Select Committee on Scottish Affairs Written Evidence


Annex 5

GLOSSARY
Barrel35 UK gallons = 42 US gallons
boebarrels of oil equivalent (oil, plus gas expressed as energy equivalent barrels)
boe/dboe per day
mmboe/dmillions of boe/d
billionthousand million


An excellent conversion calculation facility can be found at http://www.fabianltd.com/convert

CCS
Carbon Capture and Storage
LNGLiquefied Natural Gas
UKCSUK Continental Shelf
UpstreamExploration and Production of oil and gas
DownstreamTransportation, Processing/Refining and Marketing of Products
PBRPre-Budget Report
RIARegulatory Impact Assessment
PRTPetroleum Revenue Tax
CTCorporation Tax
SC/SCTSupplementary Charge / Supplementary Corporation Tax






 
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