Acronyms

 Acronyms

bcf

Billion Cubic feet

bcm

Billion cubic meters

CNG

Compressed Natural Gas

d

Day when used as a modifier for an acronym

DME

Di-Methyl Ether

FPSO

Floating Production Storage and Offloading

ft3 or cf

Cubic feet

lb

Pound mass

LNG

Liquified Natural Gas

LPG

Liquified Petroleum Gas (Propane & Butane)

m3 or cm

Cubic meters

mm

Million when used as a modifier for an acronym

mmscfd

Million standard cubic feet per day

mmtpa

Million tonnes per annum (year)

NPV

Net present value

scf

Standard cubic feet

tcf

Trillion cubic feet

tonne

Metric tonne equal to 1000 kg or 2200 lb

tpd

Tonnes per day

ULOC

Ultra Large Ore Carrier

VLCC

Very Large Crude Carrier

VLGC

Very Large Gas Carrier

VLOC

Very Large Ore Carrier

Conversions & Symbols

C:  Carbon

H:  Hydrogen

N: Nitrogen

O:  Oxygen

CO2:  Carbon Dioxide

H2O:  Water

NH3:  Ammonia

CH4:  Methane

1 cubic meter

= ~ 35 cubic feet

 

 

1 mm-tonnes (LNG)

= 1379 bcm (gas)

= 48.7 bcf (gas)

 

One million tonnes per annum of LNG requires a gas-rate of 133 mmscfd (3.8 mmscmd).

One (1) tonne of Ammoia requires a gas rate of roughly 33,000 cubic feet.

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