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Atoll Oil and Gas Field

Atoll is an offshore natural gas and condensate field in Egypt's Mediterranean Sea, discovered by BP in 2015 and brought onstream in February 2018, with reserves of about 1.5 trillion cubic feet.

Atomic Age

The Atomic Age, also called the Nuclear Age, is the historical period that began with the first controlled nuclear chain reaction in 1942 and the atomic bombings of Japan in 1945.

Atomic Energy Act of 1954

The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is the fundamental United States law governing civilian and military uses of nuclear materials, replacing the 1946 Act and enabling commercial nuclear power.

Atomic Energy Control Board

The Atomic Energy Control Board was Canada's federal nuclear regulator from 1946 to 2000, overseeing nuclear energy and materials before becoming the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) is a federal Crown corporation created in 1952 that develops nuclear technology, manages radioactive waste, and owns the CANDU reactor design.

Atomic Energy Regulatory Board

The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) is India's regulator for nuclear and radiation safety, constituted in 1983 under the Atomic Energy Act and based in Mumbai.

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.

Attachie

Attachie is a condensate-rich natural gas field in the Montney formation of northeast British Columbia, operated by ARC Resources, whose Phase I plant began producing in 2024.

Attahadi Oil and Gas Field

The Attahadi Oil and Gas Field, also spelled Attahaddy and formerly called Areada, is a giant onshore gas-condensate field in Libya's Sirte Basin, discovered in 1964.

Attentive Energy

Attentive Energy was an offshore wind project off New Jersey and New York won by TotalEnergies in 2022 and canceled by the Interior Department in 2026.

Attero

Attero is the name of two unrelated companies: Attero B.V., the Dutch market leader in biowaste based in Wilp, and Attero Recycling, an Indian e-waste and battery recycler.

Atucha nuclear power plant

The Atucha nuclear power plant (Central Nuclear Atucha) is a two-reactor complex at Lima, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, where Atucha I became Latin America's first nuclear plant in 1974.

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.

Audible noise (transmission lines)

Audible noise from transmission lines is sound from corona discharge on energized conductors, worst in wet weather, with a broadband crackle and a low 120 Hz hum.

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.

Aulton New Energy (奥动新能源)

Aulton New Energy (奥动新能源) is a Chinese battery-swapping company headquartered in Guangzhou, founded in 2016, operating swap stations for electric taxis and ride-hailing fleets and seeking a Hong Kong IPO.

Ausgrid

Ausgrid is an Australian electricity distribution network service provider supplying about 1.8 million customers across Sydney, the Central Coast, and the Hunter Valley in New South Wales since 2011.

Austin Energy

Austin Energy is the municipally owned electric utility of the City of Austin, Texas, established in 1895 and known for renewables, which make up about half its generation mix.

Australia Pacific LNG Terminal

The Australia Pacific LNG terminal is a two-train LNG export facility on Curtis Island near Gladstone, Queensland, exporting coal seam gas to Asia since January 2016.

Australian Energy Market Operator

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) is Australia's independent operator of the National Electricity Market and gas markets, established in 2009 and operating Western Australia's system since 2015.

Australian Energy Regulator

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) regulates Australia's electricity and gas networks and monitors wholesale and retail markets nationwide except Western Australia, having begun operations in 2005.

Australian Renewable Energy Agency

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is an Australian Government statutory agency, established on 1 July 2012, that funds renewable energy projects, supporting more than 850 projects with over $5 billion in grants.

Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection

The Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (Autoriteit Nucleaire Veiligheid en Stralingsbescherming, ANVS) is the independent Dutch regulator for nuclear safety and radiation protection.

Autogas

Autogas, also known as propane autogas, is liquefied petroleum gas, mostly propane and butane, used as a fuel for internal combustion engine vehicles, with around 30 million vehicles on the road worldwide.

Autoignition temperature

The autoignition temperature, also called the kindling point or self-ignition temperature, is the lowest temperature at which a material ignites in air without a spark or flame.

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.

Automatic depressurization system

The automatic depressurization system (ADS) is a boiling water reactor emergency core cooling system that vents steam through relief valves, lowering pressure so low-pressure cooling can inject.

Automatic Fuel Adjustment

Automatic Fuel Adjustment (AFA) is a monthly electricity tariff adjustment in Peninsular Malaysia that passes fuel cost changes to consumers as a surcharge or rebate, effective 1 July 2025.

Automatic generation control

Automatic generation control (AGC), also called load frequency control, is the secondary control layer of a power grid that adjusts generator setpoints to restore frequency and hold tie-line schedules.