- Industry: Energy
- Number of terms: 18218
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
A strength test of equipment (pipe) in which the item is filled with liquid, subjected to suitable pressure, and then shut in, and the pressure monitored. Also a test to determine whether a container will hold a certain pressure.
Industry:Energy
An SNG process developed in England by the British Gas Council. See SNG.
Industry:Energy
Hydrocarbon that does not contain an aromatic ring structure. See AROMATIC.
Industry:Energy
Reservoirs in which secondary recovery techniques are used to extract oil. Most notably, EOR fields in Kern County, California, are expected to use large amounts of natural gas in the future to produce steam for secondary recovery, as well as electricity to be sold to local utilities.
Industry:Energy
Service through a permanent connection not normally used but available in lieu of, or as a supplement to, the usual source of supply.
Industry:Energy
A covering over an air inlet or outlet with openings through which air passes.
Industry:Energy
A metallic or plastic component used in joining lengths of pipe into various piping systems; includes couplings, ells, tees, crosses, reducers, unions, caps, and plugs.
Industry:Energy
A strip of land, the use of which is acquired for the construction and operation of a pipeline or some other facility; may be owned outright or an easement taken for a specific purpose.
Industry:Energy
