- 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.
The first of the paraffin series of hydrocarbons. The chief constituent of natural gas. Pure methane has a heating value of 1012 Btu per cubic foot.
Industry:Energy
The sale or assignment of a specific right to firm transportation (or storage) on an interstate natural gas pipeline to another entity. In some instances, transportation capacity rights may be rebrokered. The Commission's general policy is to require the initial assignor or broker to remain obligated to the pipeline for scheduling and payment of charges.
Industry:Energy
A means which provides for automatic lighting of gas at the burner when the gas valve controlling flow is turned on and will effect relighting if the flame on the burner has been extinguished by means other than closing the gas burner valve.
Industry:Energy
A solution mining process to remove salt and form gas storage caverns in salt domes.
Industry:Energy
Generally, all oils lighter than residual fuel oil No. 5 and No. 6. Oils that have a low specific gravity, usually products of controlled distillation of crude oil but also including by-product benzol and toluol.
Industry:Energy
Rates used internally by the company to adjust the rates billed and subject to refund to an estimate of the final or settled rate. Accounting principles require such a reserve.
Industry:Energy
