Dictionary of Oil & Gas Industry Terms, 2e

This dictionary is a comprehensive yet concise guide to the various legal, regulatory, technical, commercial, and financial abbreviations, acronyms, terms, and phrases which define the oil and gas industry today.

List of contents

• Introduction


• Part A: Abbreviations and Acronyms


• Part B: Terms and Phrases


• Part C: Appendices


• Appendix 1: Petroleum Units and Conversions


• Appendix 2: Technical Elements


• Appendix 3: Promote Levels


• Appendix 4: Geological Time Periods


• Appendix 5: Well Symbols


• Appendix 6: API Gravity


• Appendix 7: Society of Petroleum Engineers - Petroleum Resources Management System

About the author

Peter Roberts is a practising oil and gas projects lawyer with over 30 years of experience gained in-house and in private practice. He works internationally for companies and governments, as a lawyer and a commercial advisor, as well as teaching oil and gas law at various universities. Peter is the author of several oil and gas law books and has also appeared as an expert witness on oil and gas matters. He is the emeritus editor of the Journal of World Energy Law and Business, former editor of the International Energy Law Review, and former chairman of the oil and gas law committee of the International Bar Association.

Summary

Roberts' dictionary is a comprehensive yet concise guide to the various legal, regulatory, technical, commercial, and financial abbreviations, acronyms, terms and phrases which define the oil and gas industry today. The dictionary is divided into three sections: commonly-used acronyms, an A to Z definition of terms and phrases and a series of technical appendices which summarise certain essential aspects of the industry.

Written by a leading practitioner and containing over 7,000 definitions plus a series of technical and narrative appendices, this is an essential guide to interpreting the industry's extensive and complex jargon.

Product details

• Authors: Mr Peter (Visiting Professor of Law Roberts, Peter Roberts, Peter (Visiting Professor of Law Roberts
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.05.2023
• EAN: 9780192873460
• ISBN: 978-0-19-287346-0
• No. of pages: 376
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Petroleum, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, LAW / Environmental, LAW / Reference, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Reference, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Reference, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Fossil Fuels, Reference works, Energy industries & utilities, Environment law, Petroleum, oil and gas industries, Petroleum technology