The list of petroleum acronyms and abbreviations.

All petroleum related acronyms and abbreviations.

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NASA:
Non Active Side Arm(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oilfield)
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NFI:
No Further Investment(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oilfield)
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NGL:
Natural Gas Liquids(Environment, Oil exploration, Petroleum)
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NHPV:
Net Hydrocarbon Pore Volume(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oilfield)
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NPSH:
Net Positive Suction Head(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oilfield)
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NRV:
Non Return Valve(Oil exploration, Petroleum, Oilfield)
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NTHF:
Non-Toxic High Flash(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oilfield)
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NTU:
Nephelometric Turbidity Unit(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oilfield)
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OBM:
Oil-Based Mud(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oilfield)
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OCTG:
Oil Country Tubular Goods(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oilfield)
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OD:
Outer Diameter(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Paper printing)
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ODT:
Oil Down To(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oilfield)
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OIM:
Offshore Installation Manager(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oilfield)
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OOE:
Offshore Operation Engineer(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oilfield)
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OTL:
Operations Team Leader(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oilfield)
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OWC:
Oil/Water Contact(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oil field)
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PBR:
Polished-Bore Receptacle(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oil field)
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PBTD:
Plug Back Total Depth(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oilfield)
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PBU:
Pressure Build Up(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oilfield)
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PDC:
Polycrystalline Diamond Composite(Petroleum, Oil exploration, Oilfield)
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