Sunday, August 30, 2009

REGULARLY USED ABBREVIATIONS IN A REFINERY

A

A

Absolute (Pressure or Temperature)

ABS

Asphalt Burning System

AFQRJOS

Aviation Fuel Quality Requirements for Jointly Operated Systems

AFRA

Average Freight Rate Assessment

AGST

Authorised Gas Safety Tester

AGO

Automotive Gas Oil

AIP

Australian Institute of Petroleum

AN

Asset North

AO

Asset Offplot

AOC

Accidentally Oil Contaminated Sewer

APC

Advanced Process Control.

API

American Petroleum Institute

ARPS

Asset Release Permit Signatory

AS

Asset South

ASA

Anti‑static Additive

ASTM

American Society for Testing Materials

ATCE

Average Total Capital Employed

 

B

BA

Breathing Apparatus

BBL

Barrel

BBL

Block Battery Limit

BBU

Blown Bitumen Unit

BCW

Boiler Circulation Water

BDU

Butane Deasphalt Unit

BFW

Boiler Feed Water

BHP

Brake Horse Power

BOD

Biochemical Oxygen Demand

BS&W

Basic Sediment & Water

BTHU, BTU

British Thermal Unit

 

C

oC

Centigrade (or Celsius)

CAD

Computer Aided Design

CAM

Computer Aided Management

CASS

Critical Activity Specification Sheet.

CASP

Computer Aided Shutdown Planning

CD

Crude Distiller

CEL

Corrected Energy and Loss

CFPP

Cold Filter Plugging Point

CFR

Combined Feed Ratio

CFR

Co-operative Fuel Research Council

CO

Cooling Oil

CO

Carbon Monoxide

CO2

Carbon Dioxide

COC

Continuously Oil Contaminated Sewer

COD

Chemical Oxygen Demand

COW

Crude Oil Wash

CP

Centipoise

CPA

Critical Path Analysis

CPR

Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation

CPSL

Competitive Price and Supply Level

CR

Compression Ratio

CRI

Criteria Referenced Instruction

CS

centistokes

CTL

Coastal Tankers Ltd

CW

Cooling Water

CWD

Combined Waxy Distillate

 

D

DAO

De‑asphalted Oil

dB(A)

Scale for measuring all levels of Noise

DCF

Discounted Cash Flow

DEP

Design & Engineering Practice

DERD

Min of Defence Directorate of Engines

DERV

Diesel Engined Road Vehicle

DFE

Di‑Fluoro Ethylene

DIPA

DI Iso Propanol Amine

DMDS

Di Methyl Di Sulphide

DOL

Department Of Labour

DRG

Drawing

DWT

Dead Weight Tons

 

E

ECC

Employee Consultative Committee

EMPRV

Maintenance planning & Scheduling system used at NZRC.

ENCHEM

Energy & Chemical Plant (NZQA National Certificate levels 2 & 4)

EOR

End of Run

EPC

Enhanced Process Control.

ESO

Emergency Shut Off

ETA(D)

Estimated Time of Arrival (Departure)

 

F

oF

Fahrenheit

FBP

Final Boiling Point

FC

Foecal Coliform

FIFO

First In First Out

FMA

Free Mineral Acidity

FO

Flushing Oil

FOB

Free On Board

FOR

Flushing Oil Return

FOS

Flushing Oil Supply

FVI

Flexible Volatility Index

 

G

GLC

Gas Liquid Chromatography

GCWR

Gland Cooling Water Return

GCWS

Gland Cooling Water Supply

GM

General Manager

GRM

Gross Refiners Margin

GSC

Gas Solid Chromatography

GSP

Government Selling Price

 

H

HCC

Hydrocarbon Collecting System

HCU

Hydrocracker Unit

HBFW/HHFW

HP Boiler Feed Water

HDS

Hydrodesulphuriser

HDT

Hydrotreater

HITLOP

High Temperature Low Pressure

HMU

Hydrogen Manufacturing Unit

HR

Human Resources

HSE

Health, Safety & Environment

HTS

High Temperature Shift

HVI

High Viscosity Index

HVU

High Vacuum Unit

HWD

Heavy Waxy Distillate

H2S

Hydrogen Sulphide

 

I

IBP

Initial Boiling Point

ICA

Ignition Control Additive

ID

Internal Diameter

IGS

Inert Gas System

IP

Institute of Petroleum

ISP

Information Systems Planning

 

J

JFTOT

Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Test

 

K

K

Kelvin (temperature scale)

KHT

Kerohydrotreater

KHDS

Kerosene Hydrodesulphuriser

KSLA

Koninklijke Shell Laboratorium Amsterdam (Shell Research Centre)

kWh

Kilowatt Hour

 

L

LEL

Lower Explosive Limit

LHSV

Liquid Hourly Space Velocity

LIFO

Last In First Out

LNG

Liquefied Natural Gas

LOIT

Local Oil Inland Trade

LP

Linear Programme

LPG

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

LTI

Lost Time Injury

LTS

Low Temperature Shift

LVI

Low Velocity Index

LWD

Light Waxy Distillate

 

M

MCF

Methyl Chloroform

MESC

Material and Equipment Standards and Code

MDFI

Mid Distillate Flow Improper

MLSS

Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids

MMI

Man Machine Interface

MON

Motor Octane Number

MOV

Motor Operated Valve

MPMP

Multi Period Multi Product

MSDS

Material Safety data Sheets

MVI

Medium Viscosity Index

 

N

NaOH

Sodium Hydroxide (Caustic Soda)

NHDT

Naptha Hydrotreater

NH3

Ammonia

NIAT

Net Income After Tax

NIBT

Net Income Before Tax

NNF

Normally No Flow

NPV

Net Present Value

NRV

Non Return Valve

NSHP

Net Suction Head Pressure

NZRC

The New Zealand Refining Company Ltd

NZQA

New Zealand Qualifications Authority

 

O

OEL

Occupational Exposure Limit

OD

Outside Diameter

OPCO

Operating Company

OPEC

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

OSH

Occupational Safety & Health

 

P

PAG

Project Approval Group

PCA

Polycyclic Aromatic

PCR

Plant Change Request

PEFS

Process Engineering Flow Scheme

PEUFS

Process Engineering Utilities Flow Scheme

PFS

Process Flow Scheme

pH

Power of Hydrogen Ion

PICW

Person in Charge of Work

PID

Proportional, Integral, Derivative

PITO

Petrochemical Industry Training Organisation

PK

Premium Kero

PLS

Production Laboratory Standing Instructions

PM

Pensky Martin

PM

Planned Maintenance

PONA

Paraffins, Olefins, Naphthenes, Aromatics

PROSS

Process Control and Supervisory System

PRT

Power Recovery Turbine

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

PPM(b)

Parts per Million (billion)

PPI

Parallel Plate Interceptor

PPR

Plant Project Request

PSA

Pressure Swing Adsorption

PSFS

Process Safeguarding Flow Scheme

PSIA(G)

Per Square Inch Absolute (gauge)

PSV

Pressure Safety valve

PTW

Permit to Work

PV

Process variable

 

Q

QMI

Quality Measuring Instrument

 

R

RAP

Refinery Auckland Pipeline

RBU

Refinery Business Unit

RCU

Remote Control Unit

RFB

Regenerable Free Base

RFL

Refinery Fuel and Loss

RFSU

Ready For Start Up

RIF

Report Input Form

RON

Research Octane Number

ROV

Remote Operated Valve

RPM

Revolutions Per Minute

RSI

Refinery Steering Instructions.

RTU

Remote Terminal Unit

RUPIA

Residue Upgrading Performance Index Actual

RV

Relief Valve

RVP

Reid Vapour Pressure

 

S

SAC

Strong Acid Cation

SAE

Society of Automotive Engineers

SAFETNET

Computer Database system used by NZRC to store HSE information

SBA

Strong Base Anion

SCADA

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

SCBA

Self Contained Breathing Apparatus

SCR

Software Change Request

SD

Shutdown

SDWT

Short Dead Weight Tons

SG

Specific Gravity

SI

Standing Instruction

SIOP

Shell International Oil Products

SMOC

Shell Multi Verbal Optimising Control

SO

Seal Oil

SO2(O3)

Sulphur Dioxide (trioxide)

SOR

Start of Run

SP

Set Point

SPL

Sound Pressure Level

SRF

Standard Refinery Fuel

SRU

Sulphur Recovery Unit

STEL

Short Term Exposure Limit

SSV

Settled Sludge Volume

SU

Start Up

SVI

Sludge Volume Index

SWL

Safe Working Load

SWS

Sour Water Stripper

 

T

TAB

Total Aerobic Bacteria

TBP

True Boiling Point

TDC

Total Distributed Control

TDS

Total Dissolved Solids

TEL

Tetraethyl Lead (Not used any more)

TLF

Truck Loading Facility

TLV

Threshold Limit Value

TML

Tetramethyl Lead (Not used any more)

TOC

Total Organic Carbon

TOIT

Total Oil Inland Trade

TPI

Tilted Plate Interceptor

T/SD

Tonnes Per Stream Day

TSO

Tight Shut Off (Valve)

TSS

Total Suspended Solids

TWA

Time Weighted Average

 

U

UEL

Upper Explosive Limit

US

Un-Serviceable

 

V

VGO

Vacuum Gas Oil

VLCC

Very Large Crude Carrier

VMLSS

Volatile Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids

 

W

WABT

Weighted Average Bed Temperature

WHB

Waste Heat Boiler

WHSV

Weight Hourly Space Velocity

WOSL

Wiri Oil Services Ltd

 

Y

YP

Yard Pipe

 

Z

NOTHING FOUND FOR “Z”.



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