Glossary and Abbreviations

Barrel or bbl
Petroleum industry standard barrel equaling 0.159 m3
bcfe/d
Billion cubic feet equivalent per day
boe
Barrels of oil equivalent
boe/d
Barrels of oil equivalent per day
CH4
Methane
CO2e
Carbon dioxide equivalent
Corporate Responsibility
Defined by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development as the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as the local community and society at large.
EU
European Union
Environmental Audit
Systematic, documented verification process of objectively obtaining and evaluating audit evidence to determine whether specified environmental activities, events, conditions, management systems or information about these matters conform with audit criteria.
Environmental Impact Assessment or EIA
A set of activities designed to contribute pertinent environmental information to project or program decision-making.
Gigajoules or GJ
109 joules or one billion joules
Global Reporting Initiative or GRI
A multi-stakeholder process and independent institution whose mission is to develop and disseminate globally applicable Sustainability Reporting Guidelines.
Kyoto Protocol
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted in Kyoto on December 11,1997. It contains quantified GHG emissions limitation and reduction commitments, expressed in CO2e, for signatory countries.
m3
Cubic metres
mboe/d
Thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day
mcf
Thousand cubic feet
mg/L
Milligram per litre
mmboe
Million barrels of oil equivalent
mmcf/d
Million cubic feet per day
Non-Government Organizations or NGOs
Groups with mutual interests and objectives that are non-profit and independent of government.
Operator
Company appointed by the coventurers in a licence to manage the exploration for and, if successful, the production of oil and gas on behalf of the coventurers.
Production Carbon Intensity or PCI
The mass of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions emitted during the production of each unit of oil and gas.
UK
United Kingdom
United Nations Global Compact or UNGC
An initiative launched by Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the UN, to engage the private sector in helping address common issues of environmental protection, human rights and labour.
UN
United Nations
US
United States of America