A glossary of common terms and abbreviations used in the industry, with links to more in-depth articles on key words
E10 - gasoline blended with 10% ethanol by volume to form a finished gasoline that con be used in a conventional vehicle but still use some renewable fuel
E15 - gasoline that is blended with up to 15% ethanol by volume to form a finished gasoline that con be used in a conventional vehicle but still use some renewable fuel
E70 - gasoline blended with 70% ethanol by volume to form a finished gasoline
E85 - gasoline blended with 85% ethanol by volume to form a finished gasoline
E&P - the part of the petroleum value chain focused on finding, developing and producing crude oil
EA blend (crude) - a medium, sweet crude grade produced in Nigeria
Eagleford Basin - a major crude production area in South Texas in the US
Eagleford (crude) - a light, sweet crude grade produced in South Texas, in the US
Ebulated bed - (EB) a bed of catalyst that is expanded by vapor and liquid flowing through it
E-fuels - renewable liquid fuels produced from renewable power
Egina (crude) - a heavy, sweet crude grade produced in Nigeria
Ekofisk (crude) - a light, sweet crude grade produced in Norway
E-methanol - methanol produced from green hydrogen (from renewable power) and captured CO2
EIA - (Energy information administration) an agency in the US Department of Energy that is responsible for gathering and publishing data on the US energy sector
EN590 - an agency in the US Department of Energy that is responsible for gathering and publishing data on the US energy sector
Enbridge (pipeline) - a major crude pipeline system that primarily moves Western Canadian crude into the US Midwest market
Enfield (crude) - a light, sweet crude grade produced in Australia
End point - (EP) the temperature at which 100% of a distillation fraction has evaporated when distilled
Endothermic - reactions and processes that require the input of energy (heat) for the reaction to take place
Energy content - the typical amount of usuable energy released when a hydrocarbon is burned
Energy Information Agency - (EIA) an agency in the US Department of Energy that is responsible for gathering and publishing data on the US energy sector
Environmental protection agency - (EPA) the government agency in the US responsible for environmental policy and regulation
EP - (End point) the temperature at which 100% of a distillation fraction has evaporated when distilled
EPA - (Environmental protection agency) the government agency in the US responsible for environmental policy and regulation
EPC - (Engineering procurement construction) the steps of developing a major capital project and the industry/companies who provide these steps as a service
Erha (crude) - a medium, sweet crude grade produced in Nigeria
Es Sider (crude) - a light, sweet crude grade produced in Libya
Escalante (crude) - a heavy, crude grade produced in Argentina
Escravos (crude) - a medium, crude grade produced in Nigeria
ESPO (crude) - a medium, sweet crude grade produced in Russia
ETBE - (Ethyl-tertiarybutyl-ether) an oxygenate used as a gasoline blend stock to add octane
Ethane - (C2)a simple hydrocarbon with 2 carbons and 6 hydrogens
Ethanol - (EtOH) a non-refinery based hydrocarbon that is used as a gasoline blend stock
Ethylene - (C2=) an olefin with two carbon atoms
Ethylene cracker - a petrochemical plant that cracks light hydrocarbons such as ethane, propane and light naphtha to produce ethylene
EtOH - (Ethanol) a non-refinery based hydrocarbon that is used as a gasoline blend stock
Eugene island (crude) - a medim, sour crude grade produced in the US
Exothermic - reactions or processes that emit energy (heat) during reaction making them net generators of energy
Exploration and production - (E&P) the part of the petroleum value chain focused on finding, developing and producing crude oil
Explorer (pipeline) - one of the major refined product pipelines that moves gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from the US Gulf Coast to the US Midwest market
Export netback - a common price setting mechanism in which the price of a commodity is set in one place based on the value of the commodity in the market it is being sent to, minus the cost to move it to that market