Striking a Balance Index

Appendix 4 Glossary and acronyms ACBE-CBI - Advisory Committee on Business and Environment - Confederation of British Industry AEEU - Amalgamated Engineering & Electrical Union AFEN - Atlantic Frontier Environment Network AMJIG - Atlantic Margin Joint Industry Group Atlantic frontier/margin - the seas to the west of the Shetlands, Orkneys and Hebrides BAT - Best Available Technique (ref. IPPC) BBwP - Better Business with People (an OPITO project) boe - barrel of oil equivalent (a way of measuring the energy content of fuel, by relating it to oil) boepd - barrel of oil equivalent per day BPEO - Best Practicable Environmental Option BROA - British Rig Owners Association Brown field - a mature oil or gas field (as opposed to 'green field') CDA - Common Data Access Ltd CFCs - Chlorofluorcarbons CH4 - Methane Changing Minds - a guide to behavioural change (ref. safety) CNG - Compressed Natural Gas CO2 - Carbon Dioxide COGS - Careers in the Oil and Gas Sector COTA - Catering Offshore Trade Association CRINE - Cost Reduction in the New Era CRINE Network - the successor to CRINE DEAL - Data Environment Associated with LIFT Decommissioning - taking out of use, ready for dismantling/removal DETR - Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions DfEE - Department for Education and Employment DoH - Department of Health Downstream - that part of the industry which refines, distributes and markets oil and gas products; cf. 'upstream' DSS - Department of Social Security DTI - Department of Trade and Industry E&P - Exploration and Production EAG - Economic Advisory Group (of PILOT) ECITB - Engineering Construction Industry Training Board EEMS - The Environmental Emissions Monitoring System, also known as the SCOPEC database E&EPG - Energy & Environment Policy Group (of UKOOA) EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EMS - Environmental Management System EMTA - Engineering and Marine Training Authority EPC - Employment Practices Committee (of UKOOA) EU - European Union European Gas Directive - European Law relating to the production, distribution and supply of gas Facilities - process plant, machinery and equipment used in the production of oil or gas Farm-in - buying into a share of an existing licence, usually by paying for or undertaking some services, e.g. drilling a well, thus diluting the shares of existing licence holders Finder well - a quick to drill, economic well to establish the presence of hydrocarbons with minimal impact FishSafe - electronic warning device for fishermen, identifying underwater equipment and pipelines Foresight Report - report, undertaken for OPITO, examining future skills requirements for the industry FPSO - Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (vessel) GHG - Greenhouse Gas GMB - General, Municipal and Boilermakers Union Habitats Directive - European Law relating to the habitats of species HFCs - Hydrofluorocarbons HSC - Health & Safety Commission HSE - Health & Safety Executive IADC - International Association of Drilling Contractors ILT - Industry Leadership Team (the industry part of PILOT) IMCA - International Marine Contractors Association IMO - International Maritime Organisation, a UN body INSET - In Service Training Installation - typically, a drilling rig or an oil/gas production platform/vessel, as defined in the Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971 and the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992 IP - Institute of Petroleum IPPC - Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (European Law) ISO 14001 - International standard for Environmental Management Systems ITF - Industry Technology Facilitator IUOOC - Inter-Union Offshore Oil Committee JIP - Joint Industry Project JNCC - Joint Nature Conservation Committee Kyoto protocol - international protocol for reducing emissions of GHGs Licensing round - offer made by government to oil and gas companies to bid for rights to explore for oil and gas LIFE - LIFT Inspired Farm-in Event LIFT - Licence Initiative for Trading LOGIC - Leading Oil and Gas Industry Competitiveness Lord Cullen - chairman of the enquiry into the Piper platform disaster Lord Donaldson - chairman of the enquiries into the Braer and Sea Empress tanker accidents LPG - Liquid Petroleum Gas N2O - Nitrous Oxide NET - National Electro-Technical (training organisation) NGO - Non-Governmental Organisation NOx - oxides of nitrogen NOVA - a venture capital fund for new technology NSDG - North Sea Decommissioning Group NTO - National Training Organisation OCA - Offshore Contractors' Association OCIMF - Oil Companies International Marine Forum OCNS - Offshore Chemical Notification Scheme Offshore Forum - joint government, NGOs and industry forum OGITF - Oil and Gas Industry Task Force OIAC - Oil Industry Advisory Committee (of the HSC) OIC - Oil Industry Committee (of OSPAR) Operator - company appointed by the co-venturers in an oil and gas licence to manage the exploration for and, if successful, production of oil and/or gas on behalf of the co-venturers OPITO - Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation OSPAR - Oslo Paris (Convention) OSRL - Oil Spill Response Ltd OPRC - Oil Pollution Preparedness Response Convention (international convention) OTC - Operations and Technical Committee (of UKOOA) PARCOM - Paris Commission (now part of OSPAR) PFCs - Perfluorocarbons PILOT - Government led successor to OGITF ppm - parts per million Produced water - water which is produced with oil and gas from a reservoir R&D - research and development RDA - Regional Development Agency Recovery factor - proportion of oil or gas which is recovered from a reservoir Renewables - energy sources which are renewable: wind, solar, hydro and wave power Reservoir modelling - simulation, usually by computer, of the geological structure or behaviour of an oil or gas reservoir Safety Case - formal statement, required by law, of how an operator intends to manage an installation safely Satellite fields - smaller fields operated in conjunction with larger fields whose facilities the smaller fields use scfpd - standard cubic feet per day SCM - Supply Chain Management SCOPEC - (also known as EEMS) database of environmental emissions and discharges SF6 - Sulphur Hexafluoride SLT - Safety Leadership Team (ref. Step Change in Safety) Smart wells - a well completion which has downhole components operated by electrical impulses from the surface SME - Small or Medium Sized Enterprise SOx - oxides of sulphur SPE - Society of Petroleum Engineers SSSG - Sectoral Sustainability Strategy Group Step Change in Safety - a pan-industry safety initiative Sub-sea tie back - a method of developing a satellite field or well(s), using subsea equipment tied back to a production platform or other installation TEDS - The Early Decommissioning Synergy Group Trade Partners UK - formerly BTI (British Trade International) TUC - Trades Union Congress UEA - University of East Anglia UKCS - United Kingdom Continental Shelf UKOOA - UK Offshore Operators Association UKPIA - UK Petroleum Industry Association UN - United Nations Upstream - that part of the industry which explores for and produces oil and gas (UKOOA's members are 'upstream' companies); cf. 'downstream' Vantage - Offshore Electronic Passport System for the industry VOCs - Volatile Organic Compounds Working Time Directive - European Law which regulates working time WSCA - Well Services Contractors Association