Oil & Gas
Glossary
B
Bar
Barge
Barrel (bbl)
BAT
Best Available Technology
BATNEEC
Best Available Technology Not Entailing Excessive Cost
bcf
bcm
Benzene
BHP
Bottom Hole Pressure
BLEVE
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion
Block
Blow-down
Blow-out Preventers (BOPs)
BNOC
boe / bopd
Bbls
of oil equivalent /
Bbls
of oil per day
Bottom-hole assembly
Bottom Out
To reach objective depth in drilling a well.
BPEO
Best Practical Environmental Practices
Brent blend
International marker for
crude oil
pricing based on a blend of
North Sea
crudes.
BRIGHTEYE
Regular UKCS exercise to test search and rescue capability.
BRINDEX
Association of British Independent Oil Exploration Companies
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
BROA
British Rig Owners Association
Butane
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