Definition Carbon black is virtually pure elemental carbon in the form of colloidal particles that are produced by incomplete combustion or thermal decomposition of gaseous or liquid hydrocarbons under controlled conditions. Comments Carbon black physical appearance is that of a black, finely divided pellet or powder. Its use in is related to properties of specific […]
ReadDefinition Proven reserves is an industry term that means oil or gas that has been discovered and could be produced with today’s technology. Comments The world consumes about 89 million barrels of oil per day, or 32.5 billion barrels per year. The industry describes a field as giant if it has more 500 million barrels of […]
ReadDefinition FSO is the acronym of Floating Storage and Offloading used to describe the offshore operation between the oil and gas processing and the export to the shore by pipeline or shuttle tankers. Comments Originally, all the offshore platforms used to sit on the seabed, but as exploration and production moved to deeper waters and more […]
ReadDefinition SPAR is the acronym for Single Point Anchor Reservoir (SPAR). This descriptive definition refers to a floating system with infield flow lines and associated subsea infrastructure to connect the subsea production and injection wells. Comments From design perspective a SPAR is a cylindrical, partially submerged offshore drilling and production platform that is particularly well-adapted […]
ReadDefinition BOE is the acronym of Barrel of Oil Equivalent – a unit of energy based on the approximate energy released by burning one barrel of Crude oil. One Barrel contains 42 US gallons or 158.9873 litres of light crude oil which will produce 5.8 × 106 British Thermal Units (million BTU or mBTU) according to the US […]
ReadDefinition Tight gas is the name given to the unconventional natural gas because it is trapped in a very tight underground hard rock, or sandstone or limestone formation that is unusually impermeable and non-porous called tight sand. Comments In a conventional natural gas deposit, once drilled, the gas can usually be extracted quite readily, and easily. A […]
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