Abbreviations For O&G Industry

Abbreviations for Oil & Gas Industry
by iFluids Training Academy
ABBREVIATION DESCRIPTION CATEGORY
AACE Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering Controls
AAPM Artificial Advanced Project Management Management
AAPM Artificial Advanced Project Management Management
ABO Accumulated Benefit Obligation Business
ABV Alcohol by Volume General
AC Actual Cost Controls
ACC American Chemistry Council Engineering
American Conference of Governmental Industrial
ACGIH Hygienists Health
ACI American Concrete Institute Engineering
ACQ Annual Contract Quantity Management
ACS Automation Control Systems Engineering
ACWP Actual Cost of Work Performed Controls
AD Aggregate Demand Business
ADB Asian Development Bank Business
AE Acoustic Emission Testing Quality
AFC Approved for Construction Construction
AFC Air Fin Cooler Engineering
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AFD Approved for Design Engineering
AFP Active Fire Protection System Safety
AFPM American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers Procurement
AFTA ASEAN Free Trade Area Business
AI Avian Influenza Health
AI Artificial Intelligence Technology
AIC Amperage Interrupt Capability Business
AICE Association of Iron and Steel Engineers Engineering
AICHE American Institute of Chemical Engineers Engineering
AIM Asset Integrity Management Management
AIME American Institute of Mining Engineers Engineering
AISC The American Institute of Steel Construction Engineering
AISI American Iron and Steel Institute Engineering
AIST Association for Iron and Steel Technology Engineering
ALARP As Low As Reasonably Practicable Management
AMS Automated Manifest System Business
amu Atomic Mass Unit Technology
ANGA America's Natural Gas Alliance Business
ANSI American National Standards Institute Quality
AOD Air Operated Diaphragm Pump Engineering
AP Actual Progress Controls
AP Advance Payment Controls
APEC Asia-Pacific Economie Cooperation Business
API American Petroleum Institute Engineering
APM Advanced Project Management Management
APO Asian Productivity Organization Management
California Energy Commission’s Alternative and
ARFVTP Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program Technology
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers Engineering
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange Quality
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations Business
ASEE American Society for Engineering Education Engineering
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-
ASHRAE Conditioning Engineers Engineering
ASME American Society for Testing and Materials Quality
ASNT The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Quality
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials Quality
ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Health
AWB Air Waybill Procurement
AWG American Wire Gauge Construction
B/A Banker's Acceptances Business
B2B Business to Business Business
B2C Business to Consumer Business
BAC Budget at Completion Controls
BAC Blood Alcohol Concentration General
BAT Best Available Techniques Management
BCM Business Continuity Management Institute Management
BCP Business Continuity Plan Management
BCWP Budgeted Cost for Work Performed Controls
BCWS Budgeted Cost for Work Scheduled Controls
BD Block Diagram Engineering
BDV Blowdown Valve Engineering
BEDD Basis of Engineering and Design Data Engineering
BEDQ Basis of Engineering and Design Questionnaire Engineering
BEELs Biological Environmental Exposure Levels Safety
BFD Block Flow Diagram Engineering
BHP Brake Horsepower Engineering
BIM Bilateral Monopoly Engineering
BIPM International Bureau of Weights and Measures Technology
BIS Bank for International Settlements Business
BLEVE Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion Technology
BLM Building Lifecycle Management Management
BM, BOM Bill of Material Engineering
BMI Body Mass Index Health
BMS Burner Management System Engineering
BOD Biological Oxygen Demand Engineering
BOEM Bureau Ocean Energy Management Environment
BOP Blowout Preventer Engineering
BOP Balance of Plant Engineering
BOQ or BQ Bill of Quantity Procurement
BOS Balance of System Engineering
BPCD Barrel Per Calendar Day Operation
BPCS Basic Process Control System Engineering
BPED Bipolar Electrodialysis Engineering
BPSD Barrel Per Stream Day Operation
BRV Body Relief Valve Safety
BS&W Bottom Sediment and Water Technology
BSI British Standards Institution Quality
BTU British Thermal Unit Engineering
BTX Benzene, Toluene and Xylene Engineering
BWR Boiling Water Reactor Engineering
C&F Cost and Freight Procurement
CAA Clean Air Act Environment
CAB Chemical Activity Barometer Business
CAD Computer-Aided Design Engineering
CAFM Computer-Aided Facility Management Engineering
CAPA Corrective Action/ Preventive Action Quality
CAPEX Capital Expenditure Controls
CBB Contract Budget Base Controls
CBE Commercial Bid Evaluation Procurement
CBI Condition Based Inspection Operation
CBM Coal Bed Methane Engineering
CBS Cost Breakdown Structure Controls
CCA Civil Contingencies Act Business
CCC Care, Custody, and Control Construction
CCC Customer Contact Centre Business
CCF Common Cause Failure Safety
CCHP Combined Cooling, Heat and Power Engineering
CCPS Center for Chemical Process Safety Safety
CCS Carbon Capture and Storage Engineering
CD Certificate of Deposit Business
CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Health
CDI Capacitive Deionization Technology
CDM Construction, Design and Management Regulations Construction
CDU Crude Distillation Unit Engineering
CES Consumer Electronics Show Business
CETA Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement Business
CFC Chlorofluorocarbon Engineering
CFD Contract for Difference Management
CGPM General Conference on Weights and Measures Engineering
CHOPS Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand safety
CHP Combined Heat and Power Plant Engineering
CID Capital Investment Decision Business
CIF Cost, Insurance, and Freight Procurement
CII Construction Industry Institute Construction
CIM The Chartered Institute of Marketing Business
CIPM International Committee for Weights and Measures Engineering
CIPS Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Procurement
CIS Commonwealth of Independent States Business
CLSCC Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking Technology
CME Chicago Mercantile Exchange Business
CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management Systems Operation
CNC Computer Numerical Control Technology
CNG Compressed Natural Gas Engineering
CO Change Order Management
Control Objectives for Information and Related
COBIT Technology Engineering
COD Chemical Oxygen Demand Engineering
COF Consequence of Failure Management
COG Centre of Gravity Engineering
COMAH Control of Major Accident Hazards Safety
COPQ Cost of Poor Quality Quality
CPAF Cost Plus Award Fee Management
CPC Climate Prediction Center's Environment
CPFF Cost Plus Fixed Fee Management
CPI Consumer Price Index Business
CPI Corrugated Plate Interceptor Engineering
CPI Cost Performance Index Business
CPIF Cost Plus Incentive Fee Management
CPM Critical Path Method Management
CPQRA Chemical Process Quantitative Risk Assessment Management
CPQRA Chemical Process Quantitative Risk Analysis Management
CPU Central Processing Unit Engineering
CPV Concentrated PV Technology
CRM Client Relationship Management Management
CRO Contract Research Organization Management
CRP Conservation Reserve Program Management
CRT Cargo Retention Clauses Procurement
CSA Civil, Structural and Architectural (Engineering Discipline) Engineering
Control System and Instrumentation (Engineering
CSI Discipline) Engineering
CSP Concentrated Solar Power Engineering
CSR Corporate Social Responsibility Management
CSS Cascading Style Sheets Technology
CSST Critical Steady State Temperature Safety
CSTR Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor Engineering
CTD Cumulative Trauma Disorder Health
CV Cost Variation Management
CV Curriculum Vitae General
CVD Chemical Vapor Deposition Technology
CVID Complete Verifiable Irreversible Denuclearization General
CWQC Company-Wide Quality Control Quality
D&D Deactivation and Decommissioning Operation
D/D Door To Door Procurement
DAQ Data Acquisition System Engineering
DB Defined Benefit Business
DBI Design Basis Incident Engineering
DC Direct Current Engineering
DC Defined Contribution Business
DCE Data Communication Equipment Engineering
DCF Discounted Cash Flow Controls
DCS Distributed Control System Engineering
DDC Direct Digital Control Engineering
DDoS Distributed Denial of Service Technology
DDR Disaster Risk Reduction Management
DDT Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane Technology
DE Dose Equivalent Engineering
DECC Department of Energy & Climate Change Environment
DER Distributed Energy Resources Technology
Df Discount Factor Business
DFC Direct Field Costs Controls
DHA Dust Hazard Analysis Environment
DJIA Dow Jones Industrial Average Business
DN Nominal Diameter Engineering
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid Technology
DOE Department of Energy’s Engineering
DoS Denial of Service Technology
DOS Disk Operating System Technology
DOT Department of Transportation Procurement
DPC Damp Proof Course Construction
DPM Damp Proof Membrane Construction
DPMO Defects per Million Opportunities Safety
DPO Domestic Processed Output Business
DPU Defects per Unit Quality
DQT Downward Quantity Tolerance Quality
DSR Debt Service Ratio Business
DWT Deadweight Procurement
EA Estimate Actual Controls
EAC Estimate at Completion Controls
EAM Enterprise Asset Management Management
EAR Erection All Risk (Insurance) Management
EBIT Earnings Before Interest and Taxes Controls
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and
EBITDA Amortization Controls
ECB European Central Bank Business
ECE Extreme Climatic Event Environment
ECHA European Chemicals Agency Engineering
ECI Economic Complexity Index Business
ECTS Emergency Congestion Terminal Surcharge Procurement
EDI Electrodeionization Technology
EDI Electrodialysis Technology
EDMS Electronic Document Management System Management
EEA European Environment Agency Environment
EEPG Emergency Exposure Guideline Limits Safety
EER Energy Efficiency Ratio Technology
EERA Escape, Evacuation and Rescue Assessment Safety
EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone Business
EF Energy Factor Engineering
EFET European Federation of Energy Traders Business
EFW Electric Fusion Welded (Pipe) Engineering
EI Energy Institute Business
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment Engineering
EIA Energy Information Administration Engineering
EIC Energy Industries Council Engineering
EM Office of Environmental Management Safety
EMF Electromotive Force Engineering
EMI Electromagnetic Interference Technology
EMP Electromagnetic Pulse Technology
ENVID Environmental Identification Engineering
EP Engineering and Procurement Management
EPA US Environmental Protection Agency Environment
EPC Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management
EPCI Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation Management
EPCM Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management Management
EPS Earnings per Share Business
EPS Emergency Power System Engineering
ERP Emergency Response Plan Safety
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning Management
ERW Electric Resistance Welded (Pipe) Engineering
ESD Emergency Shutdown Safety
ESDV Emergency Shut Down Valve Engineering
ESMCP Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme Safety
ESN Emergency Services Network Safety
ESSA Emergency Systems Survivability Analysis Safety
ET Electric Tracing Engineering
ET Electromagnetic Testing Quality
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival Construction
ETAP Electrical Transient and Analysis Program Engineering
ETBE Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Technology
ETC Estimate to Complete Controls
EU The European Union Business
EULA End-User License Agreement Business
EURIBOR Euro Interbank Offered Rate Business
EV Earned Value Controls
EV Electric Vehicle General
EVM Earned Value Management Management
EVM Ethereum Virtual Machine Business
EVMS Earned Value Management System Management
F&G, FGG Fire and Gas Engineering
FA Final Acceptance Management
FAC Final Acceptance Certificate Management
FAFR Fatal Accident Frequency Rate Safety
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Health
FAR Fatal Accident Rate Safety
FAT Factory Acceptance Test Quality
FBC Fluidized Bed Combustion Engineering
FBD Function Block Diagram Engineering
FBR Fast Breeder Reactor Technology
FC&S Free of Capture and Seizure Procurement
FCA Issued for Client Approval Engineering
FCA Financial Conduct Authority Business
FCC Fluid Catalytic Cracking Engineering
FCR Issued for Client Review Engineering
FCU Fan Coil Unit Engineering
FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Business
FDS Functional Design Specification Engineering
FEE Front End Engineering Engineering
FEED Front End Engineering Design Engineering
FEL Front End Loading Engineering
FEMP Federal Energy Management Program Engineering
FERA Fire and Explosion Hazards Analysis Safety
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Engineering
FF Finish to Finish Controls
FFVD Final, Fully Verified Denuclearization General
FHRS Food Hygiene Rating Scheme Health
FID Final Investment Decision Business
FIFO First In First Out General
FinTech Financial Technology Business
FLNG Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Technology
FLPS Floating LNG Power Station Procurement
FMA First Mover Advantage Business
FMCG Fast Moving Consumer Goods Business
FMD Foot and Mouth Disease Health
FMEA Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Operation
FMECA Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis Operation
FOB Forward Osmosis Engineering
FOB Free on Board Procurement
FPS Foot, Pound, and Second Engineering
FPSO Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Engineering
FRP Fibreglass Reinforced Plastics Engineering
FS Finish to Start Controls
FSRU Floating Storage and Regasification Unit Engineering
FTA Fault Tree Analysis Management
FTA Free-Trade Agreement Business
FTC Function Test Check Quality
FTP File Transfer Protocol Technology
GAAP General Accepted Accounting Principles Business
GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services Procurement
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Business
GCC Gulf Cooperation Council Business
GDP Gross Domestic Product Business
GDSI Gas Dispersion and Smoke Ingress Analysis Safety
GIP Good Industry Practice Management
GIS Global Industry Services Management
GIS Geographical Information System Technology
GM Genetic Modification Health
G-Max Guaranteed Maximum (Contract) Controls
GMO Genetically Modified Organism Health
GMP Cost Plus with Guaranteed Maximum Price (Contract) Management
GNI Gross National Income Business
GNP Gross National Product Business
GOG Gas-on-Gas Competition Business
GOM Gulf of Mexico Business
GPA Gas Processors Association Engineering
GPR Ground Penetrating Radar Quality
GRC Governance, Risk and Compliance Management
GRE Glass Reinforced Epoxy Engineering
GRP Glass Reinforced Plastics Engineering
GSI Global Standards Initiative Quality
GTL Gas to Liquid Technology
GW Guided Wave Testing Quality
H&MB Heat and Material Balance Engineering
HAZID Hazard Identification Safety
HAZOP Hazardous Operability Safety
HCS Hazard Communication Standard Safety
HDL High Density Lipoprotein Safety
HELE High Efficiency, Low Emissions Environment
HESIA Health, Safety and Environmental Impact Assessment Safety
HEV Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology
HF Hydrofluoric Acid Technology
HF Hydrogen Fluoride Technology
HFMD Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Health
HGO Heavy Gas Oil Technology
HGP Human Genome Project Engineering
HHS Department of Health & Human Services Health
HIC Heat Index Health
HIC Hydrogen Induced Cracking Engineering
HIRA Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis Safety
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus Health
HMI Human Machine Interface Engineering
HOA Heads of Agreement Management
HOU Heavy Oil Upgrading Engineering
HP Horsepower Engineering
HQ Headquarter General
HR Human Resource Management
HRA Human Reliability Analysis Management
HRM Human Resource Management Management
HRQOL Health Related Quality of Life Management
Harmonized System or Harmonized Commodity
HS Code Description and Coding System Business
HSE, SHE, ESH Health, Safety and Environmental HSE
HSFO High Sulphur Fuel Oil Technology
HSPF Heating Seasonal Performance Factor Technology
HSSE Health, Safety, Security and Environment HSE
HTML HyperText Markup Language Technology
HVAC Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Engineering
HVGO Heavy Vacuum Gas Oil Technology
I/O In/ Out (Instrument List) Engineering
IAI Istituto Affari Internazionali (Italy) Business
IASB International Accounting Standards Board Controls
IATA International Air Transportation Association Procurement
IAU International Astronomical Union Technology
IBAN International Bank Account Number Business
IBIA International Bunker Industry Association Business
ICA International Compliance Association Management
ICC International Chamber of Commerce Management
ICE Intercontinental Exchange Business
ICO Information Commissioner's Office Business
ICO Initial Coin Offering Business
ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross Health
ICS Industrial Control System Engineering
ICSID International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Management
ICT Information and Communication Technology Management
ID Inside Diameter Engineering
ID Identification General
IEA International Energy Agency Engineering
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission Engineering
IED Improvised Explosive Device Engineering
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Engineering
IEF International Energy Forum Engineering
IET Institution of Engineering and Technology Engineering
IFA Issued for Approval Engineering
IFAC International Federation of Accountants Business
IFC Issued for Construction Construction
IFC Indirect Field Cost Controls
IFC International Finance Corporation Business
IFD Issued for Design Engineering
IFH Issued for HAZOP Engineering
IFI Issued for Information Engineering
IFR Issued for Review Engineering
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red
IFRC Crescent Societies Health
IFRS International Financial Reporting Standards Business
IFSB Islamic Financial Services Board Business
International Code of the Construction and Equipment of
IGC Code Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk Engineering
IGCC Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Technology
IGU International Gas Union Engineering
IHCP Institute for Health and Consumer Protection Health
IHMC Institute for Human & Machine Cognition Health
IHR Institute of Historical Research Management
ILO International Labour Organization Management
IM Information Management Management
IMF International Monetary Fund Business
IMO The International Maritime Organization Procurement
INGAA Interstate Natural Gas Association of America Engineering
IOC International Olympic Committee General
IOC International Oil Company Business
IOI Indication of Interest Business
IoT Internet of things Technology
IOY I owe you General
IP Intellectual Property Business
IP Internet Protocol (Address) Technology
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Environment
IPE International Petroleum Exchange Business
International Petroleum Industry Environmental
IPIECA Conservation Association Engineering
IPM Intelligent Power Management Management
IPO Initial Public Offering Management
IPP Independent Power Plant Engineering
IR Thermal/Infrared Testing Quality
IR Infrared Radiation Quality
IRCA International Register of Certificated Auditors Quality
IRENA The International Renewable Energy Agency Technology
IRR Internal Rate of Return Business
IRS Interest Rate Swap Business
IRT Item Response Theory Management
ISA Intrinsic Safe Safety
ISA International Society of Automation Engineering
ISACA Information Systems Audit and Control Association Quality
ISDS Investor-State Dispute Settlement Management
ISI International Statistical Institute Business
ISIN International Securities Identification Number Safety
ISM Institue for Supply Management Procurement
ISO International Organisation for Standardisation Quality
Iso Isometric (Drawing) Engineering
IT Information Technology Engineering
ITB Invitation to Bid Procurement
ITC Inspection/ Test Check Quality
ITO International Trade Organization Procurement
ITP Inspection and Test Plan Quality
ITPM Inspection, Testing, and Preventive Maintenance Quality
ITT Invitation to Tender Procurement
ITU International Telecommunication Union Technology
IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature Environment
IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Engineering
IVI In-Vehicle Infotainment Technology
JCPOA Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Management
JRC Joint Research Centre Technology
JV Joint Venture (Company) Business
K/O Kick-Off (Meeting) Management
KFS Key Factor for Success Management
KM Knowledge Management Management
KPI Key Performance Indicator Management
KSAs Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Management
KTT Kinetic Tree Theory Management
L/C Letter of Credit Procurement
LASH Lighter Aboard Ship Procurement
LCA Life Cycle Assessment Operation
LCA Lethal Concentration Safety
LCCA Life Cycle Cost Analysis Management
LCOE Levelized Cost of Energy Business
LDL Low Density Lipoprotein Safety
LEC Levelized Energy Cost Business
LET Linear Energy Transfer Technology
LEU Low Enriched Uranium Technology
LGO Light Gas Oil Engineering
LIGO Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory Engineering
LILO Liner In / Liner Out Procurement
LL Lessons Learned Management
LM Laser Testing Methods Quality
LMC Liquid Metal Cracking Technology
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas Engineering
LO/LO Lift On/ Lift Off Procurement
LOC Limiting Oxidant Concentration Technology
LOI Letter of Intent Procurement
LOI Letter of Indemnity Business
LOLP Loss of Load Probability Safety
LOPA Layers of Protection Analysis Operation
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas Technology
LRG Liquefied Refinery Gases Technology
LSC LIGO Scientific Collaboration Environment
LSFO Low Sulphur Fuel Oil Technology
LSTK Lump Sum Turnkey (Contract) Management
LTA Long Term Agreement (Contract) Management
LTI Loss Time Injury Safety
LTIFR Loss Time Injury Frequency Rate Safety
LTIIR Lost Time Injury Incidence Rate Safety
LVC Low Voltage Cutoff Technology
M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Business
M/C Mechanical Completion Construction
M2M Machine to Machine Business
MAC Main Automation Contractor Engineering
MAC Maximum Allowable Concentration Technology
MAOP Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure Engineering
MAWP Maximum Allowable Working Pressure Engineering
MCC Mechanical Completion Certificate Management
McF Thousand Cubic Feet Technology
MDI Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate Technology
MDS Middle Distillate Synthesis Technology
MEC Main Electrical Contractor Engineering
MERS Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Health
MFA Material Flow Analysis Business
MFD Mass Flow Diagram Engineering
MFL Magnetic Flux Leakage Quality
MIS Management Information System Management
MKS Metre, Kilogramme, and Second (Unit) Engineering
MMAS Material Management and Accounting System Management
MMI Man Machine Interface Engineering
MMI Man Machine Interface Engineering
MNDT Microwave Nondestructive Testing Quality
MOM Minutes of Meeting (Notes) Management
MOV Motor Operated Valve Engineering
MPC Maximum Permissible Concentration Engineering
MR Material Requisition Procurement
MR Management Reserve Management
MRC Material Related Cost Procurement
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology
MRS Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Technology
MSD Material Selection Diagram Engineering
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet Safety
MSL Mean Sea Level Engineering
MT/ MPT Magnetic Particle Testing Quality
MTBE Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Technology
MTC Medical Treatment Case Safety
MTI Medical Treatment Injuries Safety
MTO Material Take-Off Engineering
NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers Engineering
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement Business
NB Nominal Bore Engineering
NC Non-conformance Construction
NCEI National Centers for Environmental Information Environment
NDA Non Disclosure Agreement General
NDA Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Technology
NDE Non Destructive Examination Quality
NDT Non Destructive Test Quality
NEC National Electric Code Engineering
NEI Neclear Energy Institute Engineering
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association Engineering
NET Netback from Final Product Engineering
NFPA The National Fire Protection Association Safety
NGL Natural Gas Liquid Technology
NGNG No guts no glory Technology
NGO Non-Governmental Organization General
NGSA Natural Gas Supply Association Business
NGVD National Geodetic Vertical Datum Environment
NHGRI National Human Genome Research Institute Engineering
NHV Net (Lower) Heating Value Technology
NIA Nuclear Industry Association Technology
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology Quality
NNI Net National Income Business
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Environment
NOC National Oil Company Business
NOC Notice of Contravention Management
NP No Price Business
NPP Nuclear Power Plant Engineering
NPS Nominal Pipe Size Engineering
NPSH Net Positive Suction Head Engineering
NPT National Pipe Thread Engineering
NPV Net Present Value Business
NR Neutron Radiographic Testing Quality
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission Technology
NRECA National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Engineering
NT Net Tonnage Technology
NTE Not to Exceed (Contract) Management
NVA Non Value Added Business
NYMEX New York Mercantile Exchange Business
NYSE New York Stock Exchange Business
OA Office Automation Engineering
OBS Organization Breakdown Structure Management
OCGT Open Cycle Gas Turbine Engineering
OD Outside Diameter Engineering
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Business
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer Procurement
OGLV Operating Gas Lift Valve Technology
OIS Office Information System Management
OOA Object Oriented Approach Management
OOA Object‐Oriented Analysis Management
OOP Object Oriented Programming Management
OPE Oil Price Escalation Business
OPEC Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Business
OPEX Operational Expenditure Business
OPRG Oxygenated Fuels Program Reformulated Technology
ORB OPEC Reference Basket Business
OS&D Overage, Shortage and Damage Construction
OSB Oriented Strand Board Construction
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration Safety
OTB Over Target Baseline Management
OTC Open, Transparent, Connected (Markets) Business
OTEC Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Engineering
OTS Operator Training Simulator Engineering
OTS Over Target Schedule Management
OVHD Overhead (Cost) Controls
OWS Oily Water System Engineering
P&I Clubs Protection and Indemnity Club Business
P&ID Piping & Instrument Diagram Engineering
PA Provisional Acceptance Management
PAB Pre-Assembled Building Engineering
PAC Programmable Automation Controller Engineering
PAC Provisional Acceptance Certificate Management
PADD Petroleum Administration for Defense District Engineering
PAH Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Technology
PAR Pre-Assembled Rack (Pipe Rack) Engineering
PAU Pre-Assembled Unit (Process or Utility Facility) Engineering
PAYG Pay as you go Business
PBO Projected Benefit Obligation Business
PCI Product Complexity Index Business
PCS Pre-commissioning Construction
PCS Process Control System Engineering
PD Project Director General
PDH Propane Dehydrogenation Technology
PDP Process Design Package Engineering
PDRI Project Definition Rating Index Management
PE Professional Engineer General
PED Pressure Equipment Directive (97/23/EC) Engineering
PEP Project Execution Procedure Management
PERT Program Evaluation Review Technique Controls
PES Programmable Electronic System Engineering
PET Polyester Technology
PFD Process Flow Diagram Engineering
PFD Portable Document Format General
PFP Passive Fire Protection System Safety
PHA Process Hazard Analysis Safety
PHC Project Health Check Management
PHEIC Public Health Emergencies of International Concern Health
PHEV Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Technology
PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Safety
PHP Hypertext Preprocessor Technology
PI Profitability Index Management
PIM Pre Inspection Meeting Procurement
PLC Programmable Logic Controller Engineering
PLM Product Lifecycle Management Management
PM Particulate Matter Management
PM Project Manager General
PM Preventative Maintenance Operation
PMA Federal Power Marketing Administrations Business
PMC Project Management Consultant Management
PMI Purchasing Manager’s Index Procurement
PMS Power Management Solutions Engineering
PO Purchase Order Procurement
POF Probability of Failure Management
POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants Safety
PPE Personal Protection Equipment Safety
ppm Parts per Million Technology
PPP Public Private Partnership Business
PPs Purchasing Power Parities Procurement
PQ Pre-Qualification Procurement
PR Public Relations General
PRA Prudential Regulation Authority Management
PRINCE2 PRojects IN Controlled Environments Management
PS Performance Standard Quality
PSC Production Sharing Contract Management
PSD Particle-Size Distribution Environment
PSDS Product Safety Data Sheet Engineering
PSI Pounds per square Inch (Unit) Engineering
PSI Process Safety Information Safety
PSM Process Safety Management Management
PSO Public Service Obligation General
PSV Pressure Relief Valve (or Pressure Safety Valve) Engineering
PT Liquid Penetrant Testing Quality
PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) Technology
PV Photovotaic Engineering
PV Present Value Business
PWC Preferential Weld Corrosion Quality
PWHT Post Weld Heat Treatment Quality
PWM Pulse Width Modulated Technology
QA Quality Assurance Quality
QC Quality Control Quality
QE Quantum Efficiency Technology
QMS Quality Management System Quality
QOL Quality of Life Quality
QR Code Quick Response Code Quality
QRA Quantitative Risk Assessment Engineering
R&A Removal and Abandonment Business
R&R Role and Responsibility Management
R&R Repeatability and Reproducibility Management
R.v Regina versus Management
RAM Responsibility Assignment Matrix Management
RAM Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (Study) Operation
RAS Required At Site Controls
RBC Regulation: Below Cost Engineering
RBI Risk Based Inspection Quality
Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate
RBOE Blending Technology
RC Reinforced Concrete Construction
RCA Root Cause Analysis Quality
RCEP Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Business
RCM Reliability Centered Maintenance Operation
RCS Regulation: Cost of Service Business
REM Roentgen Equivalent Man Technology
RESNET Residential Energy Services Network Business
RFI Radio Frequency Interference Engineering
RFID Radio Frequency Identification Engineering
RFSU Ready for Start-up Operation
RIT Reaction Induction Time Engineering
RMP Risk Management Plan Management
RMP Risk Management Program Management
RMS Root Mean Square General
RMSE Root Mean Square Error General
RNA Ribonucleic Acid Technology
RO Reverse Osmosis Engineering
RO/RO Roll-on/Roll-off Procurement
ROI Return On Investment Business
ROM Reliability Operability Maintenance Operation
ROM Rough Order of Magnitude (Estimate) Controls
RP Received Pronunciation (English) General
RPE Respiratory Protective Equipment Health
RSP Regulation: Social and Political Engineering
RT Radiographic Testing Quality
RTU Remote Terminal Unit Engineering
S.O.S Save Our Ship, Save Our Souls, or Send Out Succour General
SADT Structured Analysis and Design Technique Engineering
SADT Self-Accelerating Decomposition Temperature Engineering
SAP SAP was German: System, Anwendungen, Product Business
SAT Site Acceptance Test Quality
SATP Standard Ambient Temperature and Pressure Engineering
SC Supply Chain Procurement
SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Engineering
SCC Stress Corrosion Cracking Technology
SCES Safety Critical Elements Safety
SCM Supply Chain Management Procurement
SDS Safety Data Sheet Safety
SEER Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio Engineering
SEIA Solar Energy Industries Association Technology
SERI Solar Energy Research Institute Technology
SF Start to Finish Controls
SFAIRP So far as is Reasonably Practicable General
SI International System (Unit) Engineering
SIF Safety Instrumented Function Safety
SIF Safety Instrumented Functions Engineering
SIH Satellite Instrument House Engineering
SIL Safety Integrity Level Engineering
SIMOPS Simultaneous Operations Operation
SIS Safety Instrumented System Engineering
SIS Safety Instrumented System Engineering
SLD Single Line Diagram Engineering
SMEs Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Business
SMES Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Technology
SMES Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Technology
SN Satellite Navigation Technology
SNF Spent Nuclear Fuel Technology
SNG Synthetic Natural Gas Technology
SNS Social Networking Service General
SOC Standard Occupational Classification System General
SOC State of Charge Business
SOC Social Overhead Capital Business
SOF Scope of Facility Management
SOP Standard Operation Procedure Operation
SOS Scope of Service Management
SOW Scope of Work Management
SPC Statistical Process Control Quality
SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers Engineering
SPMT Self-Propelled Modular Transporter Procurement
SPS Satellite Power System Technology
SQC Statistical Quality Control Quality
SR&CC Strikes, Riots and Civil Commotions Procurement
SS Start to Start Controls
SSC Sulfide Stress Cracking Technology
SSS Securities Settlement System Safety
SSSV Subsurface Safety Valve Engineering
STC Standard Test Conditions Engineering
STC Said to Contain General
STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics General
STL STereoLithography or Standard Triangle Language Technology
STP Standard Temperature and Pressure Engineering
STP Straight Through Processing Engineering
SV Schedule Variance Management
SVA Security Vulnerability Analysis Safety
SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Management
T&C Term and Condition (Contract Document) Management
T&D Transmission and Distribution General
TAM Turnaround Maintenance Operation
TAME Tertiary Amyl Methyl Ether Technology
TBA To be Assigned General
TBA Tertiary Butyl Alcohol Technology
TBD To be Determined General
TBE Technical Bid Evaluation Procurement
TBM Tunnel Boring Machine Construction
TCO Transparent Conducting Oxide Technology
TCP/IP Internet Protocol Suite Technology
TDI Toluene Diisocyanate Technology
TDI Tolerable Daily Intake Business
TDS Total Dissolved Solid Technology
TEMA Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association Engineering
TEU Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit Procurement
TF Task Force Management
TFPV Thin-Film Photovoltaic Cells Technology
TFSC Thin-Film Solar Cell Technology
THAAD Terminal High Altitude Area Defense General
ThePD MAP The Project Definition Map Management
TIC Total Investment Cost Controls
TMI Too Much Information Management
TMO Television Match Official General
TNT Trinitrotoluene, Technology
TOS Terms of Service Management
TOU Terms of Use Management
TOU Time of Use Management
TPI Third Party Inspection Management
TPP Trans-Pacific Partnership Business
TPPA Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement Business
TQC Total Quality Control Quality
TQM Total Quality Management Quality
TR Transformer (Electrical) Engineering
TRIA Temporary Refuge Integrity Analysis Technology
U&O Utility and Offsite Engineering
UAT User Acceptance Test Quality
UBO Ultimate Beneficial Owner Business
UCC Universal Copyright Convention Management
UDD Utility Distribution Diagram Engineering
UEF United Engineering Foundation Inc. Engineering
UF Underground Feeder Engineering
UHD Utility Head Diagram Engineering
UKCS UK Continental Shelf Technology
ULSFO Ultra Low Sulfur Fuel Oil Technology
UN United Nations General
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme Environment
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
UNESCO Organization General
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Environment
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization Business
URS User Requirement Specification Engineering
USGS United States Geological Survey Environment
USPA U.S. Postal Service General
USR User System Requirement Engineering
USTR U.S. Trade Representative Business
UT Ultrasonic Test Quality
UV Ultraviolet Technology
VA Vibration Analysis Quality
VAC Variance at Completion Controls
VAT Value Added Tax Controls
VAU Vendor Assembled Unit Engineering
VDU Vacuum Distillation Unit Technology
VGO Vacuum Gas Oil Technology
VI Visual Inspection Quality
Vmp Voltage at Maximum Power Technology
VOC Volatile Organic Compounds Technology
VOC Voice of Complain Management
VOC Voice of the Customer Management
VRA Voluntary Restraint Arrangement Technology
VRU Vapour Recovery Unit Engineering
VT Visual Testing Quality
O-ethyl S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl]
VX methylphosphonothioate Technology
WBS Work Breakdown Structure Management
WC Working Capital Business
WCC Working Capital Cost Business
WCO World Customs Organisation Procurement
WCS Worst-Case Scenario Management
WEC World Energy Council Engineering
WEELs Workplace Environmental Exposure Levels Environment
WERA Working Ergonomic Risk Assessment Management
WET Wireless Energy Transfer Engineering
WHO World Health Organization Health
WHRU Waste Heat Recovery Unit Engineering
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organisation Business
WMO World Meteorological Organization Environment
WMS Warehouse Management System Procurement
WNA World Nuclear Association Engineering
WoV Window of Vulnerability Technology
WP Work Package Construction
WPC World Petroleum Council Engineering
WPT Wireless Power Transfer Engineering
WTI West Texas Intermediate Technology
WTO World Trade Organization Business
WWF World Wide Fund for Nature Environment
WWTU Waste Water Treatment Unit Engineering
www World Wide Web Technology
ZBA Zero Balance Account Business
ZEB Zero Energy Building Technology
ZIP Zone Improvement Plan General
ZPG Zero Population Growth Business

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What are some organizations mentioned that relate to engineering standards?

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Abbreviations for Oil & Gas Industry

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ABBREVIATION DESCRIPTION CATEGORY

AACE Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering Controls

AAPM Artificial Advanced Project Management Management

AAPM Artificial Advanced Project Management Management

ABO Accumulated Benefit Obligation Business

ABV Alcohol by Volume General

AC Actual Cost Controls

ACC American Chemistry Council Engineering

American Conference of Governmental Industrial

ACGIH Hygienists Health

ACI American Concrete Institute Engineering

ACQ Annual Contract Quantity Management

ACS Automation Control Systems Engineering

ACWP Actual Cost of Work Performed Controls

AD Aggregate Demand Business

ADB Asian Development Bank Business

AE Acoustic Emission Testing Quality

AFC Approved for Construction Construction

AFC Air Fin Cooler Engineering

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AFP Active Fire Protection System Safety

AFPM American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers Procurement

AFTA ASEAN Free Trade Area Business

AI Avian Influenza Health

AI Artificial Intelligence Technology

AIC Amperage Interrupt Capability Business

AICE Association of Iron and Steel Engineers Engineering

AICHE American Institute of Chemical Engineers Engineering

AIM Asset Integrity Management Management

AIME American Institute of Mining Engineers Engineering

AISC The American Institute of Steel Construction Engineering

AISI American Iron and Steel Institute Engineering

AIST Association for Iron and Steel Technology Engineering

ALARP As Low As Reasonably Practicable Management

AMS Automated Manifest System Business

amu Atomic Mass Unit Technology

ANGA America's Natural Gas Alliance Business

ANSI American National Standards Institute Quality

AOD Air Operated Diaphragm Pump Engineering

AP Actual Progress Controls

AP Advance Payment Controls

APEC Asia-Pacific Economie Cooperation Business

API American Petroleum Institute Engineering

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APO Asian Productivity Organization Management

California Energy Commission’s Alternative and

ARFVTP Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program Technology

ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers Engineering

ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange Quality

ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations Business

ASEE American Society for Engineering Education Engineering

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-

ASHRAE Conditioning Engineers Engineering

ASME American Society for Testing and Materials Quality