Glossary

-1 Shell Sustainability Report 2017
A

AGM

Annual General Meeting

AOSP

Athabasca Oil Sands Project

API

American Petroleum Institute
B

b(/d)

barrels (per day)

boe(/d)

barrels of oil equivalent (per day); natural gas volumes are converted into oil equivalent using a factor of 5,800 scf per barrel
C

CCS

carbon capture and storage

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CFO

Chief Financial Officer

CO2

carbon dioxide

COSIA

Canada Oil Sands Innovation Alliance

CPEA

Certified Professional Environmental Auditor

CSRC

Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee

CSSD

Center for Sustainable Shale Development
E

EDF

Environmental Defense Fund

EI

Energy Institute

EOR

enhanced oil recovery

EPA

US Environmental Protection Agency

ERC

External Review Committee
F

FID

final investment decision

FLNG

Floating Liquefied Natural Gas
G

GHG

greenhouse gas

GRI

Global Reporting Initiative

GTL

gas to liquids
H

HSE

health, safety and environment

HSSE

health, safety, security and environment

HSSE&SP

health, safety, security, environment and social performance
I

IEA

International Energy Agency

IOGP

International Association of Oil & Gas Producers

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPIECA

the global oil and gas industry association for environmental and social issues

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

IUCN

International Union for Conservation of Nature
J

JVs

joint ventures
K

kboe(/d)

thousand barrels of oil equivalent (per day); natural gas volumes are converted into oil equivalent using a factor of 5,800 scf per barrel
L

LNG

liquefied natural gas

LPG

liquefied petroleum gas
M

mtpa

million tonnes per annum

MWCC

Marine Well Containment Company
N

NETS

Network of Employers for Traffic Safety

NGL

natural gas liquids

NGO

non-governmental organisation
O

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
P

per day

volumes are converted into a daily basis using a calendar year
R

R&D

research and development
S

scf(/d)

standard cubic feet (per day)

SCiN

Shell Companies in Nigeria

SEC

US Securities and Exchange Commission

SNEPCo

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company

SP

Social Performance

SPDC

Shell Petroleum Development Company

STV

Shell Technology Ventures
T

TNC

The Nature Conservancy

TRCF

total recordable case frequency
U

UN

United Nations

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme
V

VOC

volatile organic compounds

VPSHR

Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
W

WBCSD

World Business Council for Sustainable Development