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Sour gas is natural gas which contains lethal hydrogen sulfide, and must be purified before being injected into a pipeline. Sweet gas is gas found in its natural state which does not need to be purified to remove sulfur-bearing compounds.
Industry:Energy
A trend following momentum indicator that maps the difference between two exponential moving averages, the 26 and 12-day. A nine-day exponential moving average is plotted on top of this as a 'signal' line to show buy/sell opportunities.
Industry:Energy
A theory developed by Ralph Elliott that prices move in a main five-wave trend followed by a corrective three- wave trend, the extent and scope of which are governed by certain commonly seen ratios.
Industry:Energy
All activities or programs undertaken by an electricity system or consumers to influence the amount and timing of electricity use.
Industry:Energy
Traders are said to be short when they have contracted to sell more than they contracted to buy.
Industry:Energy
The formation of a heavier nucleus from two lighter ones (usually hydrogen isotopes) with the attendant release of a large amount of energy.
Industry:Energy
An arbitrage transaction involving the simultaneous purchase of a cash commodity with borrowed money and the sale of the appropriate futures contract.
Industry:Energy
The process of purifying metal ingots which are suspended as anodes in an electrolytic bath, alternated with refined sheets of the same metal, which acts as starters or cathodes.
Industry:Energy
Documentation legally demonstrating a cargo has been loaded. The bill of lading is signed by the captain of the ship and the contract supplier. Abbreviated as B/L.
Industry:Energy
