- Branche: Energy
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The American Gas Association represents local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States.
Process of utilizing heat which must be rejected in one part of the cycle to perform a useful function in another part of the cycle.
Industry:Energy
The equivalent of one horsepower expended for one hour. One horsepower hour equals 1,979,980 foot-pounds.
Industry:Energy
The reduction in volume of natural gas resulting from the removal of the natural gas liquid constituents of natural gas at extraction plants. See SHRINKAGE, NATURAL GAS.
Industry:Energy
A common market point, generally located at the terminus of a pipeline's production area. Under a Pooling Point transportation arrangement, the shipper is responsible for ensuring that the total nominations of gas received at the pooling point are in balance with the amounts received into the main stream. Volumes are then transported downstream under corresponding transportation arrangements. Such arrangements are designed to increase the receipt point flexibility of the shipper. Also referred to as telescoping points or headstations.
Industry:Energy
A manual valve, usually with stops, which can be set to limit the gas flow to the maximum required input to the burner or burners.
Industry:Energy
A share in the mineral interest which is without operating burdens. Close to royalty interest.
Industry:Energy
An exhaust-type fan used to draw flue gases through the superheater, economizer, air heater and precipitator.
Industry:Energy
Gas that can not be economically produced using current technology.
Industry:Energy
Process whereby saturated hydrocarbons from natural gas are separated into distinct parts of propane, butane, ethane, etc.
Industry:Energy
