Abbreviation |
Full Form |
AAQ |
Ambient Air Quality |
ADU |
Atmospheric Distillation Unit |
AE & SD |
Alternate Energy & Sustainable Development |
AFS |
Aviation Fuel Station |
ALARP |
As Low As Reasonably Practicable |
AR |
Annual Report |
ARU |
Amine Regeneration Unit |
ATF |
Aviation Turbine Fuel |
ATU |
Amine Treating Unit |
AWS |
Automated Weather Station |
B/D |
Barrels Daily |
BBL |
Billion Barrels |
Bbl/d |
Billion Barrels per day |
BCM |
Billion Cubic Meters |
BDL |
Below Detectable Limit |
BIS |
Bureau of Indian Standards |
BLEVE |
Boiling Liquid Evaporating Vapour Explosion |
BOD |
Biological Oxygen Demand |
BOE |
Barrel of Oil Equivalent |
BOP |
Blow-Out Preventer |
BPCL |
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited |
BPD |
Barrels Per Day |
BPH |
Barrels Per Hour |
BPMR |
Bharat Petroleum's Mumbai Refinery |
BVP |
Back Pressure Valve |
BS |
Bharat Stage |
BTU |
British Thermal Units |
BWD |
Barrels Of Water Per Day |
C&E |
Well Completion And Equipment Cost |
CAGR |
Compounded Annual Growth Rate |
CBM |
Coal Bed Methane |
CBR |
Cauvery Basin Refinery |
CCI |
Cabinet Committee on Investment |
CCR |
Continuous Catalytic Reformer |
CCU |
Coke Calcination Unit |
Cd |
Cadmium |
CDM |
Clean Development Mechanism |
CDU |
Control Distribution Unit |
CEIL |
Cairn Energy India Limited |
CER |
Certified Emission Reduction |
CGD |
City Gas Distribution |
CGWA |
Central Ground Water Authority |
CGWB |
Central Ground Water Board |
CIC |
Chief Incident Controller |
CIE |
Council of Indian Employers |
CIV |
Chemical Injection Valve |
CMD |
Chairman and Managing Director |
CO |
Carbon Monoxide |
COD |
Chemical Oxygen Demand |
CPCB |
Central Pollution Control Board |
CPCL |
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited |
CPIL |
Centre for Public Interest Litigation |
CPP |
Captive Power Plant |
Cr |
Chromium |
CRDC |
Corporate Research & Development Centre |
CRW |
Contaminated Rain Water |
CSG |
Coal Seam Gas |
CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
Cu |
Copper |
DC |
Drill Collar |
DCS |
Distributed Control System |
DCU |
Delayed Coker Unit |
DDCS |
Digital Distributed Control System |
DDM |
Derrick Drilling Machine |
DEA |
Diethanol Amine |
DFO |
Divisional Forest Officer |
DG |
Diesel Generator |
DGH |
Directorate General of Hydrocarbons |
DGMS |
Directorate General of Mines Safety |
DHTD |
Diesel Hydro-Treating Unit |
DHT |
Diesel Hydrotreater |
DMP |
Disaster Management Plan |
DO |
Dissolved Oxygen |
DP |
Drill Pipe |
DQUP |
Diesel Quality Upgradation Project |
E&A |
Exploration And Appraisal |
E&P |
Exploration and Production |
EC |
Environmental Clearance |
ECC |
Emergency Control Centre |
ECO |
Environment Compliance Officer |
EHS |
Environmental Health and Safety |
EIA |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
EIL |
Engineers India Limited |
EMC |
Environmental Monitoring Cell |
EMCS |
Energy Management And Control Systems |
EMP |
Environmental Management Plan |
EOL |
Essar oil Limited |
EOR |
End of Run |
EPC |
Engineering, Procurement and Construction |
EPIs |
Environmental Performance Indicators |
EPL |
Essar Projects Limited |
EPU |
Electrical Power Unit |
EQIs |
Environmental Quality Indicators |
ERC |
Emergency Response Centre (Gurgaon) |
ERDMP |
Emergency Recovery and Disaster Management Plan |
ERP |
Emergency Response Plan |
ERT |
Emergency Response Team |
ESD |
Emergency Shut Down |
ETP |
Effluent Treatment Plant |
FAE |
Functional Area Expert |
FC |
Forest Clearance |
FCC |
Fluidised Catalytic Cracker |
FCP |
Final Circulating Pressure |
FCV |
Flow Control Valve |
FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
FDP |
Field Development Plan |
FIV |
Flow Induced Vibration |
FLNG |
Floating Liquefied Natural Gas |
FMEA |
Failure Modes & Effects Analysis |
FMECA |
Failure Mode Effect and Criticality Analysis |
FMT |
Flow Management Tool |
FPS |
Field Production System |
FPSO |
Floating Production Storage And Offloading Vessel |
FPU |
Floating Processing Unit |
FSO |
Floating Storage Offloading Vessel |
FY |
Financial Year |
G&P |
Gathering And Processing |
G&T |
Gathering And Transportation |
GAIL |
Gas Authority of India Limited |
GBS |
Gravity Based Structure |
GC |
Gathering Center |
GDS |
Gasoline De-Sulphurisation |
GFECP |
Green Fuels & Emission Control Project |
GCS |
Gas Compressor Station |
GGS |
Group Gathering Station |
GHG |
Greenhouse Gases |
GL |
Gas Lift |
GLC |
Ground Level Concentration |
GLR |
Gas Liquid Ratio |
GoI |
Government of India |
GPCB |
Gujarat Pollution Control Board |
GPTG |
Gallons Per Thousand Gallons |
GRM |
Gross Refining Margin |
GTC/G |
Gas Turbine Compressor/Generator |
GW |
Ground Water |
GWh |
Gigawatt hour |
HAZAN |
Hazard Analysis |
HAZOP |
Hazard and Operability Study |
HC |
Hydro-carbon |
H-CNG |
Hydrogen-Compressed Natural Gas |
HDD |
Horizontal Directional Drilling |
HDPE |
High-Density Polyethylene |
HFL |
High Flood Level |
HGO |
Heavy Gas Oil |
HGU |
Hydrogen Generation Unit |
HMV |
Heavy Motor Vehicle |
HPCL |
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited |
HPU |
Hydraulic Power Unit |
HPWBM |
High Performance Water Base Mud |
HSD |
High Speed Diesel |
HSE |
Health, Safety and Environment |
HTHP |
High Temperature High Pressure |
IC |
Incident Controller |
ICD |
Inflow Control Device |
ICV |
Interval Control Valve |
IEA |
International Energy Agency |
IMD |
Indian Meteorological Department |
IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
INR |
Indian Rupees |
IOCL |
Indian Oil Corporation Limited |
IOR |
Increased Oil Recovery |
IRC |
Incident Response Center |
IRS |
Indian Remote Sensing |
IRT |
Incident Response Team |
IS |
Indian Standards |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
ISOM |
Isomerization Unit |
ISPRL |
Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd |
ITOPF |
International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation |
IUCN |
International Union for Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources |
IWPA |
Indian Wildlife Protection Act |
JOGPL |
Jubiliant Oil & Gas Private Limited |
JV |
Joint Venture |
JVP |
Joint Venture Partners/Participants |
JVs |
Joint Ventures |
KLD |
Kilo Liter per Day |
KPCB |
Kerala State Pollution Control Board |
KR |
Kochi Refinery |
KTPA |
Kilo Tons Per Annum |
KW |
Kilo Watt |
LABFS |
Linear Alkyl Benzene Feed Stock |
LDO |
Light Diesel Oil |
LDS |
Leak Detection System (Pipeline Monitoring) |
LECC |
Local Emergency Coordination Team |
LEL |
Lower Explosive Limit |
LFL |
Lower Flammability Limit |
LGO |
Light Gas Oil |
LNG |
Liquefied Natural Gas |
LOBS |
Lube Oil Base Stock |
LOC |
Level of Concern |
LPG |
Liquefied Petroleum Gas |
LPG |
Liquefied/Liquid Petroleum Gas |
LPH |
Litres Per Hour |
LU |
Land Use |
MBPD |
Million Barrels Per Day |
MBR |
Membrane Bio Reactor |
MCLS |
Maximum Credible Loss Scenarios |
MCS |
Manifold & Connection System |
MDEA |
Methyl Di-Ethanol Amine |
MDSS |
Measured Depth Sub-Sea |
MEG |
Mono-Ethylene Glycol |
MINAS |
Minimal National Standards |
MLD |
Million Liters per Day |
MMS |
Minerals Management Services |
MMSCMD |
Million Standard Cubic Metre Per Day |
MMT |
Million Metric Tonnes |
MMTPA |
Million Metric Tonne Per Annum |
MN Sq. Km |
Million Square Kilometers |
MOEF |
Ministry of Environmental and Forests |
MOPU |
Mobile Offshore Production Unit |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MP |
Medium Pressure |
MS |
Motor Spirit |
MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheet |
MSIHC |
Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical |
MSV |
Multi-Support Vessel |
MT |
Metric Tonnes |
NAAQS |
National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
NABET |
National Accreditation Board for Education and Training |
NABL |
National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories |
NELP |
New Exploration Licensing Policy |
NGO |
Non-Governmental Organisation |
NH |
National Highway |
NHT |
Naphtha Hydrotreating Unit |
NIHL |
Noise Induced Hearing Loss |
NMHC |
Non Methanated Hydrocarbons |
NOC |
No-Object Certificates |
NOS-DCP |
National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan |
NOx |
Nitrogen Oxides |
NPV |
Net Present Value |
NRMT |
Numaligarh Refinery Marketing Terminal |
NRSA |
National Remote Sensing Agency |
NSU |
Naphtha Splitter Unit |
O&G |
Oil & Gas |
OCS |
Oil Collection Station |
OIM |
Offshore Installation Manager |
OISD |
Oil Industry Safety Directorate |
OMC |
Oil Marketing Company |
OMR |
Oil Mines Regulation |
ONGC |
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation |
OOIP |
Original oil in-place |
OPEC |
Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
OSCP |
Oil Spill Contingency Plan |
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Association |
OSR |
Oil Spill Response |
OSV |
Offshore Supply Vessel |
Pb |
Lead |
PCU |
Passanger Car Unit |
PDCR |
Plan, Do, Check and Review |
PDPP |
Propylene Derivative Petrochemical Project |
PEL |
Petroleum Exploration License |
PFR |
Pre-Feasibility report |
PIC |
Person in Charge |
PM |
Particulate Matter |
PMC |
Project Management Consultant |
PMP |
Petroleum & Mineral Pipelines |
PNGRB |
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board |
POLREP |
Pollution Report |
PPAP |
Pollution Prevention and Abatement Plan |
PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
PPG |
Pounds Per Gallon |
PPM |
Parts Per Million |
PSC |
Production Sharing Contract |
PSD |
Planned Shut-Down |
PUCC |
Pollution Under Control Certificate |
QC |
Quality Control |
QRA |
Quantitative Risk Assessment |
R&M |
Repair And Maintenance |
RF |
Reserved Forest |
RFCC |
Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracking |
RH |
Relative Humidity |
RO |
Reverse Osmosis |
RRA |
Rapid Risk Assessment |
SAR |
Sodium Adsorption Ratio |
SBR |
Sequential Batch Reactor |
SCADA |
Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition |
SEM |
Subsea Electronics Module |
SIA |
Social Impact Assessment |
SIC |
Site Incident Controller |
SO2 |
Sulpher Dioxide |
SOI |
Survey of India |
SOPs |
Safe Operating Procedures |
SOR |
Start of Run |
SOx |
Sulphur Oxides |
SPAMM |
Subsea Pressurization And Monitoring Manifold |
SPCB |
State Pollution Control Board |
SPL |
Sound Pressure Level |
SPS |
Subsea Production Systems |
SRGO |
Straight Run Gas Oil |
SRU |
Sulfur Recovery Unit |
SSCS |
Subsea Control System |
SSU |
Subsea Umbilicals |
STG |
Steam Turbine Generator |
SURF |
Subsea/Umbilicals/Risers/Flowlines |
SUT |
Subsea Umbilical Termination |
SWMP |
Storm Water Management Plan |
SWS |
Sour Water Stripper |
TDS |
Total Dissolved Solids |
TDS |
Top Drive System |
TGTU |
Tail Gas Treating Unit |
TOR |
Terms of Reference |
TPD |
Tons Per Day |
TPH |
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon |
TQM |
Total Quality Management |
TSDF |
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility |
TSS |
Total Suspended Solids |
UMCA |
Umbilical Midline Connection Assembly |
UPL |
Upper Pressure Limit |
VDU |
Vacuum Distillation Unit |
VES |
Visual Encounter Survey |
VOC |
Volatile Organic Compound |
WBM |
Water Based Mud |
WHP |
Wellhead Pressure |
WLS |
Wild Life Sanctuary |
WMP |
Waste Management Plan |