- Industrie: Energy
- Number of terms: 18218
- Number of blossaries: 1
- Company Profile:
The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
A convenient expression used to cover a range of materials containing organic matter (kerogen) which can be converted into crude shale oil, gas, and carbonaceous residue by heating. Compare SHALE OIL.
Industry:Energy
A metal bar for mounting a gas meter having fittings at the ends of the bar for connecting the inlet and outlet connections of the meter and to which, in turn, the gas service line and house piping are connected.
Industry:Energy
A storage concept for LNG that is under investigation in which LNG is stored in the earth in caverns mined in various rock formations (e.g., limestone, shale, chalk, granite, dolomite) by conventional or solution mining. Both insulated and uninsulated cavern storage have been proposed. The concept has been used successfully with liquefied petroleum gases (LPG).
Industry:Energy
An organization that publishes industry guidelines for oil and gas accounting and shipping.
Industry:Energy
Historically, a meter capable of measuring the volume of gas consumed by five gas lights. The capacity of these meters was about 150 cubic feet per hour.
Industry:Energy
Represents the average yield on 40 operating utility companies' bonds (10 each of Class Aaa, Aa, A, and Baa) as determined and rated by Moody's Investors Service. This "yield" is the arithmetic average of 12 months and is calculated on the basis of market price, interest rate, and on being "held to maturity".
Industry:Energy
Service made available on special schedules or contracts but only for a specified part of the year during the off-peak season. Compare INTERRUPTIBLE SERVICE.
Industry:Energy
The gradual extinguishment (or accumulated provision or reserve therefor) of an amount in an account by pro-rating such amount over a predetermined period, such as
Industry:Energy
The stress acting on a fiber or a strand of fibers in a piece of material that is subjected to an applied load.
Industry:Energy
A tradename of Hydrafrac Industries, LLC for a line of equipment used in oil and gas industry.
Industry:Energy
