- Industry: 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 24-hour period of demand which is used as a basis for planning gas capacity requirements.
Industry:Energy
A geographical area which exploration has shown contains sedimentary rocks and structure favorable for the presence of oil or gas.
Industry:Energy
A process which is usually carried out in a controlled furnace atmosphere so that metal surface oxidation is eliminated or reduced to a minimum, and the surface remains relatively bright.
Industry:Energy
An abbreviated application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity that may be filed under Section 7 of the NGA whenever the proposed action does not require all of the data and information normally filed in a certificate application in order to disclose fully the nature and extent of the proposed undertaking.
Industry:Energy
Equipment installed for the purpose of preventing the pressure on a pipeline or distribution system from exceeding some maximum pressure as determined by one or more regulating codes by controlling or restricting the flow of gas when abnormal conditions develop. See PRESSURE RELIEF STATION and PRESSURE REGULATING STATION.
Industry:Energy
One of the liberalized methods of computing depreciation (normally used for tax purposes). Under this method, the depreciation rate is stated as a fixed percentage per year and the annual charge is derived by applying the rate to the net plant balance, which is determined by subtracting the accumulated depreciation reserve.
Industry:Energy
The computer-to-computer exchange of data for business transactions.
Industry:Energy
The process of burying offshore or river crossing pipelines by hydraulically blowing sand or dirt from beneath the pipelines.
Industry:Energy
Transportation, by a company, of gas quantities belonging to another party, for which the company charges a fee.
Industry:Energy
