GLOSSARY

British thermal unit (BTU)

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one ...
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bcf

Billion Cubic Feet (One bcf = 0.176 Mboe)
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bopd / boe

bbls of oil per day / bbls of oil equivalent.
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Brent blend

International marker for crude oil pricing based on a blend of ...
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Blow-out Preventers (BOPs)

High-pressure wellhead (top of casing) valves designed to shut-off flow of ...
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Barge

Non-self-propelled marine vessel used as cargo tankers, as equipment and supply ...
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Casing

Set of steel tubular elements used to line the inner wall ...
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Cementing

Injection of cement into the annulus (space) between the casing and ...
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Centrifugal pump

A rotating pump, commonly used for large-volume oil and natural gas ...
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