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Definition Polyester is a generic name referring to polymers made of repeated units of an ester molecule under the COO form. Polyester is produced by reaction of carbonated acids (Terephthalic acids) with alcohols (dihydric alcohols) and elimination of water. Comments These polymeric groups of repeated ester units can form long chains of molecules very stable […]
Definition E&P is the acronym of Exploration and Production in the oil and gas industry. E&P is also the synonymous of Upstream E&P or Exploration and Production or Upstream refer in the same way to all the oil and gas activities from the search of potential reserves to the first transformation of the crude oil or […]
Definition Heads of Agreement (HOA) refers to the first document signed between parties in the perspective to go for a fully bidding contract. Heads of Agreement may also be called Shake hands Agreement and is different from Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Comments Parties willing to close a bidding agreement or contract are aware that such a process […]
Definition Clean fuels appeared in the 1990s to refers to energies to be used in transportation applications as a substitute of the conventional diesel and gasoline. Since then the wording Clean Fuel has been adopted by refiners to designate the new diesel and gasoline developed to improve efficiency and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and […]
Definition Petoro AS is a Norway State wholly-owned company in charge of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) oil and gas assets management Comments Petoro AS (Petoro) is the licensee of the Norwegian State’s Direct Financial Interests (SDFI) representing the assets of the NCS, while Norway as a State is the owner of these assets. Petoro […]
Definition Isononanol (INA) is the common name of Isononyl alcohol and is an isomer of the C9 family. Isononanol should formally be writen Iso-Nonanol Isononanol may also be called Oxo-alcohol Comments Isononanol appears as a clear, colorless, flammable liquid without visible impurities. Isononanol may be recognized by its specific odor but should be handled with care as […]
Definition Jacket refers in the oil and gas exploration and production to the steel frame supporting the deck and the topsides in a fixed offshore platform. Comments There are multiple types of offshore platforms depending on the applications and the depth of the water. Most of the platforms are used in the shallow waters of […]
Definition Polyacetal is the common name for PolyOxyMethylene (POM). Polyacetal may also be called Polyformaldehyde as produced from formaldehyde. The Polyacetal is a polyether existing under two forms Homopolymer and Copolymer Comments Polyacetal was invented by Dupont de Nemours in 1953 Polyacetal is a high crystalline thermoplastic This high crystalline structure of the polyacetal provides […]
