There are hundreds of acronyms in offshore engineering literature and practice. Below is a list of the most frequently used acronyms. See also oil and gas acronyms and dredging acronyms.
AHTS | Anchor Handling Tug Supply (vessel) |
BFS | Bottom Founded Structures |
BLS | Buoyant Leg Structures |
BOE | Barrels of Oil Equivalent |
BOPD | Barrels of Oil Per Day |
BWPP | Drilling Wellhead Processing Platform |
DSS | Drilling Semi-Sumersible |
ERRV | Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel |
ERRV | Emergency Rescue and Recovery Vessel |
FOS | Floating Offshore Structure |
FPF | Floading Production Facility |
FPO | Floating Production Operation |
FPS | Floating Production System |
FPSO | Floating Production Storage and Offloading |
FRU | Floating Regasification Unit |
FSO | Floating Storage and Offloadiong |
FSRU | Floating Storage and Regasification Vessel |
GBS | Gravity Base Structures |
GoM | Gulf of Mexico |
HLCV | Heavy-Lift Crane Vessel |
LWIV | Light Well Intervention |
MODU | Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit |
MSV | Multi-Service Vessel |
NDE | Non-Destructive Engineering |
PLEM | PipeLine End Manifold |
PSV | Platform Supply Vessel |
SBM | Single Buoy Mooring |
SCR | Steel Catenary |
SPM | Single Point Mooring |
SRV | Shuttle Regasifigation Vessel |
SS | Subsea System |
SSCV | Semi-Submersible Crane Vessel |
TBT | Tethered Buoyant Towers |
TLP | Tension Leg Platform |
TTR | Top Tension Riser |