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    This document provides definitions for commonly used acronyms and abbreviations related to the oil and gas industry. It includes over 100 entries defining acronyms for organizations, laws and regulations, pollution types, drilling and production units, safety measures, and more. Examples include API for American Petroleum Institute, CAA for Clean Air Act, DOGGR for California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources, LNG for Liquified Natural Gas, NPDES for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, and OPA for US Oil Pollution Act.

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    Commonly used Oil and Gas related Acronyms and

    Abbreviations
    AAPL
    AAQS
    APCD
    API
    AQ
    AQMD
    ARB
    AQAP

    All American Pipeline


    Ambient Air Quality Standards
    Air Pollution Control District
    American Petroleum Institute
    Air Quality
    Air Quality Management District
    Air Resources Board
    Air Quality Attainment Plan

    bbls
    bcfd
    BMPs
    BO
    BOD
    BOP
    bpd
    bph
    BTEX
    BTU
    bwpd

    barrels
    billion cubic feet per day
    Best Management Practices
    Biological Opinion
    Biological Oxygen Demand
    Blow-Out Prevention
    barrels per day
    barrels per hour
    Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene
    British Thermal Unit
    barrels of water per day

    CAA
    CAAA
    CAAQS
    CAER
    COMP
    CARB
    CCA
    CCC
    CCMP
    CDFG
    CDMG
    CEC
    CEQA
    CESA
    CLUP
    CNG
    CO
    CO2
    COOGER
    CPF
    CPU
    CSLC

    Clean Air Act


    Clean Air Act Amendments
    California Air Quality Standards
    Community Awareness and Emergency Response
    California Offshore Monitoring Program
    California Air Resources Board
    California Coastal Act
    California Coastal Commission
    California Coastal Management Program
    California Department of Fish and Game
    California Department of Mines and Geology
    California Energy Commission
    California Environmental Quality Act
    California Endangered Species Act
    Coastal Land Use Plan
    compressed natural gas
    carbon monoxide
    carbon dioxide
    California Offshore Oil and Gas Energy Resources
    Carpinteria Oil and Gas Processing Facility
    Cavern Point Unit
    California State Lands Commission

    CUP
    CZMA

    Conditional Use Permit


    Coastal Zone Management Act

    DO
    DOGGR
    DPP

    dissolved oxygen
    California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources
    Development and Production Plan

    EA
    EIR
    EIS
    EMT
    EOF
    EPA
    ERD
    ERNS
    ESA

    Environmental Assessment
    Environmental Impact Report
    Environmental Impact Statement
    Ellwood Marine Terminal
    Ellwood Onshore Oil and Gas Facility
    Environmental Protection Agency
    Extended Reach Drilling
    Emergency Response Notification System
    Endangered Species Act

    FDP
    FERC
    FMC
    fps
    FRSB
    FSRU
    FT

    Final Development Plan


    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    Fishery Management Council
    feet per second
    Fast Response Spill Boat
    Floating Storage and Regasification Unit
    Flow Transmitter

    GHG
    GNOME
    H2S
    HAPs
    HARP
    HAZMAT
    HLID
    HEA

    Greenhouse Gases
    General NOAA Oil Modeling Environment
    hydrogen sulfide
    Hazardous Air Pollutants
    Hot Spots Analysis and Reporting Program
    Hazardous Materials Response Division of NOAA
    Hydrocarbon Leak and Ignition Database
    Habitat Equivalency Analysis

    ICS
    IIRT
    IMO

    Incident Command System


    Initial Incident Response Team
    International Maritime Organization

    JRP

    Joint Review Panel

    LNG
    LPG
    LRDP

    Liquified Natural Gas


    Liquified Petroleum Gas
    Long Range Development Plan

    MARSEC
    MAWP
    mbd
    MCE
    mgd

    Maritime Security
    Maximum Allowable Water Pressure
    thousand barrels per day
    Maximum Credible Earthquakes
    million gallons per day

    mgy
    MLLW
    MM
    mmcfd
    MMCRP
    MMP
    MMPA
    MMS
    mmscfd
    MODU
    MOTEMS
    MPN
    MSFCMA
    Act

    million gallons per year


    Mean Lower Low Water
    Mitigation Measure
    million cubic feet day
    Mitigation Monitoring and Compliance Reporting Program
    Mitigation Monitoring Program
    Marine Mammals Protection Act
    Minerals Management Service
    million standard cubic feet per day
    Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
    Marine Oil Terminal Engineering and Maintenance Standards
    Most Probable Number
    Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management

    N20
    NAAQS
    NEPA
    NG
    NGL
    NMFS
    NO
    N02
    NOAA
    NOD
    NOI/P
    NOP
    N0X
    NPDES
    NPREP

    nitrous oxide
    National Ambient Air Quality Standards
    National Environmental Policy Act
    Natural Gas
    Natural Gas Liquids
    National Marine Fisheries Services (NOAA Fisheries)
    nitric oxide
    nitrogen dioxide
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    Notice of Determination
    Notice of Intent/Preparation
    Notice of Preparation
    nitrogen oxides
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
    National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program

    O3
    OCS
    OCSLA
    OES
    OPA
    OPR
    OPS
    OSCP
    OSPR
    OSRA
    OSRP
    OSRV

    oxygen
    Outer Continental Shelf
    Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
    Office of Emergency Services
    US Oil Pollution Act
    Office of Planning and Research
    US Office of Pipeline Safety
    Oil Spill Contingency Plan
    Oil Spill Prevention and Response
    Oil Spill Risk Analysis
    Oil Spill Response Plan
    Oil Spill Response Vessel

    PAH
    PLEM
    PM
    PM10
    PM2.5

    poly-aromatic hydrocarbons
    pipeline end manifold
    particulate matter
    particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter
    particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter

    POOI
    POPCO
    POSVCM
    ppb
    ppm
    PSD
    psi
    PTO

    Pacific Operators Offshore Incorporated


    Pacific Offshore Pipeline Company
    Pipeline Oil Spill Volume Computer Model
    parts per billion
    parts per million
    Prevention of Significant Deterioration
    pounds per square inch
    Permit to Operate

    ROC
    ROG
    ROSF
    RWQCB

    Reactive Organic Compounds


    Reactive Organic Gases
    Rincon Onshore Separation Facility
    Regional Water Quality Control Board

    SARA
    SBCAG
    SBCAPCD
    SBCFD
    SBCP&D
    SBMMC
    SCCAB
    SCCPA
    scf
    SEIR
    SMB
    SO2
    SOC
    SOO
    SOP
    SO3
    SPCC
    SPCCP
    SPCP
    SSRRC
    SWRCB
    SYU

    Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act


    Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
    Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District
    Santa Barbara County Fire Department
    Santa Barbara County Planning and Development
    Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center
    South Coast Central Air Basin
    South Coast Consolidation Planning Area
    standard cubic foot
    Supplemental Environmental Impact Report
    Santa Maria Basin
    sulfur dioxide
    Statement of Overriding Consideration
    Suspension of Operation
    Suspension of Production
    oxides of sulfur
    Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure
    Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan
    Spill Prevention and Cleanup Plan
    System Safety and Reliability Review Committee
    State Water Resources Control Board
    Santa Ynez Unit

    TAC
    TDS
    TPIC
    TSSs

    Toxic Air Contaminants


    total dissolved solids
    Terminal Person in Charge
    Traffic Separation Schemes

    UCSB
    UFC
    UNOCAP
    USCG
    USDOI
    USDOT
    USEPA

    University of California, Santa Barbara


    Uniform Fire Code
    Unocal California Pipeline Company
    US Coast Guard
    US Department of Interior
    US Department of Transportation
    US Environmental Protection Agency

    USFWS
    USGS
    UV
    V/C
    VCE
    VOC
    VRU

    US Fish and Wildlife Service


    US Geological Survey
    ultra-violet
    volume to capacity ratio
    vapor cloud fire/explosion
    Volatile Organic Compound
    Vapor Recovery Unit

    WCD
    WDP
    WDRs
    WIS

    Worst-case discharge
    Waste Discharge Permit
    Waste discharge requirements
    Wave Information Study

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