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Report of the Terra Nova Development Project Environmental Assessment Panel

Appendix G: Abbreviations

Abbreviation Definition
The Accord Acts Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Acts
AES Atmospheric Environment Service
The Board Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board
CASP Canadian Atlantic Storms Program
C-CORE The Centre for Cold Oceans Resources Engineering
COADS Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set
EARP Environmental Assessment and Review Process
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
ERICA Experiment on Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones over the Atlantic
FPSO Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel
GALE Genesis of Atlantic-Lows Experiment
GBS Gravity Base Structure
IBEW International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IIP International Ice Patrol
MAST Marine Statistics System
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
NOIA Newfoundland Ocean Industries Association
NORDCO Newfoundland Ocean Research and Development Corporation
OBM Oil-based muds
ODC Newfoundland and Labrador Oil Development Allied Trades Council
OIM Offshore Installations Manager
PAL Provincial Airlines Ltd.
PERD Panel on Energy Research and Development
ROV Remote operated vehicles
UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development