Glossary
Glossary
This glossary more specifically relates to oil and gas exploration and production terms.
- Naphta:
- An oil distillate. Naphta is an intermediate product between gasoline and kerosene. It is known as a light product because of the low molecular weight of the hydrocarbons making it up.
- Natura 2000:
- a European network of protected natural areas intended primarily to help sustain biodiversity (see this term) in the European Union.
- Neutrino:
- An electrically neutral particle whose mass is assumed to be zero.
- Neutron:
- A particle of neutral electric charge, made up of three quarks. A neutron is one component of the nucleus of an atom.
- Nitrogen (symbol N):
- Simple nonmetallic element that constitutes nearly four fifths of the air by volume. Nitrogen is one of the chief elements required by plant and animals for their nourishment.
