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)Al-Hout (offshore oil eld ) (
)Al-Khafji (offshore oil eld ) (
)Al-Dorra (gas eld ) (
Sabriya Area
)reserve (oil reserve
ow test analysis
production logging analysis
bottom hole pressure surveillance

)recovery factor (from oilwell
oil recovery /
bidding process
are gas recovery
pore pressure prediction
exploration /
consumption
import
gas cylinder
vacuum re-run
E-learning
E-employment
South Pier
North Pier
)Rawdhatain (oil eld ) (
Sino-Arab Chemical Fertilizer
Company
Kuwait Paraxylene Company
Kuwait Aviation Fuelling Company
Kuwait Catalyst Company
Kuwait Foreign Petroleum
Exploration Company
The Kuwait Olenes Company
The Kuwait Styrene Company


Kuwait Aromatics Company
atmospheric conditions
Joint Operations (JO)
net inventory forecast (NIF
weekly report of stock)

Higher Committee Tender (HTC)

Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC)
KPC European Regional Ofce

Divided Zone
Environment Public Authority
emissions
zero emissions
oil spill
hydro-carbonic trace
Ahmadi (well) ( )
nancial performance
gas cylinder
eet
marine eet
assets
Ultra Super 98 (gasoline type)
ammonia
liquid ammonia
pipeline
olenes
ethylene
ethylene glycol
tank gross
administration
desulphurisation


gas liquefaction
production
ethane (gas) ( )
ethyl benzene
halt ( )
production

exploratory well
under-development well
delineation well
producing well
paraxylene
petrochemicals
Petronet
offshore
oil lake
distillation tower
oil rig
rig ( )
Burgan (well) ( )
barrel
oil equivalent barrel
BOEPD
barrels per day
propylene
onshore
Unleaded Super 95 (gasoline type)
Unleaded Premium 91 (gasoline
type)
unleaded super premium
leaded gasoline


Boubyan (well) ( )
polyethylene
polypropylene
income statement
bitumen
retail
butane

synergy
charter-in
time and spot chartering
charter
charter-out
E-commerce
situation analysis
competitor analysis
Strength, Weaknesses,
Opportunities and Threats Analysis
(SWOT Analysis)
loading (on to ship)
supply
chandlery service
leakage
marketing
development
annual report
appraisal
rening
oil rening
crude distillation


hydrocracker
weighted average cost of capital
cost, insurance and freight (CIF)
cost and freight (C&F)
exploration /
sustainable development (used in
international relations)
equity nanced

ready-for-delivery
sea island

granular sulphur
immunity (used when dealing with
international trade agreements and
OPEC)
North Tank Farm
tank farm
drilling (drilling operations) /( )
exploration drilling
development drilling
appraisal drilling
Hout oil eld
Dorra gas eld
water injection
efuent water injection
lifting
lifting capacity (eet)


Al-Khafji oil eld
Kuwait Export Crude (KEC)
crude x medium
storage tank /
Khashman (well) ( )
privatisation
gravity lines
owlines (pipes from gathering )
centre to storage tank) (
production cut

Sales Administration Department
Corporate Treasury & Investment
Department
Marine Department
Environment Department
Corporate Planning Department
Marketing Planning Department ( )
Strategic Planning Department
Planning & Career Development
Planning & Investment
Coordination (Upstream)
Department
Planning & Investment
Coordination (Downstream)
Department
Training Department
Internal Audit Department
Compensation Department
Coordination & Follow-up
Department
Organisational & Manpower
Department


Computer & Information Systems
Department
Accounts Department
Services Department
Technical Studies Department
Parliament Affairs Department
Legal Affairs Department
Health & Safety Department
Media Relations Department
Government Relations Department
International Relations
Department
Public Relations Department
Legal Department (International ( )
Marketing)
Risk Management Department
Cost & Budget Department
Market Research Department
Marketing Information Technology
Human Resources Studies
Department
Council & Committees Affairs
Department
Supply Operations Department
Middle Distillates Department
Naptha/ Mogas & LPG Sales /
Department
Crude Oil Sales Department
Fuel Oil/ Special Products Sales /
Department
Bunker Sales Department
Corporate Projects Department
Decision Support System
Department
diesel


vision
)wellhead (christmas tree )
(
mission
royalty
oil pier/terminal/jetty/berth /
Ratawi Layer

tugboat
gasoil
vacuum residue
)Kuwaitoil (brandname ) (
fuel oil
high sulphur fuel oil
low sulphur fuel oil
primary oil
light oil
base oil
lubricants
Q8 Aviation

Sarjello Layer
styrene
benchmark price
)
)free on board (FOB
(
Opec Basket Price
production ceiling
Opec Crude Basket


fertiliser
urea fertiliser
chemical fertiliser
scal year
natural gas liquids (NGL)
spot market
compensation policy
conveyor belt

Training Affairs
fuel service network
shipment
International Oil Companies
(IOCs)
National Oil Companies (NOCs)
SFIC Holdings (Cayman) Inc. ( )...
Kuwait Santa Fe For Engineering &
Petroleum Projects Co.
KPC Holdings (Aruba) A.E.C. ( )..
First Fuel Marketing Company
Kuwait Petroleum International
Limited
Kuwait Petroleum Europoort (KPE)
Kuwait National Petroleum
Company
Oil Development Company
Gulf Petrochemical Industries
Company
Arabian Oil Company
Al-Sour Fuel Marketing Company
Qurain Petrochemical Industries
Company


EQUATE Petrochemical Company
Equate Marketing Company
Petrochemical Resources Holding
BV.
Boubyan Petrochemical Company
subsidiary company
Oil Sector Services Company
)International Diesel Service (IDS
The Dow Chemical Company
Petrochemical Industries Company
Kuwait Petroleum International
)Supply Company (KPISCO
)KPC Holdings (Aruba .. . )(
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company
Kuwait Oil Company

net present value
upstream ) (
downstream ) (
pricing formula )
(

pore pressure

energy
production capacity
storage capacity


Burgan layer
Zubair layer
Sadir layer
Marrat layer
Najma layer
demand
tonne/ton/tonnes/tonnage
metric ton

force majeure

return on capital employed
(ROCE)
Managing Director (MD)
aromatics
term contract (period exceeding
3 months)
spot contract (period not
exceeding 3 months)
customers
operation
cracking operation

natural gas liquids (NGL)
gas (natural gas) ( )
propane


feedstock gas
liqueed petroleum gas (lpg)
sweet gas
lean gas
lean gas (high pressure)
lean gas (low pressure)
sour gas
condensate gas
Central Control Room (CCR)
off-specication

petroleum coke

green coke

calcined coke

Marine Agency Branch

separation

desalting

atmospheric residue

cubic feet per barrel
Planning & Finance Sector
Marketing Sector
Training Affairs Sector
International Marketing Sector
Managing Director Administration
Sector


Deputy Chairman & Chief
Executive Ofcer Sector
oil sector
values (corporate values)
nominal terms
freight rate
real terms
book value
market value

sulphur
corporate brochure
kerosene

feed
logistics (oil logistics services) ( )

special duties
charterer
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
freight index
weighted average cost of capital
board of directors
Learning & Development Council
Sulphur Storage and Handling
Facility
Divided Zone Group (DZG)
power station


retail site
petrol station
booster station
gas booster station
output
stock
inventory (oil stock) /
strategic stock (available
anytime/day for emergency)
residue
input
production facilities
production phase
due diligence
midstream
Single Buoy Mooring
export terminal
bunker barge
Petroleum Training Centre
cost centre
gathering centre
high-ow refuellers
depot
fuel depot
seismic survey
distillate
middle distillates
Kuwait Project
Advanced Control System
Application (Mina Al-Ahmadi ( )
renery)
capital project


Conveyor Belt Revamp Project

joint venture
Residual Gases Processing Unit
(Shuaiba Renery) ()
manifold (main manifold) ( )
working capital
resource (natural resource) ( )
energy resource
capital expenditures (Capex)
renery
Al-Shuaiba Renery
Mina Al-Ahmadi renery
Mina Abdulla renery
interest (oil interest) ( )
Acid Degassing Plant
Liqueed Petroleum Gas Plant
(LPG)
Gas Filling Plant
blending plant
lube oil blending plant
hydrant pumps
electrical submersible pump (ESP)
on-specication
Mutribah (well) ( )
recovery factor (from oilwell)
average annual production
throughput
production cost rate
hurdle rate
Gas Oil Ratio /
China Ofce


Pakistan Liason Ofce
Singapore Ofce
Tokyo Ofce
Mumbai Ofce
Houston Ofce
Washington D.C. Ofce
reservoir (oil reservoir)
property
air emission
Minagish (well) ( )
product
petroleum product
by-product
preliminary column bottom
preliminary petroleum products
International Energy Forum
organisation
World Trade Organisation (WTO)
catalyst
hydrocarbon resources
budget
specications (product ( )
specications)
hydrocarbon resource
balance sheet
loading port

Deputy Managing Director (DMD)
Deputy Chairman & Chief
Executive Ofcer
naphtha


carrier
single-hull tanker
AL Badiyah (KOTC product carrier) ( )
Al Tahreer (KOTC crude carrier) ( )
Al Deerah (KOTC product carrier) ( )
Sedra (KOTC product carrier) ( )
dry cargo carrier
Al Shegaya (KOTC crude carrier) ( )
Al Shuhadaa (KOTC crude carrier) ( )
Al Salheia (KOTC crude carrier) ( )
Al Samidoon (KOTC crude carrier) ( )
Al Sabiyah (KOTC product carrier) ( )
Arabiyah (KOTC product carrier) ( )
Al Awdah (KOTC crude carrier) ( )
gas tanker
Al Funtas (KOTC product carrier) ( )
Al Kuwaitiah (KOTC product ( )
carrier)
Al Maqwa (KOTC product carrier) ( )
Gas Al Ahmadi (KOTC gas carrier)
Gas Al Burgan (KOTC gas carrier)
Gas Al Gurain (KOTC gas carrier)
Gas Al Mutlaa (KOTC gas carrier)
Gas Al Minagish (KOTC gas
carrier)
Kazimah (KOTC crude carrier) ( )
Keefan (KOTC product carrier) ( )
double-bodied tanker
petroleum product tanker
Naft 1 (KOTC product carrier) ( )
very large tanker
Hadiyah (KOTC product carrier)


Warbah (KOTC product carrier) ( )
activity
scope of work
Built, Operate and Transfer
(B.O.T.)
oil
Kuwait Crude Oil
crude oil
Neutral Zone Crude Oil (offshore
wells- Khafji and Hout)
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
Workers Trade Union
culture (ofce culture) ( )
geological model

unit
sulphur recovery unit
polyethylene unit
vacuum rerun unit
hydrocracking unit
uid catalytic cracking unit
styrene unit
delayed coker unit
ethylene glycol production unit
desulphurisation unit
atmospheric residue /
desulphurisation unit
hydrogen production unit
merox Unit
uniner unit


gas scrubber (unit: removes
impurities before reaching power
stations)
distillation unit
crude oil distillation unit
ethane cracking unit
naphtha fractionation unit
H(Heavy)-oil unit
naptha treatment unit
treating facility/unit
gasoil processing unit
broker
bunker fuel
motor gasoline (mogas) ( )
jet fuel
Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK)
or Jet A-1
Q8 Oils

renery margin
margin
hydrocarbon
structure


granular urea
prill urea