substructure
• SITP — Shut In Tubing Pressure
• LOTO — Lock Out Tag Out
• MMCFD — Million Cubic Feet Day
• COSWP — Code Of Safe Working Practices For Merchant Seamen
• PEM — Proton Exchange Membrane
• SIT — (Casing) Shoe Integrity Test
• SCADA — Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
• NYMEX — New York Mercantile Exchange
• EFH — Essential Fish Habitat
• WMO — World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
• WEG — Wireline Entry Guide
• OG — Oil And Gas Directorate
• OML — Oil Mining Lease (petroleum rights)
• PAR — Pre Assembled Rack
• MU — Mustang Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• RMS — root mean square (preferred over "RMS")
• PM — Particulate Matter
• B — Billion
• TRT — Tree Running Tool
• INTERCARGO — International Association Fo Dry Cargo Ship Owners
• API — American Petroleum Institute (oil)
• WHRU — Waste Heat Recovery Unit
• OGITF — Oil & Gas Industry Task Force
• KB — Kelly Bushing
• ESP — Electric Submersible Pump
• MTSRU — Maritime Transportation System Recovery Unit
• NG — Natural Gas
• AICHE — American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• MSC — Management System Coordinator

• EPA — Environmental Protection Act
• LOA — Length Over All
• C — Conduit
• EF — Exhaust Fan
• SNIP — Scotland Northern Ireland Pipeline
• CRP — Conservation Reserve Program (US)
• SIRE — Ship'S Inspection Report
• PSAC — Petroleum Services Association Of Canada
• GTW — Gas To Wire
• REQ — Require
• ADROC — advanced rock properties report
• 2D — Two-Dimensional
• EF — Energy Factor
• SMI — South Marsh Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• AHBDF — along hole below Derrick floor
• ITR — Inspection Test Record
• CG — Center of Gravity (DXS)
• UON — Unless Otherwise Noted
• DEXP — D-exponent log
• NFG — No Fucking Good, A.k.a. Busted, Non Functional, Broken. Also "New Fucking Guy"
• SCF — Standard Cubic Foot
• NK — Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
• ESP — Electrostatic Precipitator
• DSO — Distribution System Operator
• NTE — Not-To-Exceed
• SW — South West
• PAGA — Public Address General Alarm
• PFD — Process Flow Diagrams
• AGC — Automatic Generation Control
• NAFTA — North American Free Trade Agreement
• FLT — Fault
• USC — United States Code (book of laws)
• SPCC — Spill Prevention Control And Countermeasures
• SWL — Safe Working Load
• DLONG — Difference in Longitude
• ELEC — ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC, ELECTRICIAN
• ECDIS — Electronic Chart Display and Information System
• OH — Open Hole
• OHGP — Openhole Gravel Pack
• MCP — Manifold Compression Platform
• BSR — Bottom-Simulating Reflector
• NAICS — North American Industry Classification System
• SEC — Securities and Exchange Commission (US)
• MWCC — Marine Well Containment Co.
• USGS — United States Geological Survey (DOI)
• SCE — Southern California Edison Company
• VOO — Vessels Of Opportunity
• WBS — Wellbore Schematic
• MDM — Meter Data Management
• RFT — Repeat Formation Tester

• VOSS — Vessels Of Opportunity Skimming Systems
• UNO — Unless Noted Otherwise
• FACTS — Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System
• SCUBA — self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
• MNI — Member Of The Nautical Institute
• PF — Platform
• SEG — Society Of Exploration Geophysicists
• WCST — Well Containment Screening Tool
• QUAD — Quadrillion Btus
• MQ — Marqesas Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• TTRD — Through Tubing Rotary Drilling
• LOS — Law Of The Sea
• PS — South Padre Island Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• NPR — Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• SOSREP — Secretary Of State'S Representative For Marine Salvage And Intervention
• OB — Overbalanced
• XLPE — Crosslinked Polyethylene
• UFC — Uniform Fire Code
• MWA — Military Warning Area
• NIHQ — Nautical Institute Headquarters, London
• ICD — Inflow Control Device
• CMP — Coastal Management Program
• PPG — Pounds Per Gallon
• RS — Russian Maritime Register Of Shipping
• INTERTANKO — International Association of Independent Tanker Owners
• HS — Significant wave height
• PIANC — Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses
• NCP — US National Oil And Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan
• TPIC — Terminal Person In Charge
• NI — The Nautical Institute
• FSBL — Full Strength Butt Weld
• ASCSSV — Annulus Surface Controlled Sub-Surface Valve
• BFI — Baltic Freight Index
• BBL — Barrel
• FERC — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (U.S.)
• PHA — Process Hazards Analysis
• SHDT — Stratigraphic High-resolution Dipmeter Tool
• BO — Biological Opinion
• MPFM — Multiphase Flowmeter
• MT — Magnetotellurics
• LD — Lay Down
• WDR'S — Waste Discharge Requirements
• OSPR — Oil Spill Prevention And Response
• PINC — Potential Incident Of Non Compliance
• IHV — Integrated Hole Volume (of Borehole) (in Cubic Metres)
• CERA — Cambridge Energy Research Associates
• OCA — Offshore Contractors Association
• EMW — Equivalent Mud Weight
• IPR — Inflow Performance Relationship
• PSIG — Pounds Per Square Inch Gauge

• SPAR — Floating Production System
• OECD — Organization For Economic Co Operation And Development
• MH — Methane Hydrate
• PAH — Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons
• CTU — Cargo Transport Unit
• G — Ground
• SPCP — Spill Prevention And Cleanup Plan
• OGML — Oil, Gas And Mineral Lease
• SDM/U — Subsea Distribution Module/Unit
• PESBG — Petroleum Exploration Society Of Great Britain
• HEP — Habitat Evaluation Procedure
• OWR — Oil/Water Ratio
• MMBOD — Million Barrels of Oil per Day
• PT — Potential Transformer
• MKB — Meters Below Kelly Bushing
• PART — Program Assessment Rating Tool
• ANP — Brazil'S National Petroleum Agency
• DWG(S) — Drawing/S
• RSFO — Regional Supervisor, Office Of Field Operations, For Bsee
• NPT — Nonproductive Time
• DR — Dead Reckoning
• ECITB — Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
• NAVTEX — Navigational And Meteorological Warning Broadcast Service
• NTP — National Toxicology Program
• GWP — global warming potential (climate)
• BPD — barrels per day
• IMDG CODE — International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code
• PSHL — Pressure Safety High/Low
• CFTC — Commodity Futures Trading Commission
• RCM — Reliability Centred Maintenance
• COW — Crude Oil Washing
• RE — Reservoir Engineer
• OI — Oxygen Index
• SHARP — Sustainable Hydrocarbons Additional Recovery Programme
• TD — Total Depth
• SSTMP — Subsea Templates
• RO — Ro Roll On/Roll Off
• AIT — Auto-Ignition Temperature
• CFD — computational fluid dynamics
• REACH — Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, And Restriction Of Chemicals
• LOPA — Layers of Protection Analysis
• SOUR — Oil/Gas With High Sulfur Content
• E — Young's Modulus
• VR — Vermillion Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• RFI — Requests For Inspection
• SEMI — Semisubmersible
• EMI — Electromagnetic Inspection
• RN — Release Notes
• ADR — Asset Depreciation Range (finance)
• MCE — Maximum Credible Earthquakes

• MW — Megawatt (one million watts)
• SW — Salt Water
• PB — Pull Box
• MMPA — Marine Mammals Protection Act
• SU — Submersible
• GNOME — General NOAA Oil Modeling Environment
• KBE — Kelly Bushing Elevation
• CGT — Capital Gains Tax
• SCBA — Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
• TBA — Tertiary Butyl Alcohol
• SSCV — Subsea Control Valves
• OPR — Office Of Planning And Research
• EW — Each Way
• TSS'S — Traffic Separation Schemes
• N/S — North/South
• BOSIET — Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training
• NCR — Nonconformance Report
• BPV — Back Pressure Valve
• SONS — Spills Of National Significance
• AADE — American Association of Drilling Engineers
• MMCRP — Mitigation Monitoring And Compliance Reporting Program
• MSA — Master Service Agreement
• KV — Kilovolt (one thousand volts) (measurement)
• F — Fuse
• ROSF — Rincon Onshore Separation Facility
• STP — standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
• APD — Application for Permit to Drill
• SWDW — Salt Water Disposal Well
• PPMV — Parts Per Million by Volume
• MBBLS — Thousand Barrels
• SWEET — Oil/Gas That Has Low Sulfur Content
• FOSV — Full-Opening Safety Valve
• NPFC — US National Pollution Funds Center
• SSMNF — Subsea Manifold
• OPITO — Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization
• SSRRC — System Safety And Reliability Review Committee
• RUS — Rural Utilities Service
• PBU — Pressure Build-Up
• WI — Working Interest
• PWD — Pressure while Drilling
• GPRA — Government Performance and Results Act
• PA — Planning Authority
• TDH — Total Dynamic Head
• IECC — International Energy Conservation Code
• SNAM — Societб Nazionale Metanodotti Now Snam S.P.A.
• PEL — Permissible Exposure Limit
• NPS — Nominal Pipe Size (sometimes NS)
• NOD — Notice of Determination
• EEM — Energy Efficient Mortgage
• MTLP — Mini Tension Leg Platform

• BL — Barrel
• LBNL — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
• UNCCD — United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
• BCD — Barrel Per Day, on Calendar Days
• S&P — Standard & Poor's
• IMT — Intermediate Metal Conduit
• IRP — Integrated Resource Plan
• ACA — Annual Charge Adjustment (electricity)
• GAL — Gallon
• UOT — Unscheduled Overtime
• SOW — Statements Of Work
• LODF — Line Outage Distribution Factor (electricity)
• RK — Rankin Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• PL — Pipeline
• DLAT — Difference In Latitude
• SO — Oil Saturation
• ISF — International Shipping Federation
• PE — Professional Engineer
• PB — St. Petersburg Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• NCOB — No Cargo On Board
• OTC — Offshore Technology Conference
• WPI — Wholesale Price Index
• SSCC — Sulphide Stress Corrosion Cracking
• VSD — Variable Speed Drive
• COMP — Composite
• WCID — Well Construction Interface Document
• SAC — Special Area of Conservation
• COP — Coefficient of Performance
• DMA — dead-man anchor
• GL — Ground Level
• VTIS — Vessel Traffic Information System
• AIME — American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc.
• ICS — Incident command system
• 2P — proved and probable reserves
• GAO — Government Accounting Office
• MBOD — Thousand Barrels of Oil per Day
• DR — Demand Response
• TEFRA — Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1985
• VPS — Velocity Seismic Profile
• SS — Semisubmersible
• ID — Internal Diameter
• PANAMAX — Ships Able To Transit, And Allowed Transit, Of The Panama Canal
• PR2 — Testing regime to API6A Annex F
• VSP — Vertical Seismic Profile
• TWA — Time Weighted Averages
• EDC — Electric Distribution Company
• PN — North Padre Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• NDT — Nondestructive Test
• SAGD — Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage
• ISF — ISF Sonic Log

• GMDSS — Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (IMO)
• DIA — Diameter
• AFV — Alternative-Fuel Vehicle
• AAPL — American Association of Professional Landmen
• PR — Pully Ridge Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• OWC — Oil Water Contact
• SO3 — Oxides Of Sulfur
• ETD — Estimated Time of Departure
• SB — Sit Bo Log
• LO — Lubricating Oil
• OVSP — Offset Vertical Seismic Profiling
• LST — Local Standard Time
• PSIG — Pounds Per Square Inch)
• FCU — Fan Coil Unit
• FCITC — First Contingency Incremental Transfer Capability
• EIA — Environmental impact assessment (international)
• HO — Hydrographic Office
• LAAR — Load acting as a resource (ERCOT category) (electricity)
• CITHP — closed-in tubing head pressure
• TP — Tarpon Springs Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• IOR — Improved Oil Recovery
• AOF — Absolute Open Flow
• PLT — Production Logging Tool
• ILT — In-Line Tee
• TAPS — Trans Alaska Pipeline System
• GT — Gross Tonnage
• DWOP — Drilling Well On Paper
• SX — Sabine Pass Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• RMT — National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
• SPM — Side Pocket Mandrel
• RESDV — Riser Emergency Shut Down Valve
• LFMC — Liquid-Tight Flexible Metal Conduit
• NRV — Non Return Valve
• IEA — International Energy Agency (Paris)
• RESNET — Residential Energy Services Network
• UB — Underbalanced
• HLO — Helicopter Landing Officer
• FPIT — Free-Point Indicator Tool
• LOP — Line Of Position
• CIT — Chartered Institute of Transport
• VIV — Vortex Induced Vibration
• 3D — three-dimensional (geophysics)
• PDG — Permanent Downhole Gauge
• ROFR — Right of First Refusal (finance)
• AFUDC — Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
• TCF — Temporary Construction Facilities
• STOP — Safety Training Observation Program
• VSP — Vertical Seismic Profiling
• TTP — Through Tubing Perforating
• ISO — International Standard Organisation

• GDE — Gross Depositional Environment
• OP — Operating Procedure
• NEFE — Non Emulsifying Iron Inhibitor
• SEER — Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio
• WBS — Wellbore Seismic
• DW — Dishwasher
• APWD — Annular Pressure While Drilling
• REWL — Reservoir Evaluation Wireline
• XYC — Xy Calliper Log)
• CEMS — Continuous Emission Monitoring System
• BSML — below sea mean level
• EOR — Enhanced Oil Recovery
• EDF — Electricité de France
• ID — Inner Diameter
• VOC — Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
• IMC — Intermediate Metal Conduit
• RCI — Reservoir Characterization Instrument
• CU — Copper (Latin Cuprum)
• SPMT — Self Propelled Modular Transporter
• P&A — Plug and Abandon
• X — Over Crossover
• SWOT — Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
• LW — Low Water
• NYSERDA — New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
• BOEPD — Barrels of Oil Equivalent Per Day
• DEV — Development
• SIWHP — Shut-in Well Head Pressure
• LHV — lower heating value
• MEG — Mono-Ethylene Glycol
• NOW — Non Hazardous Oilfield Waste
• DGPS — Differential Global Positioning System
• CHRT — casing hanger running tool
• W/C — Water Cut
• VK — Viosca Knoll Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• XOV — Cross-Over Valve
• SEDIM — Sedimentology
• HA — Hazard Analysis
• BU — Bottom Up
• FB — footing beam
• UKPIA — United Kingdom Petroleum Industry Association Limited
• CPP — Critical Peak Pricing
• NFPA — National Fire Protection Association
• DHC — Depositional History Curve
• VT — Voltage Transformer
• TS — Tiger Shoal Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• UT — Ultrasonic Testing
• GOC — Gas Oil Contact
• HES — Health, Environment and Safety
• PILOT — Ogitf Successor
• ECP — External Casing Packer

• FIR — Failure Investigation Reports
• PI — Pressure Indicator
• LTI(FR) — Lost Time Incident (Frequency Rate)
• NOX — Nitrogen Oxide
• SCAL — Special Core Analysis Laboratory
• BCFD — Billion Cubic Feet per Day
• LKO — Lowest Known Oil
• TLV — Threshold Limit Value
• USDOI — US Department Of Interior
• CTLF — coil tubing lift frame
• DPS — Dynamic Positioning System
• PHA — Production Handling Agreement
• COE — Creek Corps of Engineers
• TF — Tropical Fresh Load Line
• FMS — Formation Micro Scan Log
• W/O — Workover
• HSE — Health & Safety Executive Officer
• MSCF — One Thousand Standard Cubic Feet
• MI — Mineral Insulated
• C&I — Commercial and industrial customers (Electricity transmission)
• HSWA — Health and Safety at Work Act
• WBS — Wellbore Stability
• CT — Coiled Tubing
• NRT — National Response Team
• FPS — Floating Production System
• NIMBY — Not In My Back Yard
• YP — Yield Point
• AAU — Assigned amount units (measurement)
• COXY — carbon/oxygen log
• SAM — Subsea Accumulator Module
• MJ — Megajoule
• BCFE — Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas Equivalent
• NFW — New Field Wildcat, Lahee classification
• DART — Days Away, Restricted Work
• UKOCS — Uk Outer Continental Shelf
• LMV — Lower Master Valve
• RRT — Regional Response Team
• FDP — Field Development Plan
• VLS — Vertical Lay System
• ASBA — Association of Ship Brokers and Agents
• CAAA — Clean Air Act Amendments
• IPF — Impact Producing Factors
• HFL — Hydraulic Flying Lead
• SSSV — Sub-Surface Safety Valve
• FMECA — failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis
• 3C — Proved, probable and possible Contingent Resources
• ACEEE — American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
• MTBE — Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
• KVA — Kilovolt-Ampere
• APA — Alaska Power Administration

• ETO — Electro Technical Officer
• BOT — Bottom
• QI — Qualified Individual
• UL — Underwriters Laboratory
• DAR — Dressed All Round
• BOEPD — barrel of oil equivalent per day
• SEM — Subsea Electronics Module
• UBD — Underbalanced Drilling
• AQCR — Air Quality Control Region (US) (environment)
• OSRO — Oil Spill Response Organization
• SABA — Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus
• GL — Germanischer Lloyd
• XMAC — E Xmac Elite
• PMU — Phasor measurement unit (electricity)
• FCV — Flow Control Valve
• LCF — Longitudinal Centre of Flotation
• P&I — Protection and Indemnity insurance
• MCF — Thousand Cubic Feet
• HP/IP — High Pressure And/Or Intermediate Pressure
• LINCO — Liner and Completion Progress Report
• FMP — Facility Measurement Point
• AAPG — American Association of Petroleum Geologists
• ILO — International Labor Organization (UN)
• AAQS — Ambient Air Quality Standards (environment) (US)
• FCC — Fully Cellular Containership
• OSLTF — Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
• TEL — Telephone
• WSCA — Well Services Contractors Association
• SICP — Shut-In Casing Pressure
• NTS — Not To Scale
• VERT — Vertical
• M — Milli
• SDU/M — Subsea Distribution Unit/Module
• BUR — Build-Up Rate
• MSCT — Mechanical Sidewall Coring Tool
• CAER — Community Awareness and Emergency Response
• FCO — UK Foreign And Commonwealth Office
• MARSEC — Maritime Security
• DDM — Derrick Drilling Machine
• MBPD — thousand barrels of oil per day
• PPB — Pounds Per Barrel
• UWT — Ultrasonic Welding Line
• POB — Personnel on Board
• EIB — European Investment Bank
• AAODC — American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (obsolete; superseded by IADC)
• HVAC — High voltage alternating current (electricity)
• ABSA — Alberta Boilers Safety Association
• SSV — Surface Safety Valve
• GEF — Global Environmental Facility (environment)
• OOD — Officer Of the Deck

• GPIT — General Purpose Inclinometry Tool
• MEF — Modified Energy Factor
• IROL — Interconnection Reliability Operating Limit (electricity)
• NL — Night Light
• PE — Petroleum Engineer
• WROV — Workclass Remotely Operated Vehicle
• ISM — IMO'S International Safety Management
• ERNS — Emergency Response Notification System
• FBHP — Flowing Bottomhole Pressure
• RIK — Replacement in Kind
• NPSH — Net Positive Suction Head
• CPT — Control Power Transformer
• A&G — Administrative And General Expenses
• BPH — Barrels Per Hour
• BOD — Basis of Design
• CRS — Croatian Register of Shipping
• AMBO — Armenia, Macedonia, Bulgaria Oil Pipeline
• HPHT — high pressure, high temperature ammoniation procedure
• IG — Isolated Ground
• GIIP — Gas Initially In Place
• COLREG — International Convention On Collision Regulations
• DTW — dealer tank wagon (as in, "oil companies setting regional dealer tank wagon pricing") (Oil)
• XRD — X-Ray Diffraction
• AEP — American Electric Power Company, Inc.
• ROP — Rate of Penetration
• LIT — Lead Impression Tool
• BFPD — Barrels of Fluid Per Day
• CCL — Casing Collar Locator
• FI — Final Inspection
• OCTG — Oil Country Tubular Goods
• LBA — Local Balancing Authority
• RFA — Regulatory Flexibility Act (US)
• BGT — Borehole Geometry Tool
• EERA — Escape, Evacuation, And Rescue Analysis
• ACE — Area Control Error (electricity)
• CTD — Coiled Tubing Drilling
• BIA — Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S.)
• GPTG — Gallons Per Thousand Gallons
• TAR — True Amplitude Recovery
• LSH — Level Safety High
• FIV — Formation Isolation Valve
• CATS — Central Area Transmission System
• RAS — Remedial Action Scheme
• MOU — Mobile Offshore Unit
• ERO — Electric Reliability Organization. The US designated NERC as its ERO.
• ARPA — Automatic Radar Plotting Aids
• POP — Pump Out Plug
• PSH — Pressure Safety High
• VN — Vernon Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• FAA — Fire Alarm Annunciator

• SEMS — Safety and Environmental Management Systems
• ERC — Emergency Response And Control
• HGO — Heavy Gas Oil
• ORNL — Oak Ridge National Laboratory's
• WAC — Weak Acid Cation
• FLUT — Full Length Ultrasonic Inspection
• MUSOL — Mutual Solvent
• EPCIP — European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection
• BOPE — Barrels Of Oil Per Day Equivalent
• IOC — International Oil Company
• V — Volt (measurement)
• NGT — Natural Gamma Ray Tool
• UNFCCC — United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• VTS — Vessel Traffic Service
• MVA — Megavolt Ampere
• MSRC — Marine Spill Response Corporation
• UTA/B — Umbilical Termination Assembly/Box
• NACE — National Association of Corrosion Engineers
• OBC — Ocean Bottom Cable
• TGB — Telecommunications Grounding Busbar
• FBR — Fast Breeder Reactor
• EPCI — Engineering, Procurement, Construction, And Installation
• IMPA — International Maritime Pilots' Association
• BIMCO — Baltic and International Maritime Council
• CPICB — CPI coriband log
• CIRM — International Radio Maritime Committee
• FT — foot (unit of length)
• MMBTU — Million British Thermal Units
• GT&C — General Terms And Conditions
• SCF — standard cubic feet (of natural gas)
• AD — Article Continues Below
• COFR — Certificate of Financial Responsibility
• ICV — Interval Control Valve
• LCV — Level Control Valve
• COTP — Captain Of The Port
• FIV — Flow-Induced Vibration
• NTL — Notice to Lessees and Operators
• ATS — Automatic Transfer Switch
• EOS — Equation Of State
• MO — Mobile Originated
• EA — Equal Angle
• ALAP — As Low As Possible
• STB — Stock Tank Barrel
• H2S — Hydrogen Sulfide
• PI — Productivity Index
• SCO — Synthetic Crude Oil
• LBM — Pounds Mass
• PSL — Product Specification Level
• CIP — Critical Infrastructure Protection (US)
• ACHE — Air-Cooled Heat Exchanger

• BGL — Borehole Geometry Log
• WEC — World Energy Council
• MPG — Miles Per Gallon
• BINXQ — bond index quicklook log
• EM — Emergency
• SAS — Safety At Sea
• O/B — On Board
• ABS — American Bureau of Shipping
• WOR — Water-Oil Ratio
• FSA — Formal Safety Assessment
• DLS — Dogleg Severity
• DIS — Draft International Standard
• CAP — Condition Assessment Program Survey
• CJ — control joint
• PHMSA — Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• KPSI — Thousand Pounds per Square Inch
• ORICO — Oriented Core Data Report
• TQ — Training Qualifications
• EDP — Emergency Disconnect Package
• KBG — Kelly Bushing Height above Ground Level
• OASIS — Open Access Same-time Information System
• GRC — Galvanized Rigid Conduit
• MASPCC — Maximum Anticipated Surface Pressure For The Completion Case
• BARS — Borehole Acoustic Reflection Survey
• OSCP — Oil Spill Contingency Plan
• FTG — Footing
• FLDF — Flying Lead Deployment Frame
• WDP — Waste Discharge Permit
• SC — Shading Coefficient
• FBE — fusion-bonded epoxy
• CALOG — circumferential acoustic log
• SPP — Stand Pipe Pressure
• AF — Arctic Floater
• MMCF — one million cubic feet (measurement of natural gas)
• ABF — Aquatic Base Flow (Hydropower) (electricity)
• OSRP — Oil Spill Response Plan
• AIV — Alternate Isolation Valve
• PTW — Permit to Work (UK)
• APA — Administrative Procedure Act
• GEODY — GEO DYS Log
• MDO — Marine Diesel Oil
• POE — power over ethernetinjector
• RNC — Raster Navigational Chart
• NEPOOL — New England Power Pool
• ITT — Invitation To Tender
• DLT — Digital Linear Tape
• INGAA — Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
• PCCL — Perforation Casing Collar Locator Log
• EEZ — Exclusive Economic Zone
• WT — Wall Thickness

• CEQ — Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
• AFV — Annular Flow Valve
• THAI — Toe to Heel Air Injection
• MCD — Mechanical Completion Dossier
• PDC — Phasor Data Concentrator
• PMA — Power Marketing Administration
• BTI — British Trade International
• HID — high intensity discharge (electricity)
• SVC — Static VAR compensator (electricity)
• SO2 — Sulfur Dioxide
• MERSAR — Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual
• EDR — Electronic Drilling Recorder
• BRT — Below Rotary Table
• RVP — Reid Vapor Pressure (used For Gasoline Volatility)
• HWDP — Heavy Weight Drill Pipe
• DRB — Demonstrated Reserve Base
• NSA — Noise Sensitive Area
• MEO — Medium-Earth Orbit
• ESS — Energy Storage System, as in grid energy storage (electricity)
• NE — North-East
• EIR — Environmental Impact Report
• POD — Point of Delivery
• LWOL — Last Well on Lease
• NGL — Natural Gas Liquid (usually Ethane Or Propane)
• LSFO — Low-Sulfur Fuel Oil
• DD — Directional Driller
• CA — Control area (EU) – The portion of the generation and transmission system controlled by a single transmission system operator. (See also TSO).
• MWS — Marine Warranty Survey
• 3P — proved, probable and possible reserves
• ICHCA — International Cargo Handling Coordination Association
• FRS — Financial Reporting System
• NT — Net Tonnage
• INDWE — Individual Well Record Report
• PDG/PDHG — Permanent Downhole Gauge
• 1C — Proved Contingent Resources
• ER(D) — Extended Reach (Drilling)
• CNCF — field-normalised compensated neutron porosity
• EEHA — Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas
• DWH — Deepwater Horizon
• ACP — Annular Casing Pressure
• APCD — Air Pollution Control District
• UHVAC — Ultra High Voltage Alternating Current (electricity)
• CWOP — complete well on paper
• PM&E — Protection, mitigation and enhancement
• CHP — Combined heat and power
• BML — Below Mud Line
• GC — gonococcus (gonnorhea germ)
• PMS — Planned Maintenance System
• SOPEP — Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plans
• YR — Year

• ODS — Oxygen Depletion Sensor
• MBD — thousand barrels per day
• MSHA — Mine Safety and Health Administration (US)
• BDF — below Derrick floor
• CGBF — Concrete, Gravity Based Structure
• HARP — Hydrocarbons Additional Recovery Program
• COOGER — California Offshore Oil And Gas Energy Resources
• SPR — Strategic Petroleum Reserve (US)
• CST — Chronological Sample Taker log (Schlumberger)
• PLSV — Pipelay Support Vessel
• EQ — Equal
• UAE — United Arab Emirates
• DME — Disturbance Monitoring Equipment
• FMI — formation micro imaging log (azimuthal microresistivity)
• SURF — Subsea/Umbilicals/Risers/Flowlines
• GL — Gas Lift
• EER — Emergency Escape And Refuge
• SIP — Shut-In Pressure
• B — Basin
• MMBD — Million Barrels Per Day
• PSV — Pressure safety valve
• MMTPA — Millions of Metric Tonnes per Annum
• BCD — Barrels Per Calendar Day
• CERTS — Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions sposored by the United States Department of Energy and California Energy Commission (US)
• UKCS — United Kingdom Continental Shelf
• CZMA — US Coastal Zone Management Act
• GAPP — Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• NOP — Notice of Preparation
• FPSO — Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel
• Z — Zulu (Greenwich mean time)
• PBTD — Plug Back Total Department
• QAE — Quality Assurance Engineer
• CILD — Conduction Log
• MOTEMS — Marine Oil Terminal Engineering and Maintenance Standards
• SF6 — Sulfur Hexafluoride
• TOC — Top of Cement
• ITL — Industry Leadership Team
• NS — Near Side
• HVDC — high-voltage direct-current
• CHKSR — checkshot survey report
• FAC — Fuel Adjustment Clause
• MRR — Material Receipt Report
• LOA — Letter of Authority
• PBDMS — Playback DMSLS Log
• LGO — Light Gas Oil
• CF — Cubic Feet
• PPI — Post Production Inspection
• CPS — Cycles Per Second (now Hertz)
• IMARE — Institute of Marine Engineers
• DOI — Department of the Interior (US)

• LTC — Long Thread and Coupled
• BWR — Boiling water reactor (nuclear)
• PLC — Power line communication (electricity)
• CYDIP — cyberdip log
• AI — Artificial Island
• FLMT — Flowline Manifold Termination
• MCS — Master Control Station (VIS, Grumman)
• ISU — International Salvage Union
• IBOP — Inside Blowout Preventer
• SES — Satellite Earth Stations and Systems
• FRU — Fast Response Units
• GVW — gross vehicle weight (transportation)
• AMRA — Automatic Meter Reading Association
• CSG — Casing
• EUE — External-upset-end
• TEU — Twenty Feet Equivalent Unit
• CEPII — Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales Economics think tank
• LDT — Light Displacement Tonnage
• BOSVA — British Offshore Support Vessel Owners Association
• GEOPN — Geological Well Prognosis Report
• KR — Korean Register of Shipping
• FONSI — Finding of no significant impact. See Environmental impact statement (US)
• IALA — International Association Of Lighthouse Authorities
• BM — Bay Marchand Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• EFL — Electrical Flying Lead
• AOPL — Association of Oil Pipe Lines
• CERCLA — Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
• HGS — Highn Gravity Solids
• FLMPI — Full Length Magnetic Particle Inspection
• FH — full-hole tool joint
• MSFL — Micro SFL Log
• LWR — Lazy Wave Catenary Riser
• ASCE — American Society of Chemical Engineers
• TEMP — Temperature
• E&I — Electrical and Instrumentation
• NAAQS — National Ambient Air Quality Standards (US)
• GRI — Gas Research Institute (US) (natural gas)
• SNS — Southern North Sea
• EPACT — Energy Policy Act of 1992 (US)
• GOC — General Operators' Certificate
• MMBPD — million barrels per day
• A/H — After Hours
• RI — Royalty Interest
• BWOW — By Weight Of Water
• GISB — Gas Industry Standards Board (now NAESB) (US) (natural gas)
• CAFE — Corporationrate Average Fuel Economy
• UTM — Universal Transverse Mercator (geographical Co-ordinate System)
• FL — floor level
• GE — Ground Elevation
• BUREC — United States Bureau of Reclamation (government)

• LBP — Length Between Perpendiculars
• PGA — Purchased Gas Adjustment
• IAPH — International Association Of Ports And Harbors
• CNL — Compensated Neutron Log
• IPPC — Integrated Pollution Prevention And Control
• MEIC — Mechanical Electrical Instrumentation Commission
• HHI — Hirschman Herfindahl Index
• THK — Thick
• TV/BIP — Ratio of Total Volume to Bitumen In Place
• RIR — Recordable Incident Rate
• ISO — Independent System Operator (US) (see also TSO) Responsible for grid management, but does not own assets. (electricity)
• LMR — Load Modifying Resource
• FEIS — Final Environmental impact statement (US)
• PDC — Polycrystalline Diamond Compact
• XC — Cross Connect
• RAP — Regulatory Assistance Project
• EPRI — Electric Power Research Institute (US)
• STEL — Short Term Exposure Limit
• WMU — World Maritime University
• FWL — From West Line
• ACOU — Acoustic
• APPA — American Public Power Association (electricity)
• IMPA — International Marine Purchasing Association
• ESD — Emergency Shut-Down
• FRARE — fracture report
• EPFS — Electronic Position Fixing System
• CES — Coast Earth Station
• CRA — Corrosion-Resistant Alloy
• STAGR — Static Gradient Survey Report
• FO — Fuel Oil
• C/B — Circuit Breaker
• DFT — Dry Film Thickness
• ARR — Auction Revenue Rights)
• MEA — Monoethanolamine
• FG — Fracture Gradient
• MD — Millidarcy
• FM — Flowmeter
• EVI — Equipment Verification Inspection
• AG — Agricultural pipe drain
• CESMA — Confederation Of European Union Shipmasters Associations
• BROA — British Rig Owners Association
• DEIS — Draft Environmental Impact Statement (US)
• IOC — Independent Oil Company
• PNL — Panel
• NPREP — National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program
• DG — Distributed generation (electricity)
• AESO — Alberta Electric System Operator
• LFL — Lower Flammable Limit
• 3C — three components seismic acquisition (x,y and z)
• ECGD — Exports Credits Guarantee Department

• CEN — The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) a European business organization aimed at removing trade barriers for European industry and consumers.
• BV — Bureau Veritas
• YR — Years old
• MSC — Marine Safety Committee
• PHPA — Partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (mud)
• CRP — common reference point
• CONN — Connection
• PTP — Point to Point Transmission Service (electricity)
• CIR — Circuit
• NSA — Norwegian Shipowners’ Association
• CCP — Controllable Pitch Propeller
• CLC — International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage
• LCL — Lethal Dose (Low)
• NOPR — Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (US)
• FWKO — free water knock-out
• IOPC — International Oil Pollution Fund
• SALM — Single Anchor Loading Mooring
• PX — Power Exchange
• LQ — Living Quarters
• ACC — Accession countries
• PCM — Project Cycle Management
• AHU — Air Handler Unit
• EF — Each Face
• WC(P) — Water Closet With "P" Trap
• OBM — Oil-Based Mud
• HYROP — Hydrophone Log
• REV — Revision
• HOR — Horizontal
• SHR — Shower
• SYM — Symmetric
• EI — Eugene Island Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• IEP — Initial Exploration Plan
• CMR — Combinable Magnetic Resonance
• MBOED — thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day
• PRT — Petroleum Revenue Tax
• EP — Exploration Plan
• HC — Hydrocarbon
• LOL — Limitation Of Owner'S Liability
• AQAP — Air Quality Attainment Plan
• PIP — Pump Intake Pressure
• PSC — Public Service Commission
• DIPFT — dipmeter fast log
• MTEF — Medium-Term Expenditure Framework
• CD — Candela
• JRP — Joint Review Panels
• MASP — Maximum Anticipated Surface Pressure
• EOW — End Of Well Report
• CNJ — Construction Joint
• NMVOC — Non-Methane Volatile Organic Compounds
• DF — distribution factor

• MAASP — Maximum Acceptable Annular Surface Pressure
• PLTQ — Production Logging Tool Quicklook Log
• AL — Artificial Lift
• OSRV — Oil Spill Response Vessel
• PCA — Production Concession Agreement
• EUR — Estimated Ultimate Recovery
• WD — Water Depth
• PW — Produced Water
• PCPT — Piezo-Cone Penetration Test
• BOPM — Barrels of Oil per Month
• CTM — Coil Tubing Measurement
• AOFP — absolute open-flow potential
• TLP — Tension Leg Platform
• MGY — Million Gallons per Year
• CARB — California Air Resources Board
• OGP — International Association of Oil & Gas Producers
• UKOOA — United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association
• RER — Renewable Energy Rider
• ASCC — Alaskan System Coordination Council
• BBL — Barrel Of Oil
• PAC — Pacific Region
• G/L — Gas/Liquid
• BS — Breton Sound Area Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• SPP — Small power producer (electricity)
• AGD — Associated Gas Distributors (US)
• MIPAL — Micropalaeo Log
• DILB — dual-induction BHC log
• ABT — Availability based tariff (electricity)
• AIMA — Agricultural Impact Mitigation Agreement (US)
• SEFI — Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative
• GCAT — Government Compliance Action Team
• SAN — Sanitary
• DHPTT — downhole pressure/temperature transducer
• AMR — Automated meter reading also known as Automatic Meter Reading
• MEG — Mono Ethylene Glycol
• MWH — Megawatt hour (one million watt hours)
• E&D — Exploration and Development
• BMP'S — Best Management Practices
• FLRA — field-level risk assessment
• DPO — Dynamic Positioning Operator
• DP — Drill Pipe
• MIST — Minimum Industry Safety Training
• EWC — Electric Water Cooler
• BTEX — Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene
• ARI — Azimuthal Resistivity Image
• OTL — Operations Team Leader
• LWR — Light Water Reactor
• BCF — billion cubic feet (of natural gas)
• CWOR — Completion Work Over Riser
• AMVER — US Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue

• CDIS — CDI Synthetic Seismic Log
• ADITC — Accumulated Deferred Investment Tax Credit (policy)
• WBM — Water Based Mud
• FMS — Formation Multi Scan Log
• EPU — Electrical Power Unit
• DSL — digital spectralog (Western Atlas)
• MAWP — Maximum Actual Working Pressure
• FEED — Front End Engineering And Design
• FWV — Flow Wing Valve
• BAST — Best Available and Safest Technology
• BFP — Bureau Fédéral du Plan (Belgium). (Has responsibilities over economic, social and environmental policy
• DST — drill-stem test
• TT — Treatment Technique
• MSIPC — Multi Stage inflatable Packer Collar
• FR — front-engine, rear drive
• FOIP — Freedom Of Information And Protection Of Privacy Act
• MLLW — Mean Lower Low Water (nautical Charts)
• HIRA — Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
• HT — High Temperature
• WTP — Willingness To Pay
• DSTR — drill-stem test report
• SI — International System of Units (Système international d'unités)
• GHG — Green House Gas
• DLL — Dual LateroLog
• ESP — Expected Surface Pressure
• BPA — Bonneville Power Administration (US)
• CS — Chandeleur Sound Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• GVEP — Global Village Energy Partnership (organization)
• HLO — Heavy Load Out
• MGO — Marine Gas Oil
• PNNL — Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE) (US)
• DIPAR — dipole acoustic report
• NRIS — Network Resource Interconnection Service
• PG — Pressure Gauge (Report)
• JU — Jackup
• HUD — Hold-Up Depth
• FOC — Fibre Optic Cable
• I3P — Independent Third Party
• CWI — Certified Welding Inspector
• LBF — Pounds Force
• SHPO — State Historic Preservation Office (US)
• GSM — Groupe Speciale Mobile
• ESI — Environmental Sustainability Index
• MAPP — Mid Continent Area Power Pool (US)
• OPEC — Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• BFOE — Brent, Forties, Oseberg, And Ekofisk
• CCS — Carbon Capture and Storage
• DILL — Dual Induction Laterolog
• BSR — Bend Strength Ratio
• CAP — Capacity Market Programs

• BOEM — Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
• M&R — Measurement And Regulation
• CIMV — Chemical Injection Metering Valve
• RF — Recovery Factor
• ANPR — Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• EEI — Edison Electric Institute
• BOPE — Blowout Preventer Equipment
• A — Appraisal (well)
• LP — Liquid petroleum
• C7 — heavy hydrocarbon components
• MISO — Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc
• P&ID — Process and Instruments Diagram
• DEFG — Distributed Energy Financial Group (US)
• AOS — Authorized Overrun Service
• AVO — Amplitude Variation with Offset
• BSL — Below Sea-Level
• CHCNC — CHCNC Gamma Ray Casing Collar Locator
• AHD — along hole depth
• PAU — Pre-Assembled Unit
• NRC — Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US)
• MAAC — Mid Atlantic Area Council (US- geographically within PJM)
• CECAN — CEC analysis
• LOT — Leak-Off Test
• AWB/V — annulus wing block/valve (XT)
• TDS — Total Dissolved Solids
• DILL — dual-induction laterolog
• EQR — Electric Quarterly Report
• PAR — Pre-Assembled Rack
• BOE — Barrel of oil equivalent (international)
• EUEI — European Union Energy Initiative
• SIT — System Integration Test (software/hardware Integration)
• XC — Cross-connection, cross correlation
• BHCP — Bottomhole Circulating Pressure
• CPI — Chemical Process Industries
• WP — Working Pressure
• DEPAN — deposit analysis report
• TYP — Typical
• APE — Area of potential effect (electricity)
• HNGS — flasked Hostile Natural Gamma-ray Spectrometry tool
• BBL/SD — Barrel per day, on stream days
• DMT — Down hole Monitoring Tool
• DELTA — Difference Between Plan And Performance
• ELEV — Elevator
• GALV — Galvanized
• LDT — Lost During Trans Shipment
• ARCS — Admiralty Raster Chart Service
• ICSS — Integrated Controls and Safety System
• DT — Day Tortugas Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• CMU — Cement Masonry Unit
• G&T — Generation and transmission utility cooperative (electricity)

• GT — Gigaton (1 billion tons) (measurement)
• ORRI — Overriding Royalty Interest
• HCA — High Consequence Areas
• OATT — Open Access Transmission Tariff (US)
• IGO — Inter-Governmental Organization
• BOPD — barrel of oil per day
• NMDC — Non Magnetic Drill Collar
• IPC — Installed Production Capacity
• VMT — vehicle miles traveled (transportation)
• CGTL — compact gas to liquids
• BQ — Bendable Quality
• BGL — Below Ground Level
• CNGR — compensated neutron gamma-ray log
• CCPP — Combined Cycle Power Plant
• DOI — United States Department of Interior
• BOED — barrel of oil equivalent per day
• ESPCC — Expected Surface Pressure For The Completion Case
• EPV — Early Production Vessel
• ADT — Applied Drilling Technology, ADT log
• SUPSALV — Supervisor Of Salvage (U.S. Navy)
• D — Development
• WI — Water Injection
• WST — Well Seismic Tool (checkshot)
• ELT — Economic Limit Test
• CCN — Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
• SPCU — Subsea Power and Control Unit
• IADC — International Association of Drilling Contractors
• BTX — from BTX process, a mixture of benzene, toluene, and xylene (oil)
• GSR — Gas Supply Realignment (natural gas)
• OTAG — Ozone Transport Assessment Group
• EA — Environmental Assessment, EIAP
• ENG — Engineering Log
• CRP — Central Reference Point
• BNS — Business Network Services
• MSI — Mechanical and Structural Inspection
• AWO — Approval for Well Operation
• PMI — Positive Material Identification
• EGMBE — Ethylene Glycol Mono-Butyl Ether
• MTOE — One million tons of oil equivalent(EU)
• BSEE — Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
• RSE — Relative Standard Error
• PTA/S — Pipeline Termination Assembly/Structure
• EHV — Extra High Voltage
• NUMAST — National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers
• PHB — Pre-Hydrated Bentonite
• COMPU — computest report
• IASST — International Association For Sea Survival Training
• EROEI — Energy Returned On Energy Invested
• MQC — Multi Quick Connection Plate
• ASR — Atmosphere Supplying Respirator

• PMV — Production Master Valve
• MODU — Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
• IMB — International Maritime Bureau
• SOL — System Operating Limit
• KS — Kitchen Sink
• STL — Submerged Turret Loading
• HAZ — Heat-Affected Zone
• CHESM — contractor, health, environment and safety management
• GLM — Gas Lift Mandrel
• INMARSAT — International Marine Satellite Organization
• BPL — Broadband over power line
• SDW — Summer Dead Weight
• AFL — Above Finished Level
• LEEA — Lifting Equipment Engineers Association
• BACT — Best Available Control Technology
• OIP — Oil-In-Place
• NAP — National Action Plan
• MPFM — Multi-Phase Flow Meter
• SART — Search and Rescue Radar Transponder
• TABS — Texas Automated Buoy System
• POBM — Pseudo Oil Based Mud
• DIL — dual-induction log
• JIS — Japanese Industry Standard
• KRP — kill rate pressure
• CSPG — Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists
• IHO — International Hydrographic Organization
• RCC — Rescue Coordination Centre
• AFUE — Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency
• DW — Deep Water
• OOIP — Original Oil In Place
• PDNP — Proved Developed Not Producing
• LOGGS — Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System
• LSFO — Loss Sulfur Fuel Oil
• BOE — barrel(s) of oil equivalent
• ACQU — Acquisition log
• ECHA — European Chemicals Agency
• TFE — Totalfinaelf
• DSV — Diving Support Vessel
• FONSI — Findings Of No Significant Impact
• FLIV — Flowline Isolation Valve
• MARA — MaraLog
• FLRA — Field Level Risk Assessment
• LOR — Letter of Readiness
• CONDE — condensate analysis report
• INC — Incident Of Non Compliance
• CET — Cement Evaluation Tool
• LBS — Lifeboat Stations
• GTL — Gas To Liquid
• ICE — Internal combustion engine (transportation)
• ERGEG — European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas

• DEAL — Digital Energy Atlas & Library
• CBM — choke bridge module – XT choke
• MODFLOW — model of groundwater flow
• TSCA — Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976
• NASA — Non-Active Side Arm
• RST — Reservoir Saturation Tool Log
• BHFP — Bottomhole Flowing Pressure
• XLPE — Cross Linked Polyethylene
• IEP/DOCD — IEP and Development Operations Coordination Documents
• BPI — Baltic Panamax Index
• ITC — Investment tax credit (policy)
• FELCC — Firm Energy Load Carrying Capability
• SONRE — Sonic Calibration Report
• BROWN FIELDS — Fields Beyond Their Production Plateau But Still Producing
• 2C — Proved and probable Contingent Resources
• ENI — Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (Italy)
• AMS — Auxiliary Measurement Service Log
• MCC — Motor Control Center (JSC)
• GP — Gravel Pack
• OSFR — Oil Spill Financial Responsibility
• HEXT — Hex Diplog
• ASPO — Asociation For The Study Of Peak Oil & Gas
• RFSU — Ready For Start-Up
• SG — Static Gradient
• HCRF — Hydrographic Chart Raster Format
• CSEM — Center for the Study of Energy Markets (US)
• NOI — Notice of Intent
• HLID — Hydrocarbon Leak And Ignition Database
• FMS — formation multi-scan log; formation micro-scan log
• ADIOS — Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills
• UNECE — United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
• FTP — First Tranche Petroleum
• ASP — array sonic processing report
• FWHP — flowing well-head pressure
• RSS — Rig Site Survey
• DWSS — dig-well seismic surface log
• DOO — Designation Of Operator
• SP — Spontaneous Potential (Well Log)
• FSI — Flawless Start Up Initiative
• GNSED — Global Network for Sustainable Energy Development
• RDMO — Rig Down Move Out
• FTP — Flowing Tubing Plug
• SPWLA — Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts[14]
• BOREH — borehole seismic analysis
• SMC — Safety Management Certificate
• CTU — Coiled Tubing Unit
• RFSU — Ready for Start Up
• CBM — Certified Ballast Manufacturer
• DIPBH — dipmeter borehole log
• ZOI — Zone of Influence

• MBR — Minimum Bend Radius
• IHMA — International Harbor Masters' Association
• RGS — Renewable Generating System
• APR — Actual peak reduction (e.g. in demand response systems) (electricity)
• NOGEPA — Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Association
• IIRT — Initial Incident Response Team
• GWE — Gigawatt of electric energy)
• PWR — pressurized water reactor (nuclear)
• QRA — Quantitative Risk Assessment
• LPH — Litres per Hour
• VRP — Vessel Response Plan
• SHL — Surface Hole Location
• LWOP — Logging Well on Paper
• BHSS — Borehole Seismic Survey
• EPIDORIS — Exploration and Production Integrated Drilling Operations and Reservoir Information System
• ADEP — Awaiting Development with Exploration Potential, referring to an asset
• PIP — Pipe-In-Pipe
• FP — Frac Pack
• HTHP — High Temperature High Pressure
• ACC. — Accession countries (to the European Union) (government)
• MCFD — Thousand Cubic Feet per Day
• JHA — Job Hazard Analysis
• CT — Controller
• ISO-NE — Independent System Operator of New England, a Regional Transmission Organization. (US) (electricity)
• CAEM — Center for the Advancement of Energy Markets (US)
• HORIZ — Horizontal
• PLB — Personal Locator Beacon
• HPHT — High Pressure High Temperature
• MMCFE — million cubic feet (of natural gas equivalent)
• CTCO — coiled tubing clean-out
• EIM — Energy Imbalance Market
• BCFE — billion cubic feet (of natural gas equivalent)
• ACP — Area Contingency Plan
• VDU — Vacuum Distillation Unit
• UO3 — uranium trioxide (nuclear)
• IO — Inspection Opening
• HTGR — high temperature gas cooled reactor (nuclear)
• BHST — Bottomhole Static Temperature
• PESGB — Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain
• BUL — bottom up lag
• MWE — Megawatt Electric
• DWRRA — US Deep Water Royalty Relief Act
• IACS — International Association of Classification Societies
• LDL — Litho Density Log
• FLNG — Floating Liquefied Natural Gas
• NCSL — National Conference of State Legislatures (US)
• DSTL — drill-stem test log
• E&P — Exploration and Production
• OSV — Offshore Support Vessel
• ALC — aertical seismic profile acoustic log calibration report

• NNR — National Nature Reserve
• TAME — Tertiary Amyl Methyl Ether
• HGE — Harmonization Group on ECDIS
• ERCOT — Electric Reliability Council Of Texas
• MEPC — Marine Environment Protection Committee
• DLIST — dip-list log
• RMS — Ratcheting Mule Shoe
• AIT — Array Induction Tool
• PRS — Polish Register of Shipping
• CRP — control riser platform
• IDLH — Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health
• CDU — Control Distribution Unit
• CSS — Code Of Ship Management Standards
• RL — Relative Level
• LRA — Lock Rotor Amps
• FEWD — Formation Evaluation While Drilling
• RFG — reformulated gasoline (oil)
• TEFC — Totally Enclosed Fan-Cooled
• LSD — Land Surface Datum
• LRDP — Long Range Development Plan
• ETD — External Turret Disconnectable
• SFL — Steel Flying Lead
• IJC — International Joint Commission (Independent; Canada and U.S.)
• MLH — Mud Liner Hanger
• SFV — Straight-Fixed-Variable
• NGPSA — Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (US)
• BGWP — base of ground-water protection
• T&D — Transmission and Distribution
• DMDO — Distillate Marine Diesel Oil
• FPS — Firm Peaking Service
• CAPP — Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
• EEP — Emergency Evacuation Plan
• WOC — Water Oil Contact
• DSTPB — drill-stem test true vertical depth playback log
• ETAP — Eastern Trough Area Project
• CWA — Clean Water Act (1977)
• NREPA — National Resource and Environmental Protection Act (US)
• UCS — Unconfined Compressive Strength
• AIRG — Airgun
• OTDF — Outage Transfer Distribution Factor
• SWF — Shallow Water Flow
• CCC — Carrier Container Council
• IBC — Intermediate Bulk Container
• BHA — Bottomhole Assembly
• TUTB — Topside Umbilical Termination Box
• CEEC — Central and Eastern European Countries
• AL — Appraisal Licence
• CNFDP — CNFD true vertical-depth playback log
• AMNI — Associate Member of the Nautical Institute
• TIMS — Technical Information Management System

• ETSI — European Telecommunications Standard Institute
• ANACO — analysis of core logs report
• BHCT — Bottomhole Circulating Temperature
• DP — Dewpoint Temperatue
• IGT — Institute of Gas Technology (Chicago)
• LMP — Locational Marginal Price
• HTM — Heideck Team Member
• APM — Application for Permit to Modify
• VIN — vehicle identification number (US) (transportation)
• AOFP — absolute open flow potential
• AVO — amplitude versus offset (geophysics)
• ERIS — Energy Resource Interconnection Service
• CENELEC — European Committee for Electro-technical Standardization
• DEN — Density Log
• MMC — Market Monitoring Center
• SPEAN — Spectral Analysis
• UC — Universal Column
• REA — Rural Electrification Administration (US)
• RTU — Roof Top Unit
• FEED — front-end engineering design
• ANGTS — Alaskan Natural Gas Transportation System
• MLP — Maximum Lawful Price
• CSD — Commission for Sustainable Development (UN)
• HKSR — Hong Kong Shipping Register
• MDDQ — Maximum Daily Delivery Quantity
• ILTA — International Liquid Terminals Association
• DOC — Document of Compliance
• ONRR — Office of Natural Resources Revenue
• OCSLA — Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (oil)
• DILLS — dual-induction log-LSS
• BBSM — behaviour-based safety management
• NWI — Net Working Interest
• ICE — Intercontinental Exchange
• ASRO — Australian Shipping Registration Office
• MVG — minimum ventilation guideline (building tightness)
• BPFL — Borehole Profile Log
• GIC — Gas Inventory Charge (natural gas)
• FLS — Fluid Sample
• BOPD — barrel(s) of oil per day
• EMOP — EMOP Well Site Processing Log
• ISMA — International Ship Managers Association
• MLRA — Major Land Resource Area
• CMP — Common Midpoint
• BS&W — basic sediments and water
• APPRE — appraisal report
• FDP — Field Development Planning
• BBBL — Billion Barrels
• IPE — International Petroleum Exchange
• BDI — Baltic Dry Index
• PDKR — PDK 100 Report

• WH — Water Heater
• HARP — Hot Spots Analysis And Reporting Program
• GCI — Galvanized Corrugated Iron
• BOTHL — bottom hole locator log
• PWV — Production Wing Valve
• RBOB — reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending
• OTSG — One-time Through Steam Generator
• DRLPR — drilling progress report
• NSDG — North Sea Decommissioning Group
• OPS — Operations Report
• CHKSS — Checkshot Survey Log
• LGR — Liquid Gas Ratio
• BGS — British Geological Survey
• SBM — Synthetic Based Mud
• XMAC — Cross-Multipole Array Acoustic log
• IPP — Independent Power Producer (electricity)
• EPCM — Engineering Procurement Construction Management
• DXC — DXC pressure pilot report
• LTG — Lighting
• BT — Boundary Trap
• RTBM — Real-Time Balancing Market
• IHB — International Hydrographic Bureau
• C/C — Cross Centres
• MBWH — Multi Bowl Wellhead
• ILI — Inline Inspection
• CDD — Cooling degree day, a qualitative index used to reflect the demand for energy to cool a business
• FLIV — FlowLine Injection Valve
• DDNL — dual det. neutron life log
• GWREP — Geo Well Report
• FPSO — Floating Production, Storage and Offloading System
• E95 — like E85 fuel but with less gasoline. A fuel containing a mixture of 95 percent ethanol and 5 percent gasoline
• DO — Division Order
• ECD — Equivalent Circulating Density
• FRCC — Florida Reliability Coordinating Council (US)
• PIT — Pressure Integrity Test
• FLA — Full Load Amperes
• RMP — Reservoir Management Plan
• DOCD — Development Operations Coordination Documents
• RTP — Real-Time Pricing
• FGD — Flue-gas desulfurization
• MOX — mixed oxide fuel (nuclear)
• BA — Bridging Agreement
• CSHN — cased-hole neutron log
• MBOE — thousand barrels of oil equivalent
• PPT — Parts Per Thousand
• EPACT — Energy Policy Act of 2005 (US)
• IWCF — International Well Control Federation
• DIM — Directional Inertia Mechanism
• CLUP — Coastal Land Use Plan
• EN PI — Enhanced Productivity Index Log

• GSF — Generator to Load Distribution Factor. See Load balancing (electricity)
• NHPV — Net Hydrocarbon Pore Volume
• EMP — Electromagnetic Propagation Log
• DSC — Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes And Containers
• PMA — Power Marketing Agency
• RBP — Retrievable Bridge Plug
• BHL — Bottomhole Location
• T — Top
• NITC — Normal Incremental Transfer Capability
• G&G — Geology & Geophysics
• LD50 — Median Lethal Dose
• EWR — End Of Well Report
• ERRA — Energy Regulators Regional Association
• IPAA — Independent Petroleum Association of America (oil)
• EAR — Estimated Additional Resources
• EWB — Electric Water Boiler
• CCLP — Casing Collar Locator Perforation
• OTDR — Optical Time Domain Reflectometry
• ATF — Along Top Flange
• DISO — Dual Induction Sonic Log
• BTHL — Bottom Hole Log
• BW — Both Ways
• BC — Code Of Safe Practice For Solid Bulk Cargoes
• FVF — Formation Volume Factor
• CCLIP — Conditional Credit Line for Investment Projects
• BLP — Bridge Linked Platform
• CCLTP — Casing Collar Locator Through Tubing Plug
• BO — back-off log
• COMAN — compositional analysis
• ETSO — European Transmission System Operators association
• BPLUG — baker plug
• RMS — Riser Monitoring System
• SCVF — Surface Casing Vent Flow
• SLCO — Saudi Light Crude Oil
• MMGAL/D — one million gallons per day
• DOE/FE — United States Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy (government)
• DCP — Driller'S Control Panel
• DSTW — drill-stem test job report/works
• HVI — High Viscosity Index
• QHSE — Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental
• DIRSU — directional survey report
• FIT — formation interval tester
• NOM — Nominal
• POOH — Pull Out of Hole
• SPMT — Self-Propelled Modular Transporter
• OD — outer diameter
• CNLFD — CNL/FDC log
• GOP — Geological Operations Report
• CDR — Chemical Data Reporting Rule
• FUA — The Fuel Use Act (US)

• CTR(S) — Centre/S
• DS — Drillship
• FBE — Fusion Bonded Epoxy
• SSPLR — Subsea Pig Launcher/Receiver
• PPA — Power Purchase Agreement (electricity)
• PUHCA — Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (US) (electricity)
• KT — Kill Truck
• SWU — Separative Work Unit
• SPI — Ship/Port Interface
• PCDC — Pressure Cased Directional
• STU — Steel Tube Umbilical
• FCVE — F-curve log
• GADS — Generating Availability Data System
• ANARE — Analysis Report
• BLI — bottom of logging interval
• AIRRE — airgun report
• ATC — Available Transfer Capability
• DAZD — Dip and Azimuth Display
• LT&C — Long Thread and Coupled
• CH — Charlotte Harbor Gulf Of Mexico Leasing Area
• PADD — Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (US)
• HSPF — Heating Seasonal Performance Factor
• MMST — One Million Short Tons
• CREF — Caribbean Renewable Energy Facility
• IGCC — Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle
• DIBHC — DIS BHC log
• DSV — Drilling SuperVisor
• NASPI — North American Synchrophasor Initiative
• ANGTA — Alaskan Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1977 to build the Alaska gas pipeline
• RUE — Right of Use and Easement
• WGR — Water Gas Ratio
• CSUG — Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas
• CGL — Core Gamma Log
• MST — MST EXP Resistivity Log
• PUD — Proved Undeveloped Reserves
• Ø — Diameter
• MWD — Measurement While Drilling
• BTL — building tightness limit (building tightness)
• FULDI — full diameter study report
• CBM — Capacity Benefit Margin
• CCPG — Colorado Coordinated Planning Group
• FFM — Full Field Model
• MIYP — Maximum Internal Yield Pressure
• ARRC — Array Acoustic Report
• LRG — Liquefied Refinery Gases
• BR — Barge
• IFSMA — International Federation of Ship Masters Associations
• FMC — Flexible Metal Conduit
• HAZWOPER — Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard
• NPCC — Northeast Power Coordinating Council (US)

• CDP — Comprehensive Drilling Plan
• FTR — Financial Transmission Rights
• IEB — Induction Electro BHC Log
• SIM — Similar
• DIL — Dual Induction Log
• C/P — Consumption/Production
• SARA — Superfund Amendment And Reauthorization Act
• GC/MS — SX)-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
• ISDP — Integrated Ship Design and Production
• CH — Cased Hole
• FOET — Further Offshore Emergency Training
• TVA — Tennessee Valley Authority (US) (electricity)
• GRMC — Galvanized Rigid Metal Conduit
• DGP — dynamic geohistory plot (3D technique)
• EOFL — End of Field Life
• OPEX — Operating Expenditure
• LARS — Launch and Recovery System
• GOM — Gulf Of Mexico
• OCS — Outer Continental Shelf (oil)
• WSSD — World Summit on Sustainable Development
• AFP — Active fire protection
• CCA — Clean Carribbean & Americas
• SGUN — Squeeze Gun
• TRANSCO — Transmission Company (US) (electricity)
• MUDT — Mud Temperature Log
• LACT — Lease Automatic Custody Transfer
• DBA — Decibles
• GGRG — Gauge Ring
• BWPD — barrels of water per day
• FSI — flawless start-up initiative
• CLASS — Category In Classification Register
• RRC — Rail Road Commission
• ECAR — East Central Area Reliability Coordination Agreement (US)
• PCOLL — Perforation and Collar
• DWOP — Deepwater Operations Plan
• GLE — Ground Level Elevation
• KCMIL — Thousand Circular Mils
• IH — Gamma Ray Log
• MDAS — Meter Data Acquisition System
• REEEP — Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership
• ECRD — Electrically Controlled Release Device
• GA — General Arrangement
• ETSF — Electronic Trading Standard Format
• OIM — Offshore Installation Manager
• SLS — SLS GR Log
• CORIB — coriband log
• TZ — Transition Zone
• PDM — Positive Displacement Motor
• CAISO — California Independent System Operator Corporation, a Regional Transmission Organization. (US)
• ISFPB — ISF True Vertical Depth Playback Log

• GW — Gigawatt (one billion watts) (measurement- elect)
• CTLF — compensated tension lift frame
• SSCP — Subsea Cryogenic Pipeline
• IEPE — Institute of Energy Policy and Economics
• DEPT — depth
• GLDF — Generator to Load Distribution Factor. See Load balancing (electricity)
• CU — Dental Cuspidor
• MFV — Modified Fixed Variable
• OFO — Operational Flow Order
• CEC — Council of The European Communities
• BIVDL — BI/DK/WF/Casing collar locator/gamma ray log
• DILB — Dual Induction BHC Log
• LPN — Lender Participation Notes
• DADRP — Day-Ahead Demand Response Program
• BES — Bulk electric system (Electricity transmission)
• SFEIS — Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement (US)
• ST&C — Short Thread and Coupled
• NCD — Non Coincidental Demand
• AV — Apparent Viscosity
• DWQL — dual-water quicklook log
• RACI — Responsible / Accountable / Consulted / Informed
• GMO — Genetically modified organism
• MBT — Methylene Blue Test
• KOE — One kilogram oil equivalent (EU) (measurement)
• PSD — Prevention of Significant Deterioration
• GMP — Green Mountain Power)
• PVDF — Polyvinylidene Fluoride
• EAGE — European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
• RCDS — Raster Chart Display Systems
• ESMAP — Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme
• PCKR — Packer
• HOA — Hand-Off-Automatic Switch
• LDC — Local distribution company (electricity)
• EDRC — Effective Daily Recovery Capacity
• PPTF — Pounds Per Thousand Feet
• NTHF — Non-Toxic High Flash
• CEA — Country Environmental Analysis
• KVA — One thousand volt Ampere (measurement)
• GTOE — One billion tons of oil equivalent(EU) (measurement- oil)
• UBI — Ultrasonic Borehole Imager
• CART — Cap Replacement Tool
• EMF — Electro Magnetic Field
• CMC — crown mounted compensators
• UNDP — United Nations Development Program
• CZMP — Coastal Zone Management Program
• PUWER — Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• DEFSU — definitive survey report
• BHC — BHC Gamma Ray Log
• SSSV — Sub Surface Safety Valves
• EP — Emergency Power

• STIMU — Stimulation Report
• FWF — From Web Face)
• EHT — Electric Heat Trace
• FPF — Floating Production Facility
• LIC — License
• HQI — Habitat Quality Index
• EPSA — Electric Power Supply Association
• STKPT — Stuck Point
• IHR — Incremental Heat Rate
• CEPS — Centre for European Policy Studies
• DWSS — Dig Well Seismic Surface Log
• BHCS — BHC Sonic Log
• AUV — authonomus underwater vehicle
• DPDV — Dynamically-Positioned Drilling Vessel
• ORM — Other Regulated Materials
• PIT — Pump Intake Temperature
• PIDX — Petroleum Industry Data Exchange (oil)
• DR — dummy-run log
• NOC — National Oil Company
• ERA — Economic Regulatory Administration (part of United States Department of Energy
• FI(M) — free issue (materials)
• LVEL — Linear Velocity Log
• GDIP — Geodip Log
• DRRC — Demand Response Research Center
• IGU — International Gas Union
• TOC — Total Organic Content
• NZS — New Zealand Standard
• UO4 — uranyl peroxide (nuclear)
• ECRD — Electrically Controlled Release Tool
• CNGR — Compensated Neutron Gamma Ray Log
• LTG — Lighting Technology Group
• EN — European Standard
• OTEC — ocean thermal energy conversion (electricity)
• BA — Balancing Authority
• AL — appraisal license (United Kingdom)
• MAIN — Mid America Interconnected Network (US)
• BCP — Blackstart Capability Plan
• EHU — Electro-Hydraulic Unit
• MPN — Most Probable Number
• MGL — MagneLog
• DIPRM — dip removal log
• BWD — barrels of water per day
• GENCO — Any company doing electricity generation (US) (electricity)
• EDRP — Emergency Demand Response Program
• IRC — ISO RTO Council
• DCLM — Direct Control Load Management
• LITHR — Lithological Description Report
• CRT — capacity reservation tariff
• TCA — Total Corrosion Allowance
• OSC — On-Scene Coordinator

• SIPES — Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists, United States
• SP — Shot point (geophysics)
• D&C — drilling and completions
• DDET — Depth Determination Log
• C&S — Cased and Suspended
• LIPA — Long Island Power Authority (US) (electricity)
• REL — Recommended Exposure Limit
• NGS — NGS Log
• MDD — Maximum Daily Delivery Obligations
• EPS — Early Production System
• PJ — Petajoule
• CFD — Contract for Difference
• POLR — Provider of last resort (electricity)
• SI — Structural Integrity
• IC — Information Collection
• ARB — Air Resources Board (California)
• OOC — Offshore Operators Committee
• DCS — Disturbance Control Standard
• DP — Delta Pressure
• SEIS — Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
• NASUCA — National Association of Utility Consumer Advocates(US)
• INSUR — Inrun Survey Report
• CPI — Computer-Processed Interpretation
• SENC — System Electronic Navigational Chart
• CHECK — Checkshot and Acoustic Calibration Report
• CND — Compensated Neutron Density
• COROR — core orientation report
• RINA — Royal Institution of Naval Architects
• HDT — High Resolution Dipmeter Log
• LCM — Lost Circulation Material
• WFT — Wet Film Thickness
• PBR — Performance-Based Regulation
• OES — Office of Emergency Services
• NGV — Natural Gas Vehicle
• CSG — Coal Seam Gas
• MDEA — Methyl Diethanolamine (aMDEA)
• FINST — final stratigraphic report
• DPRES — dual propagation resistivity log
• VLCC — very large crude carrier (oil)
• URR — Ultimately Recoverable Resources
• RIMS — Riser Integrity Monitoring System
• OIAC — Oil Industry Advisory Committee
• NMEA — National Marine Electronic Association
• DIRS — Directional Survey Log
• BVO — ball valve operator
• CPU — Cavern Point Unit
• ART — actuator running tool
• NPDES — National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
• TMCB — Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breaker
• UMS — Universal Measurement System

• MPSP — Maximum Predicted Surface Pressure
• RL — Reduced Level
• RESFL — Reservoir Fluid
• ETBE — Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
• CDA — Common Data Access
• NMHC — Non-Methane Hydrocarbons
• SWA — Stop Work Authority
• GLONASS — Global Navigation Satellite System (Russia)
• COML — Compaction Log
• LIOG — Lithography Log
• CP — Coincident Peak
• LGS — Low-Gravity Solids
• PEX — Platform Express toolstring (resistivity, porosity, imaging)
• NGPL — Natural Gas Plant Liquids
• PPFG — Pore Pressure/Fracture Gradient
• GE — Condensate gas equivalent
• SMPC — Subsea Multiphase Pump
• ELCON — Electricity Consumers Resources Council
• LEVP — Low Emissions Vehicle Program
• UVLS — Under voltage load shedding (electricity)
• CTRAC — Cement Tracer Log
• DIPSK — dipmeter stick log
• CLF — Current-Limiting Fuse
• SEIR — Supplemental Environmental Impact Report
• IOLT — Institute of Logistics and Transport
• DIEGR — dielectric gamma ray log
• HCAL — HRCC Calliper (in Logs)(in Inches)
• MVB — Master Valve Block on Xmas Tree
• WOC — Wait on Cement
• GSM — Global System of Moblie
• MMS — Minerals Management Service, (United States)
• BBL — Balgzand Bacton Line (BBL Pipeline)
• NGPA — Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (US)
• TAC — Tubing Anchor
• CYBD — Cyberbond Log
• ARACL — array acoustic log
• HPWBM — High Performance Water Base Mud
• ICSU — Integrated Commissioning and Start Up
• SC — Seismic Calibration
• PESA — Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association
• ETU — Electrical Test Unit
• HWB — Hair Wash Basin
• PTO — Permit to Operate
• FOSC — Federal on Scene Coordinator
• GWI — Gross Working Interest
• CORG — Corgun Log
• HEC — hydroxyethylcellulose
• TJ — TeraJoule
• E85 — E85 fuel: A fuel containing a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline
• MER — Maximum Efficient Rate

• CTCO — Coiled Tubing Clean Out
• LSF — Load Shift Factor
• ICAB — International Cargo Advisory Bureau
• VERLI — Verification Listing
• PCMS — Polymer Coupon Monitoring System
• CEC — California Energy Commission
• CERE — Cement Remedial Log
• BDL — Bit Data Log
• QL — Quicklook Log
• PREP — Pacific Regional Energy Programme
• PB — Push-button
• CSTRE — CST report
• TWTT — Two-Way Travel Time
• EMG — Equivalent Mud Gradient
• POSWE — Post Well Summary Report
• KVAR — one thousand vars (measurement)
• DIF — Drill-In Fluids
• MECS — Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (DOE)
• PG&E — Pacific Gas & Electric
• NATC — Non-recallable Available Transfer Capability
• BLPD — Barrels of Liquid Per Day
• DBB — Double Block & Bleed
• DRAM — Demand Response and Advanced Metering Coalition
• ECPA — Electric Consumers Protection Act (US)
• CPP-F — Critical peak variable
• DILSL — dual-induction log-SLS
• BHCA — BHC Acoustic Log
• PCP — Progressive Cavity Pump
• QF — Qualifying Facility
• MOT — Materials Offloading Terminal
• ONTARIO — IESO Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (Canada)
• TVBDF — True Vertical Depth Below Derrick Floor
• IMR — Inspection, Maintenance and Repair
• CBIL — CBIL Log
• LAOT — Linear Activation Override Tool
• HP — Horsepower (measurement)
• IDC — Interchange Distribution Calculator (electricity)
• H — Prewash Hose Reel
• MGN — Marine Guidance Note
• SHGC — Solar Heat Gain Coefficient
• NYISO — New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (US)
• RMR — Reliability Must Run (electricity)
• OOW — Officer of the Watch
• BRS — Bulgarian Register of Shipping
• BWOC — By Weight of Cement
• SEMP — Safety and Environmental Management Plan
• DILLS — Dual Induction Log-LSS
• POSVCM — Pipeline Oil Spill Volume Computer Model
• GLR — Gas-Liquid Ratio
• MT — Motor Temperature

• DG — Directorate-General (EU) (government)
• PRSRE — Pressure Gauge Report
• FINESSE — Financing Energy Services for Small Scale Users
• DPP — Development and Production Plan
• LWL — Length on Water Line
• GRAD — Gradiometer Log
• NERC — North American Electric Reliability Council
• CIL — chemical injection line
• RBS — Riser Base Spool
• IAIN — International Association of Institutes of Navigation
• HYPJ — Hyperjet
• TWH — terawatt-hour (one trillion watt hours)
• BHSRE — bottom hole sampling report
• APS — Active Pipe Support
• C2 — Ethane
• SSG — Sidewall Sample Gun
• FCF — Fishermen's Contingency Fund
• FCP — Final Circulating Pressure
• CEPA — Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
• MD — Measured Department
• FER — field equipment room
• SV — Sleeve Valve
• DIPSA — Dipmeter Soda Log
• LT — lag time
• MVL — minimum ventilation level (building tightness)
• CNS — Central North Sea
• MCHE — Main Cryogenic Heat Exchanger
• CRT — Clamp Replacement tool
• HP — hydrostatic pressure
• OPPR — Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response
• IAT — Internal Active Turret
• DRCC — Demand Response Coordinating Council (coalition)
• KWE — kilowatt electric (measurement)
• LVOT — Linear Valve Override Tool
• GASAN — Gas Analysis Report
• FTS — Firm Transportation Service
• CFL — Compact Fluorescent Light
• STL — STL Gamma Ray Log
• HDA — Helideck Assistant
• MERC — Mobile Emission Reduction Credit (MERC) (US)
• GOMR — Gulf of Mexico Regional
• SI — Shut In well
• ISFSL — ISF SLS MSFL Log
• CCIP — Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection
• GWE — Gigawatt of electric energy (measurement- elect)
• CSI — CSI Log
• SMB — Santa Maria Basin
• DIP — Dipmeter Log
• DOWRE — downhole report
• WHO — World Health Organisation

• VOCS — Volatile Organic Compounds
• PLES — Pipeline End Structure
• SPB — Simple Payback (energy conservation investments)
• ITS — "Interruptible Transportation Service" is gas shipment via pipeline whose delivery may be interrupted in favor of "firm shipment" contracts if there is lack of capacity. (natural gas)
• PDP — Proved Developed Reserves
• IICL — Institute of International Container Lessors
• DCAL — dual caliper log
• STEP — Southwest Transmission Expansion Plan
• COA — Conditions of Approval
• MRCV — Multi Reverse Circulating Valve
• CPA — California Power Authority
• LCNLG — LDT CNL Gamma Ray Log
• JREC — Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition
• PP — Pump Pressure
• DR — Dryer
• PPP — Purchasing Power Parity
• MUNI — Municipal
• CEME — Cement Evaluation
• FTRE — Formation Testing Report
• STP — Submerged Turret Production
• BIOR — Biostratigraphic Range Log
• HFE — Human Factors Engineering
• RECS — Residential Energy Consumption Survey (US)
• EPCU — Electrical Power Conditioning Unit
• TFC — Taper Flange Channel
• PSANA — Pressure Analysis
• UV — Ultra Violet
• CSTAK — core sample taken log
• UMV — Upper Master Valve (from a Xmas tree)
• RET/EE — IAF Renewable Energy Technology & Energy Efficiency Investment Advisory Facility
• ZDL — Compensated Z-Densilog
• INT — Interlock
• IBCS — Integrated Bridge Control System
• EPLG — EpiLog
• MRBP — Magna Range Bridge Plug
• PBHL — Proposed Bottom-Hole Location
• NEDRI — New England Distributed Resources Initiative (US)
• CAT — Connector Actuating Tool
• IR — Interpretation Report
• C3 — Propane
• CRET — Cement Retainer Setting Log
• ISSA — International Ship Supplies Association
• DDPT — Drill Data Plot Log
• FDS — Functional Design Specification
• ATD — application to drill
• HDU — Horizontal Drive Unit
• SEIA — Sustainable Energy Industry Association
• IL — Induction Log
• CHROM — chromatolog
• MEM — Mechanical Earth Model

• ART — Alternate Response Technologies
• RFTRE — Repeat Formation Tester Report
• ROG — Reactive Organic Gases
• OPEC — Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• AV — Annular Velocity
• HCCS — Horizontal Clamp Connection System
• WOB — Weight On Bit
• SMES — Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
• DP — Dynamic Positioning
• FPL — Flow Analysis Log
• PPR — Potential Peak Reduction
• DMRP — Density Magnetic Resonance Porosity
• NRCS — National Resource Conservation Service (US)
• MPP — Multiphase Pump
• SUMRE — Summary Report
• GTCC — Gas Turbine Combined Cycle (electricity)
• LGX — Line Group Cross
• ERT — Emergency Response Training
• HGS — High Gravity Solids
• DIIS — Danish Institute for International Studies (Denmark)
• BBS — Behavioral-Based Safety
• LOE — Lease Operating Expenses
• DLC — Direct load control (regarding Load management)
• DSTG — DSTG Log
• C1 — Methane
• RCCD — Reverse Circulation Centre Discharge
• SPS — Subsea Production Systems
• CIAC — Contributions in Aid of Construction
• VRS — Vapor Recovery System
• CMVE — Competitive Market Value Estimate
• EC — Electrical Contractor
• IGIC — Interim gas inventory charge (natural gas)
• IMCA — International Marine Contractors Association
• ISFBG — ISF BHC GR Log
• MDSS — Measured Department Sub-Sea
• FV — Funnel Viscosity
• SHO — Stab and Hinge Over
• M — mega-
• PSA — Production Sharing Agreement
• BCPD — barrels condensate per day
• DSTSM — drill-stem test summary report
• NGR — Natural Gamma Ray
• NTO — National Training Organization
• QSE — Qualifying Scheduling Entity
• DRREP — drilling report
• SCDES — Sidewall Core Description
• RAB — Regional Advisory Body (US)
• GWC — Gas-Water Contact
• PENL — Penetration Log
• KVAR — Kilovolt-Amperes Reactive

• ALR — Acoustic Log Report
• HAZCOM — Hazard Communications Program
• IC — Institutional Controls
• IMLA — International Maritime Lecturers Association
• E — Exploration
• DESFL — deep induction SFL log
• RBMK — Russian: Реактор Большой Мощности Канальный = "High Power Channel Type Reactor" (RU)
• EDR — Exploration Drilling Report
• SPWLA — Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts
• PBD — Pason Billing System
• GEOFO — Geological & Formation Evaluation Report
• EOT — End of Tubing
• DELTA — Delta-T Log
• DF — Derrick Floor
• OMRL — Oriented Micro-Resistivity Log
• RTTS — Retrievable Test Treat Squeeze
• NWR — National Wildlife Refuge
• SI/TA — Shut In/Temporarily Abandoned
• UA — Unequal Angle
• CER — Certified Emission Reduction
• DPL — Dual Propagation Log
• ARESV — analysis of reservoir
• ONNR — Office of Natural Resources Revenue (formerly MMS)
• LSSON — Long Spacing Sonic Log
• IEL — Induction Electrical Log
• PA — Programmatic Agreement (USACE)
• NNS — Northern North Sea
• DIPLP — dip lithology pressure log
• HBL — Hydrostatic Balanced Loading
• RCIS — Reliability Coordinator Information System
• DRLCT — drilling chart
• RFTS — Repeat Formation Tester Sample
• NRECA — National Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (US)
• MIRU — Move In and Rig Up
• LOGIC — Leading Oil and Gas Industry Competitiveness
• IUA — International Underwriting Association
• LEED — Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, standard for Green Building design
• GTI — Gas Technology Institute (US)
• BA — Bottom Assembly (of a riser)
• DQLC — Dipmeter Quality Control Log
• BHPRP — borehole pressure report
• LOW-E — Low Emissivity
• GEOL — Geological Surveillance Log
• SREC — Seismic Record Log
• SPROF — Seismic Profile
• LDTEP — LDT EPT Gamma Ray Log
• SI — Scale Inhibitor
• SANDA — Sandstone Analysis Log
• SWP — Safe Work Practices
• E95 — E95 fuel

• CT — Combustion turbine (electricity)
• LRP — Lower Riser Package
• GEOCH — Geochemical Evaluation
• PROX — Proximity
• VER — Vertical
• SCRS — Sidewall Cores
• OCL — Quality Control Log
• BS — Bend Stiffener
• PEA — Palaeo Environment Study Report
• QCR — Quality Control Report
• PHYFM — Physical Formation Log
• LOGSM — Log Sample
• NGA — Natural Gas Act (US)
• CB — Core Barrel
• TA — Top Assembly
• DSU — drill spacing unit
• GAS — Gas Log
• PSIA — Pounds per Square Inch Atmospheric
• CSHN — Cased Hole Neutron Log
• VAR — Volt-ampere reactive (measurement)
• UWI — Unique Well Identifier
• SERC — Southeastern Electric Reliability Council (US)
• SF — Strip Footing
• PUR — Plant Upset Report
• GPLT — Geol Plot Log
• ETTD — Electromagnetic Thickness Test
• FDC — Formation Density Log
• PWB — Production Wing Block (XT)
• BHTV — Borehole Television Report
• SSCS — Subsea Control System
• GDAT — Geodetic Datum
• MBRO — Multi-Bore Restriction Orifices
• PRCI — Pipeline Research Council International, Inc.
• CIDL — chemical injection downhole lower
• SMPS — Special Marketing Programs
• SDPBH — SDP Bottom Hole Pressure Report
• GPSL — Geo Pressure Log
• PCB — Poly-chlorinated biphenyl
• MADRI — Mid Atlantic Distributed Resources Initiative (US)
• IEM — Internal electricity market (electricity)
• PCDM — Power and Control Distribution Module
• SD — Sonic Density
• PDPM — Power Distribution Protection Module
• DSTND — dual-space thermal neutron density log
• DDBHC — DDBHC waveform log
• CIDU — chemical injection downhole upper
• PVT — Pressure Volume Temperature diagram
• FEL — From East Line
• COS — Center for Offshore Safety
• RAM — Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability

• O&G — Oil And Gas
• TGT — Tank Gross Test
• FLOT — Flying Lead Orientation Tool
• IF — Internal Flush tool joint
• SUBC — Self Unloading Bulk Carrier
• ICT — Independent Coordinator of Transmission)
• NARUC — National Association of Regulatory Commissioners
• PSA — Production Service Agreement
• DRI — Drift Log
• UPB — Unmanned Production Buoy
• HLO — Heavy Load-out (Facility)
• CBM — Coalbed Methane
• CD — Contract Demand
• SNG — Substitute Natural Gas
• EFR — Engineering Factual Report
• MNP — Merge and Playback Log
• LL — Laterolog
• LCB — Longitudinal Centre of Buoyancy
• E/W — East/West
• FGEOL — final geological report
• WSR — Well Shoot Report
• PUN — Puncher Log
• C6 — Hexanes
• SEA — Strategic Environmental Assessment (United Kingdom)
• ICT — Independent Coordinator of Transmission (US) (electricity)
• LOT — Linear Override Tool
• RFMTS — Repeat Formation Tester
• IT — Interruptible Transportation is gas shipment via pipeline whose delivery may be interrupted in favor of "firm shipment" contracts if there is lack of capacity. (natural gas)
• FRSB — Fast Response Spill Boat
• SDU — Sanitary Disposal Unit
• CONDR — Continuous Directional Log
• FPLAN — field plan log
• DRR — Demand Response resources
• ENGF — Engineer Factual Report
• PRA — Probabilistic Risk Assessment
• IIMS — International Institute of Marine Surveyors
• SAFE — Safety Analysis Function Evaluation
• CO — change out
• PAL — Palaeo Chart
• CERCLIS — Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (US)
• LAT — Lowest Astronomical Tide
• PGOR — Produced Gas Oil Ratio
• SPS — Special Protection System
• PURPA — Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (US) (electricity)
• DSPT — cross-plots log
• CALVE — calibrated velocity log data
• SOSC — State On-Scene Coordinator
• CBI — Computer Based Information
• SONWV — Sonic Waveform Log
• STC — Short Thread and Coupled

• CYBLK — cyberlook log
• INCR — Incline Report
• EDP — Exploration Drilling Program Report
• FANAL — Formation Analysis Sheet Log
• IBIA — International Bunker Industry Association
• FIP — flow-induced pulsation
• SDFD — Shut Down For Day
• P — Producing well
• JT — Joule-Thomson
• SWHE — Spiral Wound Heat Exchanger
• PT — Pressure Tapping
• CCHT — Core Chart Log
• PWRI — Produced Water Re-Injection
• DLIST — Dip List Log
• TRANSCO — Transcontinental Pipeline
• POSTW — Post Well Appraisal Report
• CSS — Cyclic Steam Stimulation
• DSTRE — drill-stem test report
• ITOPF — International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation
• TDU — Transmission Dependent Utility (electricity)
• IGSC — Interim gas supply charge (natural gas)
• BHT — bottomhole temperature
• CSP — Curtailment Service Provider
• SSM — Synchronized system measurement-a WAMS with synchronous sensors in addition to PMUs. See Phasor networks.
• WACOG — Weighted Average Cost of Gas
• RCR — Remote Component Replacement (Tool)
• SURRE — Survey Report
• MEST — Micro-electrical scanning tool (a dipmeter, aka. MST or FMS).
• CGPH — Core Graph Log
• NURE — national uranium resource evaluation (US)
• GLV — Gas Lift Valve
• ROT — Remote Operated Tool
• NGTLD — NGT LDT QL Log
• SONCB — Sonic Calibration Log
• DSCAN — DSC analysis report
• EDS — Emergency Disconnect Sequence
• ISFP — ISF Sonic True Vertical Depth Playback Log
• PFC — Perfluorocarbon
• NYDER — New York Department of Environmental Resources
• NFTZ — Non Free Trade Zone
• OTIP — Operational Testing Implementation Plan
• SFC — Solid oxide fuel cell (transportation)
• CDRCL — compensated dual resistivity cal. log
• LIC — License Internal Code
• STRAT — Stratigraphy
• NUMAR — Magnetic Resonance Image Log
• PROTE — Production Test Report
• GWH — Gigawatt hour (one billion watt hours) (measurement- elect)
• FUCO — Foreign Utility Company
• ENJ — Enerjet Log

• SPT — Shallower Pool Test
• FH — Full Hole tool joint
• GEOPR — Geological Operations Progress Report
• NGSA — Natural Gas Supply Association (US)
• PETPM — Petrography Permeametry Report
• SDIC — Sonic Dual Induction
• JITF — Joint Industry Task Force
• SQL — Siesmic Quicklook Log
• MUD — Mud Log
• LSE — Load Serving Entity
• I/C — Interruptible /Curtailable (electricity)
• FPA — Federal Power Act (US)
• RITT — Riser Insertion Tube (Tool)
• GMP — Green Mountain Power (US) (electricity)
• PTSET — Production Test Setter
• NFI — No Further Investment
• DARCI — Darci Log
• GRN — Gamma Ray Neutron Log
• AS — array sonic processing log
• ITB — Invitation To Bid
• JLT — J-Lay Tower
• MEPRL — Mechanical Properties Log
• CDATA — Core Data
• DECC — Department for Energy and Climate Change (UK)
• KMW — kill mud weight
• DIPRE — Dipmeter Report
• MBOED — One million barrels of oil equivalent(EU)
• GFSE — Global Forum on Sustainable Energy (organization)
• INDRS — IND RES Sonic Log
• DSTW — Drill Stem Test Job Report/Works
• CORAN — core analysis report
• HUET — Helicopter Underwater Escape Training
• LEPRE — Litho-Elastic Property Report
• OMP — Operation and Maintenance Plan
• ISFGR — ISF GR Casing Collar Locator Log
• CEP — Clean Energy Partnership, a joint hydrogen-project in Europe.
• RIH — Run In Hole
• MPV — Multi Purpose Vessel
• EB — Equipment Branch
• IER — Incremental Energy Rate
• D&I — direction and inclinitation
• PRESSEA — Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources In South East Asia
• SNP — Sidewall Neutron Porosity
• FLAP — fluid level above pump
• MWDRE — Measurement While Drilling Report
• TOL — Top of Liner
• GEOEV — Geochemical Evaluation Report
• XRF — X-Ray Fluorescence
• NGAA — Natural Gasoline Association of America (US)
• MSS — Magnetic Single Shot

• SPFM — Single Phase Flow Meter
• CBL — Customer Baseline Load
• OPEC — Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (oil)
• RSE — Revenue Stream Estimate (finance)
• LVI — Low Viscosity Index
• CUTTD — cuttings description report
• FT — Formation Tester Log
• RTCM — Radio Technical Commission For Maritime
• DEVLG — deviation log
• HRCC — HCAl of Calliper (in Inches)
• °C — Degrees Celsius
• NAVIG — Navigational Log
• SWC — Side Wall Core
• ITD — Internal Turret Disconnectable
• MACL — Multiarm Caliper Log
• HVI — Home Ventilating Institute (AMCA)
• SITT — Single TT Log
• RATC — Recallable Available Transmission Capability
• STSH — String Shot
• TBL — Transmission business line (electricity)
• FMEA — failure modes, & effects analysis
• MAC — Multipole Acoustic Log
• DEPC — Depth Control Log
• CHP — Casing Hanger Pressure
• GEOP — Geophone Data Log
• GBT — Gravity Base Tank
• COL — Collar Log
• HL — Hook Load
• TAPVE — Tape Verification
• FSB — flowline support base
• SCO — Stranded Cost Obligation (finance)
• PSE — Puget Sound Energy (US) (electricity)
• NPW — New Pool Wildcat
• FSL — from south line
• RCL — Retainer Correlation Log
• EUEF — European Union Energy Facility
• FPC — Federal Power Commission (US)
• TNDTG — Thermal Neutron Decay Time/Gamma Ray Log
• MINHERS — Mortgage Industry National Home Energy Rating Systems Standards
• DSTL — Drill Stem Test Log
• NRDA — National Resource Damage Assessment
• BOEM — Bureau Ocean Energy Management
• BRPLG — bridge plug log
• CPIRE — CPI report
• HAZOP — Hazardous Operation
• FIT — fluid identification test
• UCAP — Unforced Capacity
• IFTPA — International Forest Product Transport Association
• FTM — fire-team member
• DR — Drilling Report

• FWR — Final Well Report
• DC — Drill Collar