Abbreviations & Acronyms
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
A
Amp
A&G
AAQS
ABF
AC
ACA
ACHP
ACRS
ADIT
API
Ampere
Administrative and General Expenses
Ambient Air Quality Standards
Aquatic Base Flow
Alternating Current
Annual Charge Adjustment
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Accelerated Cost Recovery System
Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes
American Petroleum Institute
B
bbl
bbl/d
Bcf
Bcfe
boe
BS&W
Btu
Barrel of oil
Barrels per Calendar Day
Billion Cubic Feet
Billion Cubic Feet of gas Equivalent
Barrels of Oil Equivalent (bbls of oil equivalent)
Bottom Sediments of Water
British thermal unit
C
C or cent.
CAA
CAODC
CAPP
CBM
CEPA
CERCLA
CERI
cu. Ft
Cf
cu. ft/s
CNG
CO
CO2
CPI
cps
CWA
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Centigrade
Clean Air Act
Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Coalbed Methane
Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Canadian Energy Research Institute
Cubic Feet
Compare
Cubic Feet per Second
Compressed Natural Gas
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Dioxide
Consumer Price Index
Cycles per Second
Clean Water Act
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D
dBA
dc
DO
DOE
DOT
Decibles on the A-weighted scale
Direct Current
Dissolved Oxygen
Department of Energy
Department of Transportation
E
EA
EHV
EIS
EMF
EPA
Environmental Assessment
Extra High Voltage
Environmental Impact Statement
Electro Magnetic Fields
Environmental Protection Act
F
FERC
FOIP
FONSI
FR
FTC
FWS
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Findings of No Significant Impact
Full Requirements
Federal Trade Commission
Fish and Wildlife Service [U.S.]
G
GAPP
GT&C
GW
GWh
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
General Terms and Conditions
Gigawatt
Gigawatt-Hour
H
HCA
HEP
HHI
HQI
hp
HVI
Hz
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Host Control Area
Habitat Evaluation Procedure
Hirschman Herfindahl Index
Habitat Quality Index
Horsepower
High Viscosity Index
Hertz (cycles per second)
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I
ICAP
IEA
IER
IHR
IJC
IPE
IPO
ISO
Installed Capacity
International Energy Agency
Incremental Energy Rate
Incremental Heat Rate
International Joint Commission
International Petroleum Exchange
Initial Public Offering
International Standards Organization
J
J.A.S.
Joint Association Survey
K
kg
kHz
km
kV
KVA
KW
Kwh
Kilograms
Thousand Hertz (cycles per second)
Kilometre
Kilovolt
Kilovolt-Ampere
Kilowatt
Kilowatt-Hour
L
LNG
LODF
LOLE
LPG
lsfo
LVI
Liquefied Natural Gas
Line Outage Distribution Factor
Loss of Load Expectation
Liquified Petroleum Gas
Loss-Sulfur Fuel Oil
Low Viscosity Index
M
M
Mboe
Mboe/d
Mbbl
Mbbl/d
MMbbl
Mcf
MMcf
MMcf/d
MMboe
MMBtu
MVA
MW
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Metre
Thousand Barrels of Oil Equivalent
Thousand Barrels of Oil Equivalent per Day
Thousand Barrels
Thousand Barrels per Day
Million barrels
Thousand Cubic Feet (of gas)
Million Cubic Feet
Million Cubic Feet per Day
Million Barrels of Oil Equivalent
Million British Thermal Units
Megavolt-Amperes
Megawatts
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N
NAFTA
NASDAQS
NEB
NEMA
NEPA
NGL
NITC
NOI
NPV
NYMEX
North American Free Trade Agreement
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
National Energy Board
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
National Environmental Policy Act
Natural Gas Liquids
Normal Incremental Transfer Capability
Notice of Intent (Notice of Inquiry)
Net Present Value
New York Mercantile Exchange
O
OPEC
OSHA
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Occupational Safety and Health Administration [U.S. Department of Labor]
P
ppm
PSAC
psi
Parts Per Million
Petroleum Services Association of Canada
Pounds per Square Inch
Q
QF
QUAD
Qualifying Facility
Quadrillion Btus
R
RCCD
RFQ
ROA
R&D
ROE
ROFR
ROI
ROW
rpm
Reverse Circulation Centre Discharge
Request for Proposal
Return of Assets
Research and Development
Return of Equity
Right of First Refusal
Return on Investment
Right-of-Way
Revolutions Per Minute
S
SCADA
scf
SCO
SEC
SFEIS
SFV
SIC
SNG
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Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
Standard Cubic Foot of natural gas
Standard Cost Obligation
Securities and Exchange Commission [U.S.]
Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement
Straight Fixed Variable
Standard Industrial Classification
Synthetic Natural Gas
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T
Tcf
TCR
TDU
TOU
TTC
Trillion Cubic Feet
Transition Cost Recovery (Mechanism)
Transmission Dependent Utility
Time-of-Use
Total Transfer Capability
U
U.S.C.
USDA
USGS
United States Code
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Geological Survey
V
VA
VAR
Volt-Ampere
Volt-Ampere Reactive Unit
W
WACOG
WPI
WQC
WTI
WTP
WY
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Weighted Average Cost of Gas
Wholesale Price Index
Water Quality Certificate
West Texas Intermediate
Willingness to Pay
Water Year