Glossary

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AEMO	Australian Energy Market Operator
AEMC	Australian Energy Market Commission
AER	Australian Energy Regulator
APPEA	Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association
ATO	Australian Taxation Office
bbl	The standard unit of measurement for oil production and sales
CCS	Carbon capture and storage
DEWHA	Commonwealth Department of Environment, Water and Heritage
DIAC	Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Citizenship
DFAT	Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
Downstream	Refers to all petroleum operations after delivery of crude oil or gas from processing plant
DPI	Victorian Department of Primary Industries
DRET	Commonwealth Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
ERD	Earth Resources Division, DPI
ESC	Essential Services Commission
ESV	Energy Safe Victoria
ETA	Electronic Travel Authority
FIRB	Foreign Investment Review Board
FPSO	Floating production storage and off take (offloading) vessel
GA	Geoscience Australia
GHG	Greenhouse Gas
GJ	Gigajoule (10⁹) is equal to one billion joules
GL	Gigalitre (10⁹) one billion litres
Gm³	Giga cubic metres
GST	Goods and Services Tax
GSV	GeoScience Victoria, Division of DPI
MCE	Ministerial Council for Energy
m³	Cubic metre
Mbbl	Million barrels
MMscf	Million standard cubic feet
MMscm	Million standard cubic metre
NGMBB	National Gas Market Bulletin Board
NT	Native Title
PJ	A petajoule (1015) is equal to one million gigajoules.
PRRT	Petroleum Resources Rent Tax
Terajoule	A terajoule is equal to one thousand GJ

Conversion Table

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