10. Terms and abbreviations
| CH4 | Methane |
|---|---|
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| EIF | Environmental Impact Factor |
| ESA | EFTA Surveillance Authority |
| HOCNF | Harmonized Offshore Chemical Notification Format |
| IOGP | International Association of Oil and Gas Producers |
| KLD | Ministry of Climate and Environment |
| LRA | Low Radioactive Discharge |
| MOD | Environmental Monitoring Database |
| NGU | Geological Survey of Norway |
| NINA | Norwegian Institute for Nature Research |
| NIVA | Norwegian Institute for Water Research |
| NOx | Nitrogen oxide |
| NP | Norwegian Polar Institute |
| nmVOC | Non-methane volatile organic compounds |
| OD | Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (now the Norwegian Offshore Directorate) |
| ED | Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy |
| o.e | Oil equivalents |
| OIC | Offshore Industry Committee |
| OSPAR | Oslo-Paris Convention. This is a legally binding international environmental cooperation for the protection of the marine environment in the Northeast Atlantic. Fifteen countries with coastlines or rivers flowing into the Northeast Atlantic are members. |
| PLONOR | Pose Little Or No Risk to the Marine Environment is a list from OSPAR of chemical compounds that are believed to have little or no effect on the marine environment when discharged. |
| RBA | Risk Based Approach |
| SOx | Sulphur Oxides |
| SO2 | Sulphur Dioxide |
Sodir Sm³ | The Norwegian Offshore Directorate Standard cubic meter |
| SFT | Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (now the Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency) |
| SSB | Statistics Norway |
Conversion factors
Based on the energy content of hydrocarbons. Calculated according to definitions from the Norwegian Offshore Directorate:
Oil 1 m³ = 1 Sm³ o.e.
Oil 1 barrel = 0.159 Sm³
Condensate 1 tonne = 1.3 Sm³ o.e.
Gas 1,000 Sm³ = 1 Sm³ o.e.
NGL 1 tonne = 1.9 Sm³ o.e.