CWR Continuous Welded Rail

IRHD International Rubber Hardness

MRO Maintenance Repair Operations
OO On Order Quantity
BWEA British Wind Energy Association
MJ Movement Joint
AVG Average
PARA Paragraph
COL Column
EC Eddy Current Testing (Examination)
ORIF Orifice
PIV Post Indicator Valve
QS Quantity Surveyor
HRC Hardness Rockwell C Scale
NPV Net Present Value
RA Roughness Average
HVAC Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning
AL Arabian Light
LPCPD Litres Per Capita Per Day
TMGB Telecommunications Main Grounding Busbar
BOP Blow Out Preventer
OSP Oil Supply Planning and Scheduling
HAZID Hazard Identification
RTD Resistance Temperature Detector
LUP Land Use Permit
IFB Issue for Bid
ISD Instrument Segment Diagram
NPL Neutral Pressure Level
DUV Data Under Voice
AUT Automated Ultrasonic Testing
SIF Strength Increase Factor
BS British Steel
F Fahrenheit
ERC Expenditure Request Completion
GO Gear Operator
PAW Plasma Arc Welding
INT. Internal
TPG Thermo-Powered Generator
IDA International Development Association
CWP Cold Working Pressure
CB Catch Basin
PT Pump Trims
AGC Automatic Generation Control
DPSR Data Processing Service Request
SWG Swage
MSO Material Supply Organisation
SCI Steel Construction Institute
ASD Allowable Stress Design
IR Infrared
EHF Extra High Frequency
LOB Limited Open Book
GI General Instruction
IP Interface Point
HPPT High Pressure Production Trap
CDS Central Dispatch System
FS Feasibility Study
DP Design Pressure
ELSBM Exposed Location Single Buoy Mooring
SMH Standard Manhour
CMT Construction Management Team
BS Bio Sludge
AWO Additional Work Order
EDP Electronic Data Processing
GEA Geothermal Energy Association
EOL Elbolet
SDD System Design Document
CD Closed Drain
R/P Request for Purchase
SMF Systems Management Facility
E&I Electrical and Instrumentation
TIG Tungsten Inert Gas Welding
AIHA American Industial Hygiene Association
FAB Fabricate
UL Underwriter Laboratories
TOS Top of Steel
FS Finished Surface
HO High Order
CMU Concrete Masonry Units
CDC Central Dispatch Center
EF Entrance Facility
UBC Uniform Building Code
RCA Required Corrective Action
PCA Portland Cement Association
M/E Mechanical/Electrical
BOS Balance of System
RCDD Registered Communications Distribution Design
BMS Burner Management System
DOE Department of Energy
UG Underground
LAN Local Area Network
RFQ Request for Quotation
RE Renewable Energy
PVDF Polyvinylidene Fluoride
MW Megawatt
CGTG Combustion Gas Turbine Generator
A/G Above Ground
BL Battery Limit
VB Valve Box
CBM Coal Bed Methane
PIP Pipe in Pipe
FMU Fitting Make Up
ORGANIGRAM Organisational Diagram
FM Frequency Modulation
DM De-Mineralisation
ILO International Labour Organisation
SOC Safe Operation Committee
ISNRS Inside Screw Non Rising Stem
BTU British Thermal Unit
ISRS Inside Screw Rising Stem
T/SW Threaded by Socketweld
UB Universal Beam
GOR Gas Oil Ratio
CMAA Crane Manufacturers Association of America
DAF Dissolved Air Flotation
DOD Direct Onward Dialling
BOP Balance of Plant
VAC Volts Alternating Current
ISA Instrument Society of America
dBA Decibels using the A-weighted scale
PIP Process Industry Practise
LIBIS Leuvens Integraal Bibliotheek System
AWEA American Wind Energy Association
STS Standard Telephone System
PBMR Pebble Bed Modular Reactor
PDM Precedence Diagram Method
V/D Vents and Drains
BFD Block Flow Diagram
D-A Digital to Analog
RCP Reinforced Concrete Pipe
EPC Engineering Procurement Construction
DT Design Temperature
MW Groundwater Monitoring Well
HIPS High Integrity Protection System
OS On Stream
WIP Water Injection Plant
ANP Acid Neutralisation Pit
IFC International Fire Code
TI Titanium
HR15N Hardness Rockwell 15N Scale
FSE Flange Small End
JE Joint Efficiency
ICE Institution of Civil Engineers
LPDCPD Litres Per Dental Chair Per Day
UHF Ultra High Frequency
FRP Fibre Reinforced Plastic
REQD Required
HPAAS High Pressure Air Assist System
SO Seal Oil
ACARP Australian Coal Association Research Program
DS Downspout
ECL Established Column Line
SI Silicon
BICSI Building Industry Consulting Services Internationa
DCC Disaster Control Centre
WIPS Water Injection Pump Station
RSO Radiation Safety Officer
FM Factory Mutual
BM Bending Moment
CRS Centres
RS Rising Stem
MF Meter Factor
TPW Tempered Water
MBD Thousandd Barrels per Day
SGS Shell Global Solutions
E&P Exploration and Production
APS Applications Software
AWG American Wire Gauge
VFR Verification Finding Report
SBS Single Buoy Storage
LPG Liquified Petroleum Gas (Propane and Butane)
SRS Safety Requirements Specification
EWA Extra Work Authorisation
M Meter
OGOEAD Oil and Gas Operations Exploration Applications Di
pW Pico Watt
P-I Pressure Impulse
PATIS Purchasing and Traffic Information System
DIM Dimension
LSTK Lumpsum Turnkey
HB Hardness Brinell Scale
DP Data Processing
RAT Rating
EDH Electrical Duct Heater
EAGE European Association of Geoscientists and Engineer
MTO Material Take Off
PRE-FAT Pre-Factory Acceptance Test
SHS Square Hollow Section
STD Standard
BOB Bottom of Barrel
VT Vessel Trim
CWO Chain Wheel Operator
DOT Department of Transportation
PERT Program Evaluation and Review Techniques
DEL Direct Exchange Line
OIO Operational Investment Overhead
NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers
CPU Central Processing Unit
SD Sanitary Drainage
TFL Through Flow Line
TMG Trans Mercator Grid
DTE Drill Through Equipment
CTS Construction Technical Support
FAT Factory Acceptance Test
AH Acid Hydrocarbon
MMscfd Million standard cubic feet per day
WDM Work Discussion Memorandom
MT Magnetic Particle Testing (Exam)
GHG Green House Gas
GSPD General Service Plant Depreciation
CCIR International Radio Consulative Committee
LDPE Low Density Polyethylene
MOV Motor Operated Valve
PFC Parallel Flange Channel
ETS Emissions Trading Scheme
NTS Not to Scale
SDR Standard Dimensional Ratio
PA Process Air
GOS Grade of Service
OS&Y Outside Screw and Yoke
OAT Operational Availability Test
PPB Parts per Billion
ALP Articulated Loading Platform
GRP Glass Reinforced Plastic
SRO Senior Reactor Operator
SPMB Single Point Mooring Buoys
MTS Material Teleprocessing System
BC Bolt Circle
SWCC Saline Water Conversion Corporation
IAPMO International Association of Plumbing and Mechani
FS Forged Steel
IFR Internal Floating Roof
BST Baker-Strehlow-Tang
SI System Internationale
CM Construction Manager
SLRS Seismic Load Resisting System
DI Ductile Iron
PVDC Polyvinylidene Chloride
FTSPM Fixed Tower Single Point Mooring
QR Quotation Request
CT Coiled Tubing
GG Gart Gas
LNG Liquified Natural Gas
PCL Project Construction Leader
HD Heavy Density
SA Sulphuric Acid
ECC Eccentric
OS Oppurtunity Study
SCH Schedule
WT Wall Thickness
LWN Long Welding Neck
DEMA Diesel Engineers Manufacturers Association
LDF Lay Down in Field
WTP Water Treatment Plant
CTI Cooling Tower Institute
FGH High Pressure Fuel Gas
PFA Perfluoro (Alkoxyalkane) Copolymer
UCS Ulitimate Compressive Strength
A/D Analog/Digital
CB Control Building
PETROMIN Petroleum and Mineral
PR Pipe Rack
FLO Flushing Oil
TEMA Tubular Exchangers Manufacturers Association
CA Corrosion Allowance
LPD Loss Prevention Department
MOT Ministry of Transport
OSBL Outside Battery Limits
PSE Plain Small End
RP Reduced Port
FF First Flush
ACS American Construction Society
SAW Submerged Arc Welding
CO Change Order
HT Heat Treatment
FBE Fusion Bonded Epoxy
DFT Dry Film Thickness
TL Trunk Line
IASS Interantional Association for Shell and Spacial St
OS Oily Sludge
CEMA Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association
DS Discipline Superintendent
WARM Weekly Automatic Requisition of Material
ISO Isometric Drawing
TFE Tetrafluoroethylene
IF Intermediate Frequency
TAP Trans Arabian Pipeline
IMS Information Management System
ASP Aluminium Steel Polyethylene
GASMO Gulf Arab Standards and Measurement Organization
NIPP Nipple
PS Pumping Station
CCC Comodity Classification Code
SQ Square
SW Socket Weld
MISC Miscellaneous
QAM Quality Assurance Manual
OWPU Oily Water Pre-seperator Unit
RPO Restrained Push On
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
MSC Metering Supervisory Computer
gpm Gallons per Minute
MFS Maximum Flooding Surfaces
TW Treated Water
HK Hardness Knoop Scale
CS Chemical Sewer
PG Purge Gas
DMS Dynamic Pile Monitoring
BFP Backflow Prevention
VHF Very High Frequency
REA Rural Electric Administration
ISO International Standards Organization
SAT Site Acceptance Test
HPG Hyperion Power Generation
DVD Dedicated Voice Dispatch
GIP Gas Injection Plant
MWP Major Work Phase
ESDU Engineering Sciences Data Unit
LS/PM Lump-sum Procure/Build
ECD Energy Conversion Device
PO Pushed On
RCSC Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conferen
OH On Hand Quantity
C/R Construction/Repair
DB Duct Bank
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
LT Lead Time
BLEVE Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion
DSC Dye Solar Cells
SC Sub-Contract
MACs Moves, adds, changes
REPAD Reinforcing Pad
T&C Threaded and Coupled
LPT Liquid Penetrant Test
ER Equipment Room
CRT Cathode Ray Tube
PGA Peak Ground Acceleration
TBB Telecommunications Bonding Backbone
USFB Ultra Shallow Floor Beam
FBHP Flowing Bottom Hole Pressure
FCAW Flux Cored Arc Welding
NCU National Currency Unit
TBBIBC Telecommunications Bonding Backbone Interconnectin
EIA Electronic Industries Association
LLP Last Landed Price
OT Orienting Tool
ICD Interface Control Document
OHS Occupational Health and Safety
CR Computed Radiography
LED Light Emitting Diode
NCR Non Conformance Report
CCS Carbon Capture and Storage
RPM Revolutions per Minute
DIA Diameter
SPE Senior Project Engineer
SHF Super High Frequency
FT Foot, Feet
FEM Finite Elements Modelling
GSPR General Service Potential Rise
RLW Warm Relief Line
MHA Motor Head Assembly
LPPT Low Pressure Production Trap
FOT Fiber Optic Transmission
NGL Natural Gas Liquids
DN Diameter Nominal (Metric)
NOCC Network Operations Control Centre
NPSHA Net Positive Suction Head Available
DID Direct Inward Dialling
W/C Water Cement Ratio
SMM Standard Method of Measurement
BOE Bevel One End
FW Fire Water
EL Elevation
GTE General Telephone and Electronics
HE Heat Exchanger
P/E Project Engineer
SOW Sour Water
L/M List of Materials
PDP Plasma Display Panel
ERL Echo Return Loss
HPFS High Point Finished Surface
I&C Instrumentation and Controls
MPTA Mechanical Power Transmission Association
FIG Figure
CGTG Combined Gas Turbine Generator
CWS Cooling Water Supply
FWHT Flowing Well Head Temperature
DBSP Design Base Scoping Paper
UFC Uniform Fire Code
A Air
DSW Distilled Water
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
AC Alternating Current
MW Microwave
OPEX Operating Expenditure
FCC Field Control Coordinator
ETBE Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
GC Gas Cromatograph
Q Quantity
P Oil and Oil Products
EIS Equipment Inspection Schedule
MBOD Thousand barrels per Operating Day
CA Congested Area
SSD Security and Safety Directive
FRP Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic
ID Inside Diameter
PVC Poly Vinyl Chloride
QR Qualification Record
SPA Spacer
GSE Groove Small End
LPSMPD Litres Per Capita Square Meter Day
FD Dynamic Force
BTM Bottom
LPDT Low Pressure Degassing Tank
JIS Japanese Standards Association
COLA Cost of Living Allowance
TSYM Tower Soft Yoke Mooring
PWHT Post Weld Heat Treatment
W/O Without
FLG Flange
BRA Building Risk Assessment
CTOP Cracked Tip Opening Displacement
C Chemical
ATM Atmospheric
AACE American Association of Cost Engineers
ATF Alternative Transport Fuels
CNPP Country Nuclear Power Profiles
UNS Unified Numbering System
MTL Material
PCCI Power Capital Costs Index
C Centigrade; Celsius
GS Gravity Sewer
GSS Gravity Sewer System
INTIB Industrial and Technological Information Bank
EPIC Engineering Procurement Installation Commisioning
PP Polypropylene
A/C Air Conditioner
ROM Read Only Memory
CIS Contract Information System
SS Stainless Steel
MDOF Multi Degree of Freedom
DW Drinking Water
DOBIS Dortmunder Bibliothekssystem
D/P Differential Pressure
MO Molybdenum
GE Groove End
SCADA Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
PSI Pounds per Square Inch
CD Chemical Drain
SWL Static Water Level
FOF Face of Flange
PT Liquid Penetrant Testing (Exam)
UB Union Bonnet
T-T Tangent to Tangent
BO Build, Operate
BC Bolted Cover
SEI Structural Engineering Institute
TPV Trap Prime Valve
XXS Double Extra Strong
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association
AFFF Aqueous Film Forming Foam
SSPC Society of Protective Coatings
DRP Distribution Requirement Planning
DBM Design Basis Memorandom
SRD Soil Resistance to Driving
EF Evaluation Factor
HIC Hydrogen Induced Cracking
REINF Reinforced
RL Relief Line
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
T&G Tongue and Groove
AABC Associated Air Balance Association
MESG Maximum Experimental Safe Gap
FES Flywheel Energy Storage
UC Universal Column
RTU Remote Terminal Units
ABS American Bureau of Shipping
PDS Plant Design System
RCS Remote Console Software
SOE Sequence of Events
mA Milliampere
HRSG Heat Recovery Steam Generator
AM Arabian Medium
ALE Abnormal Level Earthquake
CBNG Coal Bed Natural Gas
PMSO Project Material Services Organisation
ISLT Indian Spring Low Tide
TMS Terminal Management System
PSB Pressure Seal Bonnet
CAPEX Capital Expenditure
RED Reducer; Reducing
DSI Digital Speech Interpretation
FGL Finished Ground Level
GPF General Planning Forecast
SWMH Sanitary Water Manhole
AWPA American Wood Preservers Association
FDS Fire Detection System
PPI Plastics Pipe Institute
OW Oily Water
LPT Low Point
CCIS Common Channel Interoffice Signalling
T/C Thermocouple
PFD Process Flow Diagram
B&S Bell and Spigot
AD Acid Drain
RG Rough Grade
CISHEC Chemical Industry Safety, Health and Environmental
DGA Di Glycol Amine
KO Knock Out
CGT Combustion Gas Turbine
PDC Peak Daily Consumption
BEP Break Even Production
ATB All Trunks Busy
HP High Point
FFW Field Fillet Weld
HLT Heap Leach Trial
AWS American Welding Society
BS British Standards
UFL Upper Flammable Limit
MRC Maximum Reservoir Contact
IRR Internal Rate of Return
CL Centre Line
REP Renewable Energy Plant
BOPD Barrels of Oil Per Day
TBE Thread Both Ends
CRSI Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
IALA International Association of Lighthouse Authoritie
NGLC Natural Gas Liquids Centre
IC Intermediate Cross Connect
HSFG High Strength Friction Grip
TOP Top of Pipe
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ITP Inspection and Test Plans
NMC Network Maintenance Centre
HDB Hydrostatic Design Basis
TP Trial Pit
UT Ultrasonic Testing (Exam)
COGEN Combined Generation
G Gram
MBCD Thousand barrels per Calender Day
FS Flow Switch
ICPR Interantional Concrete Repair Institute
V Vertical
CBR California Bearing Ratio
HD Holding Down
ST Seat
APCS Approved Protective Coating System
PES Power and Energy Society
ELL Elbow
GIM Global Interface Meeting
BOD Barrels per Operating Day
FEED Front End Engineering Design
GSV Gross Standard Volume
AH Arabian Heavy
LP Low Pressure
PMC Project Management Consultant
RIH Run In Hole
NEC National Electrical Code
SALM Single Anchor Leg Mooring
FCC Fluid Cat Cracker
IBBM Iron Body Bronze Mounted
SMES Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage
CM Centimeter
SDOF Single Degree of Freedom
ESD Emergency Shutdown
BPCD Barrels per Calender Day
BOP Bottom of Pipe
LV Low Voltage
RWO Rain Water Outlet
LJ Lap Joint
PFC Predicted Final Cost
UPS Uninterruptable Power Supply
EWH Electric Water Heater
PBE Plain Both Ends
PMSD Project Materials Supply Department
PRESS Pressure
VDC Volts Direct Current
FBE Flange Both Ends
SASO Saudi Arabian Standards Organisation
BSE Bevel Small End
MAWP Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transpor
BOOT Build, Own, Operate, Transfer
RW Raw Water
ALARP As Low as Reasonably Practicable
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers
FPS Floating Production System
LAT Lowest Astronomical Tide
FD Floor Drain
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ERW Electric Resistance Welded
MCT Multi Cable Transit
STM Steam
TEDFLOW Flow of Inspection and Tests
NDE Net Direct Expenditure
HEX Hexagonal
FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Na
AEDC Award Engineering/Design Contract
RHS Rectangular Hollow Section
PSIG Pounds per Square Inch Gauge
TSER Telecommunications Service Entrance
LPHPD Litres Per House Per Day
HCL Hydrochloric Acid
MPFM Multiphase Flow Meter
UEL Upper Explosive Limit
HSE Health Safety & Environment
IBN Institute Beige de Normalisation
MMS Minerals Management Service
SSV Surface Safety Valve
SUD Start Up Date
BTM Buoyant Turret Mooring
VPC Volts Per Cell
MNPT Male National (Taper) Pipe Threads
CONC Concentric
BBD Boiler Blow Down
IPTI International Petroleum Technology Institute
PW Process Water
GTAW Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
CDR Critical Design Review
PR Pressure Reducer
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
MH Man Hole
CCEI Common Class Expansion Indices
BBE Bevel Both Ends
HF Hard Faced
ESO Engineering Service Organisation
WCH Wet Crude Handling
FFL Finished Floor Level
H Horizontal
RCS Remote Computer System
MSC Maximum Sustained Capacity
SWD Salt Water Disposal
NEXT Near End Cross Talk
TD Total Depth
O&G Oil and Gas
OPEC Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
EJ Expansion Joint
HI Hydraulic Institute Standard
FSO Floating Storage and Offloading
UHMW Ultra High Molecular Weight
PE Pond Effluent
E Exhaust Steam
NOABL National Wind Speed Database
IWA Individual Work Area
EDM Engineering Department Manual
COTS Commercial Off The Shelf
BW Butt Weld

Flowline
MPMS Manual of Petroleum Measurement
NPVR Net Present Value Ratio
ME Manufacturing Engineering
OWS Oily Water Sewer
FV Full Vacuum
FDM Frequency Division Multiplexing
ADIP Amino Di Isopropanol
DS Data Store
SYM. Symmetrical
KCS Killed Carbon Steel
CHS Circular Hollow Section
SVC Service
RF Raised Face
EEMUA Engineering Equipment and Material Users Associati
GBE Groove Both Ends
IAMG International Association for Mathematical Geology
MSD Material Selection Diagram
BEDD Basic Engineering Design Data
FGRS Flare Gas Recovery System
ISTRUCTE Institution of Structural Engineers
CW Chilled Water
NOCC Networks Operations Control Centre
TBM Tunnel Boring Machine
LPG Liquified Petroleum Gas
GSKT Gasket
BLDG Building
SPEC Specification
CPF Central Processing Facility
HR Human Resources
CSUD Construction Start Up Date
WW Waste Water
U.N.O Unless Noted Otherwise
SSSV Subsurface Safety Valve
SWL Safe Working Load
FF Flat Face
SIS Supplier Information System
GMAW Gas Metal Arc Welding
CSW Clean Surface Water
INS Insulation
TP Technical Proposal
BEV Break Even Value
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
AM Amplitude Modulation
GOM Gulf of Mexico
GOSP Gas Oil Seperation Plant
CCO Current Cost Outlook
OD Outside Diameter
PSNEXT Power Sum Near End Cross Talk
ICD Inflow Control Devices
AOF Absolute Open Flow
TML Tetramethyllead
AFC Automatic Frequency Control
FFP First Flush Pond
U Units
FI Indicating Flow Meter
HVL Highly Volatile Liquid
HV High Voltage
IRIS International Reactor Innovative and Secure
GR Grade
PCOS Project Completion System
ISA International Society for Measurement and Control
LS Lump Sum
RFI Radio Frequency Interference
SRC Seismic Risk Category
WIP Work In Progress
AGMA American Gear Manufacturers Association
H Hydrogen
LO Lube Oil
VG Vent Gas
THRD Thread, Threaded
CSIR Centre of Scientific and Industrial Research
STO Stock Oil Tank
REV Revision
MS Mild Steel
PM Project Manager
FTG Fitting
FPSO Floating Production Storage and Offloading
SMAW Shielded Metal Arc Welding
NHA National Hydrogen Association
ELE Extreme Level Earthquake
APD Automated Piping Design
O&R Overhaul and Repair
TOC Top of Concrete
BSD Building Standards Division
RC Reinforced Concrete
DT Duct Trims
MOPU Mobile Offshore Production Units
RTFE Reinforced TFE
CNC Computer Numerically Controlled
POOH Pulled Out of Hole
PR Purchase Requisition
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
BE Beveled End
CU Copper
DIF Dynamic Increase Factor
NPS Nominal Pipe Size
ME Methanol
EC Eurocode
BIOX Biological Oxidation
MRF Manpower Requirements Forecast
RVL Restricted Vendor List
AISC American Institute of Steel Construction
UTM Universal Transverse Mercator
N/A Not Applicable
RSC Radiation Safety Committee
RSCR Reeled Steel Catenary Riser
CCS Compressor Control System
TSE Thread Small End
MJ Mechanical Joint
CALM Caternary Anchor Leg Mooring
AWWA American Water Works Association
LSPB Lumpsum, Procure, Build
MTR Material Test Report
RTM Riser Turret Mooring
PLC Power Line Carrier
PES Potential Explosion Site
VP Vent Pipe
HCR Hybrid Catenary Riser
CAS Caustic Sewer
DBO Design, Build, Operate
NRS Non-Rising Stern
MOU Mobile Offshore Unit
Hz Hertz
HAZOP Hazard and Operability Study
MxF Male by Female
EOT Electric Overhead Travelling
RTFO Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation
PWAC Present Worth of Annual Charges
BWPD Barrels of Water per Day
MOU Memorandom of Understanding
SDI Steel Deck Institute
EI End Item
ACI American Concrete Institute
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Ventilation and Air C
L Length
MP Magnetic Particle Testing
N Nitrogen
STG Steam Turbine Generator
PWI Power Water Injection
LMTD Log Mean Temperature Difference
PMI Positive Material Identification
MFCL Material Flow Control List
FWHP Flowing Well Head Pressure
CCN Catalog Classification Number
BPS Bytes per Second
ROTV Remotely Operated Towed Vehicle
OWP Oily Waste-Water Pond
SIL Safety Integrity Level
PCS Project Completion Schedule
CPLG Coupling
POM Pipeline Operations Module
OCMA Oil Companies Materials Association
LPP Low Point Paving
CFPE Chief Fire Prevention Engineer
FE Finite Elements
WP Working Point
VOD Valves Operating Diagram
SOLAS International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea
MMI Man Machine Interface
PP Project Proposal
CBC Coupled Bonding Conductor
BCSA British Constructional Steelwork Association
CAD Computer Aided Design
PSHA Probibalistic Seismic Hazard Analysis
MEA Mono Ethanol Amine
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
MDMT Minimum Design Metal Temperature
GPS Global Positioning System
CSO Car Sealed Open
GJ Ground Joint
VT Visual Testing (Exam)
SBS Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene
RAM Random Access Memory
MIG Metal Inert Gas Welding
DCLM Direct Charge List of Materials
ITCS Impact Tested Carbon Steel
SALS Single Anchor Leg Storage
SMYS Specified Minimum Yield Strength
MWO Maintenance Work Order
FPU Floating Production Unit
AGC Associated General Contractors
COMFAR Computer Model for Feasibility Analysis and Report
MSL Mean Sea Level
CAE Computer Aided Engineering
AISI American Iron and Steel Institute
PT Percolation Test
HSG Hydrogen Sulphide Gas
PHC Peak Hourly Consumption
FRED Fire Release Explosion Dispersion
EMT Electrical Metallic Tubing
DWF Dry Weather Flow
AS Acid Sewer
DB Design, Build
WB Welded Bonnet
BB Bolted Bonnet
GA General Arrangement
WT&H Water Tap and Hose
DP Dial Pulse
WFT Wet Film Thickness
ISO International System Standard
UA Utility Air
NDE Non Destructive Examination
BOO Build, Own, Operate
ID Inch Diameter
PDR Preliminary Design Review
HP High Pressure
LODMAT Lowest One Day Mean Atmospheric Temperature
GALV Galvanised
WR Weather Resistant
ERPG Emergency Response Planning Guidelines
RC Reimbursable Cost
MOSAIC Materials on Order Status Analysis Information and
SPPCR Steam Power Plant Control Room
QC Quality Control
GLE Groove Large End
LR Long Radius
BFW Boiler Feed Water
PW Potable Water
AFNOR Association Francaise de Normalisation
W Weight
HB Hose Bibb
IBC International Building Code
AC Asphalt Concrete
LS Lifting Station
AL Aluminium
PB Process Block
WC Water Column
TOL Thredolet
PO Pump Out
CAN/CSA Canadian Standards
PO Purchase Order
SIS Swedish Standards Institution
NCCI Non Contradictory Complimentary Information
EA Each
AFR Average Flow Rate
SW Salt Water
PTA Purchasing Traffic and Accounting
HMI Human Machine Interface
AI Artificial Intelligence
ISS Instrument Specificaton Sheet
DDC Direct Digital Controller
CALC Calculated
FOE Flange One End
MICA Materials Investment Control Analyst
CIF Cost, Insurance, Freight
COC Continuously Oily/Chemical Contaminated
IR Industrial Relations
FGL Low Pressure Fuel Gas
BLE Bevel Large End
SCA Spent Caustic
WRC Welding Research Council
PS Prefeasibility Study
RJ Ring Joint
TLC Total Landed Cost
SF Sulphur
MTBE Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
F-F Face to Face
SC Steam Condensate
MIC Minimum Ignition Current
SPM Single Point Mooring
PSIA Pounds per Square Inch Absolute
API American Petroleum Institute
DIN Deutche Industrie Normen (German Standard)
DP Dynamic Positioned
BU Business Unit
VCE Vapour Cloud Explosion
TDS Total Dissolved Solids
SPO Slop Oil
EB Extended Bonnet
WWP Working Water Pressure
MD Measured Depth
P&IC Purchasing and Inventory Control
TBE Technical Bid Evaluations
GFRP Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic
CCS Computer and Communication Services
PZV Pressure Safety Relief Valve
UMC Uniform Mechanical Code
PIC Indicating Pressure Controller
DWT Dead Weight Tonnes
DFW Deaerator Feed Water
MDEA Methyl-di-ethynol amine
NESC National Electric Safety Code
EQ Equal
BDT Bulk Data Transfer
FIN Finish
NOC National Oil Company
WPS Welding Proceedure Specification
CAT Catalyst
NSF National Sanitation Foundation
CADD Computer Aided Drafting and Design
NI Nickel
ASB Asymmetrical Beam
FW Fillet Weld
CSA Canadian Standards Association
NBR Nitrile-Butadiene/Nitrile of BunaN Rubber
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
BLD Blind
FO Fuel Oil
PTS Pipe Tracking System
RMR Rock Mass Rating
BD Bolt Down
BDR Blast Design Requirement
CIF Community and Industrial Facility
P/E Planning Engineer
FNPT Female National (Taper) Pipe Threads
HOV Hydraulic Operated Valve
DRN Drain
IBPS Intermediate Booster Pump Station
SOL Sockolet
ALS Accidental Limit State
SWA Single Wire Armoured
CJ Construction Joint
FEA Finite Element Analysis
ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle
OCIMF Oil Companies International Marine Forum
NIR Near Infrared
AD Anaerobic Digestion
MAG Metal Active Gas Welding
LFL Lower Flammable Limit
SWW Sanitary Waste Water
KPA Kilopascals
IPPT Intermediate Pressure Production Trap
WO Work Order
CJ Contraction Joint
TOE Thread One End
HPP High Point Paving
ILD Instrument Loop Diagram
PS Pressure Sewer
MSE Material System Enhancements
BH Borehole
VTR Vent through Roof
TR Telecommunications Room
IT Information Technology
HPTT High Pressure Test Trap
MATICS Material Inventory Control System
P&IDs Process and Instrument Diagrams
WM Waste Management
WOG Water, Oil, & Gas
FDN Foundation
ER Expenditure Request
GOE Groove One End
TSU Technical Support Unit
IMTS Improved Mobile Telephone System
H2S Hydrogen Sulphide
ESL Established Site Level
POS Point of Support
NPT National (Taper) Pipe Thread
TDM Time Division Multiplexing
BOT Build, Operate, Transfer
THK Thick
DPDT Double Pole Double Throw
SPMT Self Propelled Modular Transport
ADR Aluminium Dome Roof
PM&C Project Management and Construction
DAV Data Above Voice
GESC General Engineering Services Contract
TEG Tri Ethylene Glycol
PDMS Petroleum Database Management System
B.C.D. Bolt Circle Diameter
CBS Controllable Bent Sub
EPDM Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Terpolymer / EP Rubber
DDD Direct Distance Dial
MMA Manual Metal Arc Welding
D/C Direct Charge
GMP Guaranteed Maximum Price
SSD Safety Shutdown
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
XS Extra Strong
PCB Printed Circuit Board
OBE Open Book Estimate
PS Pipe Support
EFW Electric Fusion Welded
ABS Acylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
MPP Manpower Projection Plan
CCPS Centre for Chemical Process Safety
FCO Floor Clean Out
NG Natural Gas
ACCU Air Cooled Condensing Unit
MC Main Cross Connect
RTRP Glass Fibre Reinforced Thermotsetting Resin Pipe
TLT Total Lead Time
P/L Pipe Line
NG-BUE Non Gaussian Best Unbiased Estimate
R Refrigerants
R&D Research and Development
UGS Underground Services
CCTV Closed Circuit Television
DWG Drawing
IL Invert Level
CO Clean Out
PCS Process Control System
ISBL Inside Battery Limits
DEA Di Ethanol Amine
ITS Indirect Tensile Strength
PSIA Pounds per Square Inch Atmospheric
IMO International Maritime Oraganization
W Water
CS Construction Start
GA Gauge
NRTL Nationally Recognised Testing Laboratory
D&B Design and Build
GT-MHR Gas Turbine Modular Helium Reactor
LTE Long Tangent Elbow
SO Slip On
OTM Overturning Moments
PEP Project Execution Plan
WN Weld Neck
EIA Emergency Instrument Air
HU Humidifier
MFAP Membrane Filtration Affinity Purification
SMLS Seamless
TW Thermowells
SCPC Single Channel Per Carrier
SR Sewer (Storm)
MOD Ministry of Defence
ABPR Animal Byproducts
PE Plain End
FF Foundation Fieldbus
NSSS National Structural Steelwork Specification
CFP Capital Facilities Plan
ICEA Insulated Cable Engineers Association
DMW Demineralised Water
FF Finished Floor
SD Storm Drain
SWS Sanitary Waste Sewer
SR Short Radius
WISPS Water Injection Supply Pump Station
MFG Manufacturer
JDA Joint Development Agreement
DCS Distributed Control System
RLC Cold Relief Line
MSS Manufacturers Standardization Society
CGA Compressed Gas Association
RFSU Ready for Start Up
SP-WD Spiral Wound
SCS Structured Cabling System
TYP Typical
FFS Fitness For Service
AVB Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker
IPC International Plumbing Code
PELFEXT Power Sum Equal Level Far End Cross Talk
HDPE High Density Polyethylene
MSIS Material Supply Information Systems
ITB Invitation to Bid
REF Reference
DTDR Dial Tone Delay Recorder
LVL Level
CWP Contractors Work Plan
BOM Bill of Material
LCC Life Cycle Cost
CSP Concentrated Solar Power
SMS Seafloor Massive Sulphide
CA Caustic
BF Blind Flange
SSL Structural Slab Level
CW Coated and Wrapped
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
FPE Fair Price Estimate
CSW Clean Storm Water
DPC Destination Point Code
AFBMA Anti Friction Bearing Manufacturers Association
QA Quality Assurance
PFR Peak Flow Rate
UV Ultra Violet
UW Utility Water
TLP Tension Leg Platform
PTFE Poly Tetra Fluoro Ethylene
WOL Weldolet
QCR Quality Control Record
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
JV Joint Venture
EFRT External Floating Roof Tank
NPSH Net Positive Suction Head
BEE Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energie
HF High Frequency
EFD Engineering Flow Diagrams
TOS Top of Slab
COMAH Control Of Major Accident Hazards
CPVC Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride
UFD Utility Flow Diagram
dB Decibel
IFC Issued For Construction
UNC Unified National Coarse Thread
TOS Top of Support
VLCC Very Large Crude Carrier
RT Radiographic Testing (Exam)
STP Solar Thermal Power
HD Head
WOSEP Water Oil Seperation
DC Direct Current
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
WE Weld End
MODU Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
PPM Parts per Million
STL Steel
OWSJ Open Web Steel Joist
TFS Total Field Supply
ULS Ultimate Limit State
C/R Change Request
NEI Nuclear Energy Institute
PEM Project Execution Manual
AARH Arithmetic Average Roughness
PL Plate
TLE Thread Large End
FMR Field Material Requisition
PMT Project Management Team
ATM Atmosphere
SPDT Single Pole Double Throw
BSI British Standards Institution
RFI Request for Inspection
PE Polyethylene
AGA American Gas Association
ISF Industrial Support Facilities
W/ With
ADC Average Daily Consumption
LRFD Load and Resistance Factor Design
DOX Direct Overhead Expense
MI Malleable Iron
T&I Testing and Inspection
ABWR Advanced Boiling Water Reactor
SWS Sanitary Water Sewer
EDMS Electronic Document Management System
LPFS Low Point Finished Surface
FED STD Federal Standard
TDMM Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual
SIS Safety Instruction Sheet
C&I Controls and Instrumentation
MAX Maximum
DEG Degree
IREC Interstate Renewable Energy Council
CAM Congested Area Modelling
I/O Input/Output
ALARA As Low As Reasonably Achievable
BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand
MCC Mechanical Completion Certificate
BPD Barrels Per Day
BR Bronze
EMD Electric Motor Drive
COT Character Orientated Terminal
CONN Connection
BOF Bottom of Foundation
SPC Stored Program Control
P-T Pressure Temperature
PIB Process Interface Building
IF Inertial Filter
LEL Lower Explosive Limit
MR Material Requisition
AUP Average Unit Price
WMS Work Management System
ERM Environmental Resource Management
GRND Ground(ed)
FLEX Flexible
HDR Header
PV Photovoltaic
PCC Powder Control Centre
SJI Steel Joist Institute
OTK Oil Tank
FR&P Form, Rebar and Pour
ETPR Extended Thermal Plastic Rubber
ELFEXT Equal Level Far End Cross Talk
RER Rupture Explosion Radius
FOT Flat on Top
EIA Environmental Impact Analysis
SSPC Steel Structure Painting Council
EWO Engineering Work Order
HAZ Heat Affected Zone
FS Factor of Safety
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
TOG Top of Grout
PF Peak Factor
IEC International Electrotechnical Commision
CAMA Centralised Automatic Message Accounting
IN Inch
PVD Plant Vertical Datum
HO Hydraulic Oil
ACT Automatic Custody Transfer
FLP Floating Loading Platform
IPS Intermediate Pump Station
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
AW Acid Waste
MIN Minimum
MO Mist Oil
TEG Thermo-Electric Generator
PCPT Piezocone Penetrometer
MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
OSI Onstream Inspection
CAO Certified Acceptance by Operations
EPCM Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management
EW Eye Wash
LFCP Local Fire Control Panel
TER Telecommunications Equipment Room
EIV Emergency Isolation Valve
FP Full Port
UNF Unified National Fine Thread
TKLS Turnkey Lumpsum
STU Shock Transmission Units
IGCC Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle
SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers
POC Potentially Oil/Chemical Contaminated
RTP Reinforced Thermosetting Plastic
IRM Inspection, Repair and Maintenance
POE Plain One End
FLE Flexible Large End
SG Specific Gravity
ESP Ethane Separation Plant
CWR Cooling Water Return
TQM Technical Query Memorandom
UDM Unified Dispersion Model
ICV Inflow Control Valve
IA Instrument Air
HRB Hardness Rockwell B Scale
ELLIP Elliptical
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
USCG United States Coast Guard
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
DBOT Design, Build, Operate, Transfer
HW Hand Wheel
TEMP Temperature
RAD Radius
WIP Water Injection Pump
FG Fuel Gas
RTSA Real Time Security Analysis
GWR Guided Wave Radar
CS Carbon Steel
AHU Air Handling Unit
PSE Planning/Scheduling Engineer
ADM Arrow Diagram Method
SC Sanitary Code
ESO Engineering Service Order
CI Cast Iron
RO Reverse Osmosis
CPT Cone Penetration Test
FOB Flat on Bottom
QA Quality Assessment
AMRS Advanced Mobile Radio System
BEAST Building Evaluation and Screening Tool
FRL Finished Road Level
DASD Direct Access Storage Device
TEL Tetraethyllead
TAN Tangent
DS Drilling Sites
IMC International Mechanical Code
RSA Responsible Standardisation Agency Representative
AMH Actual Manhour
SIH Satelite Instrument House
IM Intermodulation
CR Chromium
PLE Plain Large End
FEP Perfluoro (Ethylene-Propylene) Copolymer
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NPSHR Net Positive Suction Head Required
PMC Project Management Contract
DWV Drain, Waste, Vent
CARE Conservation Accreditation Register for Engineers
PCI Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
KG Kilogram
HV Hardness Vickers Scale
CIRIA Construction Industry Research and Information Ass
GSI Geological Strength Index
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
C-C Centre to Centre
AOV Air Operated Valve
SOW Scope of Work
EPCI Engineering Procurement Construction Installation
SURF Subsea Umbilicals Risers Flowlines
ETLP Extended Tention Leg Platform
PDO Plan for Development and Operation
MOF Materials Offloading Facility
PMS Project Management Services
PMSC Project Management Services Contract
EOR Enhanced Oil Recovery
LS LumpSum
TK TurnKey
CSG Coal Seam Gas

Alkylation

Appraisal Well

Catalytic Cracking

Waste Heat Recovery

Visbreaking

Combined Cycle

Delayed Coking

Deasphalting
CHP Combined Heat and Power

Biomass

Upstream

Downstream

Fossil Fuel

Power Grid

Probable Reserves

Proved Reserves

Wood Pellets

Spar

Riser

Biodiesel
FSHR Free Standing Hybrid Riser

Umbilical
LFGTE Landfill Gas To Energy
FLNG Floating Liquified Natural Gas

Jumper

Manifold