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Abo oil field

The Abo oil field is a deepwater oil field in the western Niger Delta, offshore Nigeria, first in Nigerian deep waters to start production, in April 2003.

Aboitiz Power

Aboitiz Power Corporation is a Philippine holding company for power generation, distribution, and retail electricity supply, incorporated in 1998 and listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange since 2007.

Abqaiq

Abqaiq (بقيق) is a Saudi Arabian oil field in the Eastern Province, discovered in 1940, whose Aramco processing complex is the largest in the world.

Abqaiq oil field

The Abqaiq oil field is an onshore oil field in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, discovered in 1940 and operated by Saudi Aramco, home to the world's largest crude stabilizer.

Abqaiq-Yanbu NGL pipeline

The Abqaiq-Yanbu NGL pipeline, also called the East-West NGL pipeline, is a 1,170-kilometer Saudi pipeline carrying natural gas liquids from Abqaiq to Yanbu on the Red Sea.

Abreu e Lima Refinery

The Abreu e Lima Refinery (Refinaria Abreu e Lima, RNEST) is a Petrobras oil refinery in Ipojuca, Pernambuco, Brazil, producing diesel for northern and northeastern Brazil since 2014.

Absheron Gas Field

The Absheron gas field is an offshore gas and condensate field about 100 km southeast of Baku in the Caspian Sea, developed by TotalEnergies, SOCAR, and XRG since 2023.

Absorbent glass mat battery

An absorbent glass mat (AGM) battery is a sealed lead-acid battery in which a glass-fiber mat absorbs all the electrolyte, so it never leaks, spills, or needs water added.

Abteymour oil field

The Abteymour oil field is an onshore oil field in Khuzestan, southwestern Iran, near Ahvaz, owned by the National Iranian Oil Company and producing heavy oil since 1991.

Abu Al Bukhoosh oil field

Abu Al Bukhoosh (ابو البخوش) is an offshore oil and gas field in Abu Dhabi waters of the Persian Gulf, discovered in 1969 and producing since 1974.

Abu Attifel Oil and Gas Field

Abu Attifel, also written Bu Attifel, is a giant onshore oil field in Libya's Sirte basin, discovered by Agip and onstream since 1972, operated by Mellitah Oil & Gas.

Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline

The Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline, also called the Habshan–Fujairah pipeline, is a 406-kilometer pipeline carrying Abu Dhabi crude to Fujairah, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, inaugurated in 2012.

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, known as TAQA (Arabic for energy), is a state-controlled Abu Dhabi power and water utility founded in 2005 with assets in 26 countries.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (شركة أبوظبي الوطنية للنفط)

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is the state-owned energy company of Abu Dhabi, founded in 1971, with oil production capacity of about 4.85 million barrels per day.

Abu El Gharadig Oil and Gas Field

Abu El Gharadig is an oil and gas field in Egypt's Western Desert, about 260 km west of Cairo, discovered in 1969 and producing since 1973.

Abu Gharb Oil Field

Abu Gharb Oil Field (ابو غرب), commonly spelled Abu Ghirab, is an onshore oil field in Missan governorate, southeastern Iraq, near the Iranian border; production began in 1976.

Abu Qir Gas Field

The Abu Qir gas field is an offshore gas and condensate field in Abu Qir Bay, Egypt, the country's first offshore gas field, discovered in 1969.

Abu Sa`fah Oil Field

Abu Safah (حقل أبو سعفة) is a super-giant offshore oil field in the Arabian Gulf, shared equally by Saudi Arabia and Bahrain since production began in 1966.

Abuzar Oil Field

Abuzar Oil Field, also written Abouzar and known in Iran as Ardeshir, is an offshore oil field in the Persian Gulf northwest of Kharg Island, Iran.

AC power plugs and sockets

AC power plugs and sockets are connectors that link appliances to the AC mains supply, with plug types A through O defined by national standards.

AC power plugs and sockets: British and related types

The British plug and socket system, standardized as BS 1363 and known as Type G, is the 13-ampere, fused, three-pin plug system used in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Acadia energy center

Acadia Energy Center, also called Acadia Power Station, is a gas-fired combined-cycle power plant near Eunice, Louisiana, operating since 2002 with two 580-megawatt power blocks.

Acadian Gas Pipeline System

The Acadian Gas Pipeline System is a Louisiana natural gas pipeline system owned by Enterprise Products Partners, serving Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and the Mississippi River corridor.

Acajutla FSRU

The Acajutla FSRU, the vessel BW Tatiana, is El Salvador's first floating storage and regasification unit, moored off Acajutla to supply the 378 MW Energía del Pacífico power plant.

Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment

Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) is an Ofgem framework, introduced in December 2022, that fast-tracks funding for 26 strategic onshore transmission projects supporting 50GW of offshore generation by 2030.

Access Pipeline

Access Pipeline, formally the Key Access Pipeline System (KAPS), is a 575 km NGL and condensate pipeline in Alberta operated by Keyera, moving Montney and Duvernay production to Fort Saskatchewan.

Acciona Energía

Acciona Energía (Corporación ACCIONA Energía Renovables S.A.) is a Spanish renewable-energy company, majority owned by ACCIONA, with 14,699 MW of installed capacity across 22 countries.

ACEA (utility)

Acea S.p.A. is an Italian multiutility headquartered in Rome, controlled by Roma Capitale and listed in Milan since 1999, Italy's top water operator serving about 10 million people.

Acid Rain Program

The Acid Rain Program is an EPA program under the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments that cut sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plants using cap and trade.

Acidizing

Acidizing is a well-stimulation technique that pumps acid, usually hydrochloric acid, into a well or reservoir formation to dissolve flow-restricting material and improve production, first patented in 1896.