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A state where the grantor of an option has balanced the probability of being declared upon through buying/selling the underlying futures contract.
Industry:Energy
The six GHGs recognized and regulated by the Kyoto Protocol are: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), Nitrous Oxide (N2O), Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), Perflurocarbons (PFCs) and Sulphurhexafluoride (SF6).
Industry:Energy
The simultaneous purchase or sale of crude against the sale or purchase of refined petroleum products. These spread differentials which represent refining margins are normally quoted in dollars per barrel by converting the product prices into dollars per barrel and subtracting the crude price.
Industry:Energy
Envelopes use moving averages which are sifted up or down by a certain percentage to establish a certain 'normal' band in which the price moves. If prices break out of these, they tend to revert to the mean.
Industry:Energy
A process used for making benzene from toluene.
Industry:Energy
Generally accepted across the oil industry to refer to a US gallon. There are 42 US gallons in a barrel. There are 3. 78541 liters in a gallon. There are 1. 2 US gallons to the British imperial gallon.
Industry:Energy
Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC. Annual meeting of signatory countries to the UNFCCC to assess progress in dealing with climate change.
Industry:Energy
The permanent relinquishment of firm capacity on a pipeline.
Industry:Energy
The following are some of the standard abbreviations used in natural gas measurement. Mcf: standard abbreviation for 1,000 cubic feet. Bil cu ft: Billion cubic feet. Also abbreviated to bcf. Tcf: trillion cubic feet. Cu m: cubic meter. bil cu m: billion cubic meters. Also abbreviated to bcm. Tcm: trillion cubic meters. quad or quads: quadrillion cubic feet. MMBtu: Million British thermal units. Dt: Dekatherm.
Industry:Energy
An informal term for surplus Kyoto Protocol Assigned Amount Units. Some countries, notably the Russian Federation and Ukraine, hold a surplus of AAUs because those countries’ national emissions fell due to economic decline after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Industry:Energy