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Peter Roberts, A Dictionary of Oil & Gas Industry Terms

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Vincent
Pages129-130
DOI10.3366/gels.2020.0012
Date01 February 2020
Published date01 February 2020

The most recent dictionary of oil and gas industry terms was written by Peter Roberts, with assistance from the Energy Institute, and published in January 2019 by Oxford University Press. The author, Peter Roberts is a leading expert in oil and energy topics and has written highly specialized books in the field, including Petroleum Contracts in 2016 by Oxford Press, Oil & Gas Contracts: Principles and Practice in 2016 by Sweet & Maxwell and has been the editor of well-known international energy and petroleum law journals.

This updated and useful dictionary has a straightforward name: A Dictionary of Oil & Gas Industry terms and, in keeping with its title, provides an extensive range of definitions through an A-Z list of the most commonly used international, legal, technical and financial words, phrases and acronyms in the industry. The book, to achieve its aim as a dictionary, is divided into three main sections: abbreviations and acronyms, terms and phrases and a variety of appendices with a broad explanation of essential technical terms used in the petroleum and gas industry. The list of abbreviations and acronyms introduce some of the terms, which later are described in the defined terminology.

The author has been ambitious in seeking to offer a concise explanation of important oil and gas industry terms, and the dictionary demonstrates his success in doing so. The definitions provided are eloquent and understandable. The dictionary uses synonyms and sometimes antonyms or contrasting words to illustrate and connect related terminology. The use of see also, and the reference to useful websites for further information are constant. Thus, the book effectively fit for purpose.

Providing easily comprehensible definitions of significant and multidisciplinary terms and concepts is...

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