● DBM: Design Basis Memorandum
● DBT: Design Basis Testing
● DCIS: Document Information Management System
● DCU: Delayed Coker Unit
● DIAND: Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
● DCS: Distributed Control System
● DMS: Document Mangement System
● DRU: Diluent Recovery Unit
● DRU: Gas Recovery Unit

● EIT's: Economies in Transition
● EPLWG: End of Pit Lake Group
● ERT's: Expert Review Teams
● EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment
● Extraction: The process of separating the bitumen from the oil sands
● E&I: Electrical& Instrumentation
● EA: Environmental Affairs
● EDS: Engineering Design Specification
● EH&S: Environment, Health and Safety
● EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment
● ELTIP: Employee Long Term Incentive Plan
● EOC: Emergency Operations Centre
● EOR: Enhanced Oil Recovery
● EPC (M): Engineering, Procurement, Construction (Management)
● EPI's: Environmental Performance Indicators
● ES: Energy Services
● ESD: Emergency Services Department
● ESP: Electronic precipitators
● ET: Extraction Train
● ETS: Enhanced Thermal Solvent
● EUB: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (See AEUB)
● EXT: Extraction

● FHS: Oil Sands CT Water and Fish Health and Fish Tainting Study
● FMHP: Fort McKay Health Project
● FMP: Furbearer Monitoring Program
● FMA: Forest Management Agreement
● FAT: Factory Acceptance Test
● FCS: Facilities Connection Service
● FGD: Flue Gas Desulphurization
● FGR: Flare Gas Recovery
● FMA: Forestry Management Area
● FOTA: Friends of the Athabasca
● FPE: Fixed Plant Expansion
● FTPH: Final Tailings Pump House
● FT: Gas turbines

● GDP: Gross Domestic Product
● GOWN: Groundwater Observation Well Network
● GHG: Greenhouse gas

● HFC's: Hydro fluorocarbons
● HN&NM: Hydrometric Network and Meteorological Network
● Heavy Oil: Dense, viscous oil, with a high proportion of bitumen, which is difficult to
extract with conventional techniques and is more costly to refine
● H: Hydrogen
● H2S: Hydrogen Sulphide
● HAZOP: Hazard and Operability Study
● HCAL: Hydrocyclone Calibration
● HLCP: Hydrocarbon Liquids Conservation Project
● HRSD&CA: Human Resource Sustainable Development & Community Affairs
● HS&E: Health, Safety & Environment
● HT: Hydro Transport
● HVP: High Vapor Pressure
● HWP: Hot Water Process

● IET: International Emissions Trading
● In-situ: In its original place; in position; in-situ recovery refers to various methods used
to recover deeply buried bitumen deposits, including steam injection, solvent injection
and firefloods
● IFN: In-stream Flow Needs
● IFR: Issued for Review