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 |