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List of Abbreviations

AAPG

American Association of Petroleum Geologists

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

AMDP

Aramco Mobile Drilling Platform

NEDC

Near East Development Company

Aminoil

American Independent Oil Company

NGI

Natural Gas Initiative

AOC

Aramco Overseas Company

NGL

natural gas liquids

APP

Associate Professional Program

NOC

national (or state-owned) oil company

Aramco

Arabian American Oil Company

OAPEC

Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries

ASC

Aramco Services Company

OCC

Operations Coordination Center

Bapco

Bahrain Petroleum Company

OPEC

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

BP

British Petroleum Company

PDP

Personal Development Program

bpd

barrels per day

PDP

Professional Development Program

Casoc

California Arabian Standard Oil Company

POWERS

Parallel Oil Water and Gas Reservoir Simulator

CAT

computer-aided tomography

ppb

parts per billion

CDPNE

College Degree Program for Non-Employees

PRC

Petroleum Reserves Company

CERA

Cambridge Energy Research Associates

R&D

research and development

E&P

Exploration and Production

SABIC

Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation

EXPEC

Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Center

SAG

Saudi Arabian government

EXPEC-ARC

Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Centers Advanced

Research Center

Samarec

Saudi Arabian Marketing and Refining Company

SAMCOM

Saudi Arab Manpower Committee

FREP

Fujian Refining and Petroleum Company Ltd.

SASC

Saudi Aramco Cino Ltd.

GOSP

gas-oil separation plant

GPS

global positioning system

IDD

Industrial Development Division

IEA

International Energy Agency

IOC

international oil company

IPC

Iraq Petroleum Company

IT

information technology

ITC

Industrial Training Center

Jersey

Standard Oil Company of New Jersey

KAUST

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

KFUPM

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

LPG

liquefied petroleum gas

MGS

Master Gas System

MIT

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MRC

maximum reservoir contact (well)

Saudi Aramco Saudi Arabian Oil Company

SCECO

Saudi Consolidated Electrical Company

scfd

standard cubic feet per day

Socal

Standard Oil Company of California

Socony

Standard Oil Company of New York

SSPC

Sinopec SenMei (Fujian) Petroleum Co. Ltd.

SRAK

South Rub al-Khali Company Ltd.

Tapline

Trans-Arabian Pipeline or Trans-Arabian Pipe Line Company

TOEFL

Test for English as a Foreign Language

TPC

Turkish Petroleum Company

UAE

United Arab Emirates

ULCC

ultra-large crude carrier

VLCC

very large crude carrier

ZHI

al-Zamil Heavy Industries