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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
NFC
Net Carbon Footprint
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