Energy Industry Terminology

noun a unit of measure for weight equivalent to 100 grams

adjective pertaining to Nigeria or its people or culture

• The NG tube was inserted to provide nutrition to the patient.
• I heard they had to put in an NG tube to feed him.
• They had to stick a NG tube down his throat to give him food.
• The NG tube of information flowed freely among the research team.

noun a company or organization that provides a service to the public, such as electricity, water, or transportation

adjective relating to or provided by a public utility

• The public utility company is responsible for providing essential services to the community.
• The public utility here is pretty reliable, so we rarely experience power outages.
• I heard the public utility rates are going up again, that's such a rip-off.
• In a world where kindness is a public utility, we would all be better off.

noun a person or company that engages in hydraulic fracturing, a method of extracting natural gas or oil from underground rock formations

• The fracker drilled into the ground to extract natural gas.
• I heard that fracker is causing some environmental damage in the area.
• That fracker is always looking for new sources of oil.
• She's a real fracker when it comes to negotiating deals.