| Acronym | Definition |
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| ABOI | Association of British Offshore Industries |
| ACAS | Arbitration Conciliation Advisory Service |
| ACBE | Advisory Committee on Business and the Environment |
| ACOP | Approved Code of Practice |
| AD | Assistant Driller |
| AHU | Air Handling Unit |
| ALARP | As Low As Reasonably Practical |
| ALCS | Asset Life Cycle Solutions |
| ALE | Asset Ageing and Life Extension |
| AOG | Australasia Oil & Gas |
| ARI | Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Forresterhill Complex |
| AVL | Approved Vendors List |
| Award | Purchase Order or Subcontract |
| AWHEM | Association of Wellhead Equipment Manufacturers |
| B/D | Barrels of Oil Produced per Day |
| BAR | Builders' All Risk' |
| bbl | One Barrel of Oil |
| bcf | Billion cubic feet (equiv. 0.83 million tonnes of oil) |
| BOE/BOEPD | Barrel of Oil Equivalent / Per Day |
| BOO | Build Own Operate |
| BOOT | Build Own Operate Transfer |
| BOP | Blow-out Preventer |
| BOSIET | Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training |
| BOT | Build Operate Transfer |
| BPD | Barrels Per Day |
| BPS | Bits Per Second |
| BRINDEX | Association of British Independent Oil Exploration Companies |
| BROA | British Rig Owners' Association' |
| BTI | British Trade International |
| BUL | Business Unit Leader |
| C2 | Contact Centres |
| C3 | Co-ordination & Control Centre |
| CAA | Civil Aviation Authority |
| CAPEX | Capital Expenditure |
| CBMPE | Council of British Manufactureres of Petroleum Equipment |
| CCP | Critical Control Point |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CE | Clean Earth |
| CEM | Contract Energy Management |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CEPMLP | Centre for Energy, Petroleum, and Mineral Law and Policy |
| CER | Central Equipment Room |
| CISLF | Cross Industry Leadership Forum (UK) |
| CLASP | Central Logistics Association for Supply Chain Partnerships Network |
| CMID | Common Marine Inspection Document |
| CMPT | Centre for Marine & Petroleum Technology |
| CNOOC | China National Offshore Oil Corporation |
| CNS | Central North Sea |
| COGS | Careers in the Oil and Gas Sector Association |
| COSHH | Control Of Substances Harardous to Health |
| COTA | Caterers' Offshore Trade Association' |
| CPECC | China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation |
| CRINE | Cost Reduction Initiative for the New Era |
| CRO | Control Room Operator |
| CVC | Central Vacuum Cleaning System (wet type) |
| CWG | Competitiveness Work Group |
| DARPS | Differential And Relative Positioning System |
| DB | Distribution Board |
| DEA | Danish Energy Agency |
| DGXVII | Energy Directorate of the European Commission |
| DMLC | Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance |
| DNOC | Danish North Sea Operations Committee |
| DO | Diesel Oil |
| DP | Distribution Panel |
| DPC | Design, Procurement & Construction |
| DSOA | Danish Ship Owners' Association' |
| DSV | Diving Support Vessel |
| DTI | Department of Trade & Industry |
| E&A | Exploration and Appraisal |
| E&I | Electrical and Instrumentation |
| E&P | Exploration and Production |
| ECITB | Engineering Construction Industry Training Board |
| ECSA | European Community Ship Owners' Association' |
| EDP | Emergency Distribution Panel |
| EEEGR | East of England Energy Group |
| EEMUA | Engineering, Equipment & Materials Users' Association' |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EIC | Energy Industries Council |
| ELSVB | Emergency Low Voltage Switchboard |
| EMS | Environmental Management System |
| EMTA | Engineering & Marine Training Authority |
| EMTA | Engineering and Marine Training Organisation |
| EOR | Enhanced Oil Recovery |
| EPA | Energy Policy & Analysis unit of the DTI |
| EPC | Employment Practices Committee |
| EPC | Engineering, Procurement & Construction |
| EPCC | Engineering, Procurement, Construction & Commissioning |
| EPCM | Engineering, Procurement, Construction & Management |
| EPFI | Engineer Procure Fabricate and Install |
| EPIC | Engineering, Procurement, Installation & Commissioning |
| ERC | Emergency Response Centre |
| ERRVA | Emergency Response & Rescue Vessel Association |
| ESD | Emergency Shut Down |
| EU | European Union |
| EULA | End User Licensing Agreement |
| F&G | Fire and Gas |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FATCA | Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| FED | Foreign Earnings Deduction |
| FEED | Front End Engineering Design |
| FEM | Finite Element Method |
| FIFI | Fire Fighting |
| FLOTEL | Floating Hotel |
| FMEA | Failure Mode Effect Analyses |
| FOC | Flag of Convenience |
| FOET | Further Offshore Emergency Training |
| FOSET | Further Offshore Safety & Emergency Training |
| FPAL | First Point Assessment Limited |
| FPF | Floating Production Facility |
| FPS | Floating Production System |
| FPSO | Floating Production, Storage & Offloading Vessel |
| FRC | Fast Rescue Craft |
| FS | Functional Safety |
| FS | Feed Study |
| FSA | Financial Security Arrangement |
| FSO | Floating Storage & Offloading Vessel |
| FSU | Floating Storage Unit |
| G | Gas |
| G/C | Gas Condensate |
| GA | General Alarm |
| GA | General Arrangement |
| GMDSS | Global Maritime Distress and Safety System |
| GMPs | Good Management Practices |
| GoM | Gulf of Mexico |
| GOPS | Gross Overload Protection System |
| GPS | Global Petroleum Show & Conference |
| HACCP | Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point |
| HF | High Frequency |
| HILF | HSE Industry Liaison Forum |
| HIRA | Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment |
| HLO | Helicopter Landing Officer |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HS&E | Health Safety & Environment |
| HSE | Health & Safety Executive |
| HSE | Health, Safety, Environment |
| HSES | Health, Safety, Environment and Security |
| HUET | Helicopter Underwater Escape Training |
| HVAC | Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning |
| IADC | International Association of Drilling Contractors |
| IAGC | International Association of Geophysical Contractors |
| ICONS | International Commission on Shipping |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IEMA | Institute of Environmental Management |
| IEP | Infrastructure and Energy Projects Directorate of BTI Industry Forum |
| IER | Instrument Equipment Room |
| ILC | International Labour Conference |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| ILT | Industry Leadership Team ~ part of PILOT |
| IMCA | International Marine Contractors Association |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| IP | Institute of Petroleum |
| IPLOCA | International Pipe Lines Offshore Contractors Association |
| IPP | Independent Power Project |
| IS | Irish Sea |
| ISM Code | International Safety Management Code |
| ISO | International Standards Organisation |
| ISOCON | Irish Sea Offshore Contractors Association |
| ISPS | International Ship and Port Security |
| ISSA | International Ship Suppliers Association |
| ITB | Invitation to Bid |
| ITF | International Transport workers Federation |
| ITG | Innovation and Technology workGroup |
| ITG2 | Successor to ITG |
| ITT | Invitation to Tender |
| IUOOC | Inter Union Offshore Oil Committee |
| JIP | Joint Industry Project |
| JIP | Joint Industry Programme |
| JOA | Joint Operating Agreement |
| JV | Joint Venture |
| JVs | Joint Ventures |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicators |
| LDPE | Low Density Polyethene Plant |
| LIFT | Licence Initiative for Trading |
| LIFT | License Information for Trading |
| LMI | Labour Market Information |
| LNG | Liquefied Natural Gas |
| LOGIC | Leading Oil and Gas Industry Competitiveness |
| LOLER | Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations |
| LPG | Liquefied Petroleum Gasses |
| LQ | Living Quarters |
| LSA | Low Specific Activity |
| MAIB | Marine Accident Investigaton Branch |
| MAPS | Movement and Personel tracking System |
| MARPOL | International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships |
| MBOE | Million Barrels Oil Equivalent |
| MBOEPD | Millions of Barrels of Oil Equivalent Per Day |
| MCA | Maritime & Coastguard Agency |
| MCP | Malaria Control Plan |
| MCR | Maritime Control Room |
| MEOS | Middle East Oil & Gas Show |
| MLC, 2006 | Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 |
| mmcfd | Millions of cubic feet of gas per day |
| MOC | Management of Change |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MS | Management System |
| MSA | Master Service Agreement |
| MSC | Medic Safety Coordinator |
| MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet |
| Mt | Million tonnes |
| NC2 | Network & Claims Centre |
| NERC | Natural Environment Research Council |
| NET | National Electrotechnical Training organisation |
| NGLs | Natural Gas Liquids |
| NGOs | Non Givernmental Organisations |
| NMD | Norwegian Maritime Directorsate |
| NOGEPA | The Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Association |
| NOPEF | Norsk Olje-Og Petrokjemisk Fagforbund / NORWEGIAN OIL & PETROCHEMICAL WORKERS UNION |
| NORSOK | Norsk Sokkels Konkurranseposisjon |
| NOVA | Venture capital fund for oil and gas industry development |
| NPD | Norwegian Petroleum Directorate |
| NRB | Not Required Back |
| NRO | Norwegian Oil Operators' Association' |
| NSOAF | North Sea Offshore Authorities Forum |
| NTO | National Training Organisation |
| NUI | Normally Unmanned Installation |
| NVQ | National Vocational Qualification |
| O | Oil |
| O & M | Operations & Maintenance |
| O&G | Oil and Gas |
| OCA | Offshore Contractors' Association' |
| OCTG | Oil Country Tubular Goods |
| ODE | Offshore Deseign Engineering |
| OG | Oil & Gas Directorate of the DTI |
| OGITF | Oil & Gas Industry Task Force |
| OGP | International Association of Oil & Gas Producers |
| OGSP | Official Government Selling Price |
| OH | Occupational Health |
| OIAC | Oil Industry Advisory Committee |
| OIAC | Offshore Industry Advisory Committee |
| OIAC | Oil Industry Accounting Committee |
| OILC | Offshore Industry Liaison Committee |
| OIM | Offshore Installation Manager |
| OLF | Norwegian Oil Operators' Association' |
| OLF | Oljeindustriens Landsforening (Norwegian Oil Industry Association) |
| OMIS | Overseas Market Introduction Service |
| ONS | Offshore Northen Seas |
| OPEX | OPerating EXpenditure |
| OPITO | Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation |
| OSEA | Offshore South East Asia |
| OSPAR | Oslo & Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic |
| OTC | Offshore Technology Conference |
| OWIC | Offshore Wind Industry Council |
| PA | Public Address |
| PDVSA | Petroleos de Venezuela |
| PESGB | Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain |
| PFEER | Prevention of Fire, Explosion and Emergency Response regulations |
| PIC | Person In Charge |
| PIPE | Productivity Improvement in Partnership with Employers |
| PLB | Personal Locator Beacon |
| PLQ | Permanent Living Quarters |
| PMC | Project Management Contract |
| PO | Purchase Order |
| POB | Personnel On Board |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
| PPM | Pre-Production Meeting |
| PPWG | The Progressive Partnering Work Group |
| PRT | Petroleum Revenue Tax |
| PSA | Production Sharing Agreement |
| PSSR | Pressure Systems Safety Regulations |
| PSV | Pressure Safety Valve |
| PTW | Permit To Work |
| PUWER | Provision and use of Work Equipment Regulations |
| QRA | Quantified Risk Assessment |
| R & M | Repair & Maintenance |
| R&D | Research & Development |
| RFC | Request For Comments |
| RFI | Request For Information |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RGIT | Robert Gordon Institute of Technology |
| RGU | Robert Gordon University |
| RIDOR | Reporting of Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations |
| RMT | Rail, Transport & Maritime Trade Union |
| RO | Radio Operator |
| ROV | Remotely Operated Vehicle |
| RPA | Radiation Protection Advisor |
| SALSA | Safe and Local Supplier Approval |
| SAR | Search and Rescue |
| SATRO | Science and Technology Regional Organisation |
| SBV | Standby Vessel |
| SCDI | Scottish Council for Development and Industry |
| SCIG | Safety Case Improvements Group |
| SCM | Supply Chain Management |
| SDV | Seawater Desalination Vessel |
| SLA | Service Level Agreement |
| SMEs | Small and Medium sized Enterprises |
| SNS | Southern North Sea |
| SOLAS | International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea |
| SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| SPE | Society of Petroleum Engineers |
| SRC | Search and Rescue Craft |
| SSOM | Dutch State Supervision of Mines |
| STCW | Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping |
| STCW | International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers |
| Supplier | Supplier of goods, and contractors or subcontractors delivering services |
| SURF | Subsea, Umbilical, Riser and Flowline |
| SVQ | Scottish Vocational Qualification |
| T & D | Transmission & Distribution |
| T3 | Trinity International Services Ltd. |
| TAC | Technology Advosory Committee |
| TAT | Turnaround Activity Time |
| tcf | Trillion cubic feet of gas |
| TER | Telecom Equipment Room |
| TF2 | Interim title for the successor group to the OGITF |
| TGWU | Transport & General Workers Union |
| TLQ | Temporary Living Quarters |
| TOWS | Thermal Over the Side Working Suit |
| TQM | Total Quality Management |
| TR | Temporary Refuge |
| TRA | Task Risk Assessment |
| TRA | Tax Risk Assessment |
| TROIF | Total Recordable Offshore Illness Frequency |
| TUPE | Transfer of Undertakings & Protection of Employment Regulations |
| UKCS | United Kingdom Continental Shelf |
| UKOOA | United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association |
| UOOC | Inter-Union Offshore Oil Committee |
| UPS | Unified Planning System |
| URN | Unique Reference Number |
| USP | Unique Selling Proposition |
| VCI | Value Contracting Initiative |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
| WoB | West of Britain |
| WoS | West of Shetland |
| WSCA | Well Services Contractors' Association' |
| WTD | Working Time Directive |