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Athabasca Oil Sands Project
The Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP) is an oil sands operation in northern Alberta combining the Muskeg River and Jackpine mines with the Scotford Upgrader, producing about 328,000 barrels daily.
Atmospheric distillation
Atmospheric distillation is the first step in every petroleum refinery, heating crude oil to about 600 to 750 degrees Fahrenheit in a tall column to separate it into naphtha, kerosene, gas oil, and residue.
Atrush Oil and Gas Field
The Atrush Oil and Gas Field is an onshore oil field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 85 km northwest of Erbil, discovered in 2011.
Aubrey McClendon
Aubrey Kerr McClendon (1959–2016) was an American energy executive who co-founded Chesapeake Energy in Oklahoma City in 1989 and built it into the second-largest US natural gas producer during the shale boom.
Auca Oil and Gas Field
The Auca oil and gas field is an onshore oil field in the Oriente basin of Ecuador, discovered in 1970, owned by EP Petroecuador, and operated by Shaya Ecuador.
Augila-Nafoora Oil Field
Augila-Nafoora, also written Nafoora-Augila or Nafoura, is a giant onshore oil field in the eastern Sirte Basin of Libya that peaked at over 380,000 barrels per day in 1969.
Automated drilling
Automated drilling is the use of control systems, software, and downhole tools to drill oil and gas wells with reduced manual intervention, spanning guidance, driller-approved decisions, and autonomy.
Azadegan Field
Azadegan Field is a giant onshore oil field in Khuzestan province, southwest Iran, near the Iraqi border, discovered in 1998 and split into North and South Azadegan.
Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli
Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli (ACG) is a complex of three offshore oil fields in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea, about 100 km east of Baku, operated by BP.
Azule Energy
Azule Energy is a 50/50 joint venture of BP and Eni formed in 2022, combining the companies' Angolan oil and gas businesses with its headquarters in Luanda, Angola.
Bab Oil and Gas Field
The Bab Oil and Gas Field is an onshore field in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, site of the country's first commercial oil discovery in 1960, operated by ADNOC Onshore.
Bacalhau Field
Bacalhau is a giant pre-salt oil field in Brazil's Santos Basin, operated by Equinor, discovered by Petrobras in 2012 and producing since 15 October 2025 through the FPSO Bacalhau.
Bạch Hổ Field
The Bạch Hổ Field (mỏ Bạch Hổ, "White Tiger") is Vietnam's largest offshore oil field, discovered in 1984 and operated by the Vietsovpetro joint venture.
Bachaquero Oil Field
The Bachaquero Oil Field is a heavy-oil field on the eastern shore of Lake Maracaibo in Zulia, Venezuela, discovered by Shell in 1930 and operated since 2012 through the Petrozamora joint venture.
Bai Hassan Oil Field
Bai Hassan Oil Field (باي حسن) is an onshore oil field in northern Iraq near Kirkuk, discovered in 1953, producing since 1960, and operated by the North Oil Company.
Baiji Thermal power station
Baiji Thermal power station (محطة كهرباء بيجي الحرارية) is a mothballed fuel-oil-fired power plant in Baiji, Iraq, commissioned in 1983 with a 1,320 MW capacity.
Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes is an American energy technology company headquartered in Houston, Texas, formed in 2017 when GE's oil and gas business combined with Baker Hughes Incorporated.
Balakhany
Balakhany (Balaxanı) is an oil field on the Absheron Peninsula of Azerbaijan, about 12 km northeast of Baku, and part of the Balakhany–Sabunchu–Ramana field producing since 1871.
Balder (oil field)
Balder is an oil field in the central North Sea on the Norwegian shelf, the first hydrocarbon discovery there in 1967, producing since 1999 and operated by Vår Energi.
Balder Oil and Gas Field
Balder is an oil and gas field in the central Norwegian North Sea, whose discovery well proved the first hydrocarbons on the Norwegian continental shelf in 1967.
Baleia Azul Oil and Gas Field
Baleia Azul, Portuguese for Blue Whale, is an offshore oil and gas field in the northern Campos Basin off Espírito Santo, Brazil, discovered in 2004 and produced from 2012.
Baleia Franca Oil and Gas Field
Baleia Franca was an offshore oil field in the Campos Basin, about 85 km off Anchieta, Espírito Santo, Brazil, with pre-salt production from 2010 to 2019.
Baleine (oil field)
Baleine is a deepwater oil and gas field in blocks CI-101 and CI-802, offshore Côte d'Ivoire, discovered by Eni in September 2021 and producing since August 2023.
Ballymore (oil field)
Ballymore is a Chevron-operated deepwater oil field in the Gulf of Mexico, producing from the Jurassic Norphlet Formation as a subsea tieback to the Blind Faith platform since April 2025.
Baltic Exchange Clean Tanker Index
The Baltic Exchange Clean Tanker Index (BCTI) is a daily freight index tracking spot rates for shipping refined products like gasoline and diesel on clean tanker routes.
Baltic Exchange Dirty Tanker Index
The Baltic Exchange Dirty Tanker Index (BDTI) is a daily index of spot freight rates for tankers carrying crude oil, published since 2001 and used to settle freight derivatives.
Bandurria Field
Bandurria Sur is a shale oil and gas block in Argentina's Vaca Muerta formation, operated by YPF and among the Neuquén Basin's most productive areas.
Bandurria Sur Oil and Gas Field
Bandurria Sur is a shale oil and gas block in the Vaca Muerta formation, Neuquén, Argentina, operated by YPF under a 35-year concession granted in 2015.
Banga Kayo Oil and Gas Field
Banga Kayo is an onshore oil and gas field in the Republic of the Congo, near Pointe-Noire, discovered in 2013 and operated by Wing Wah.
Banyen Oil Field
The Banyen Oil Field, also written Ban Yen, is an offshore oil field in the northern Gulf of Thailand producing light sweet crude since August 2008.