A large valve at the top of a well that may be closed if the drilling crew loses control of formation fluids. By closing this valve (usually operated remotely via hydraulic actuators), the drilling cr [..]

1948, shortening of bebop or rebop; as a verb, "play bop music, play (a song) in a bop style," from 1948. It soon came to mean "do any sort of dance to pop music" (1956). Related: [..]

See bebop.

Balance of payments.

An abbreviated form of bebop.

Balance of Payments

See Business Owners Policy.

See blow-out preventers

BOP is the abbreviation for Federal Bureau of Prisons . It is a federal law enforcement agency subdivision of the United States Department of Justice and is responsible for the administration of the f [..]

(n) the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes(n) an [..]

Balance of Payments

The balance of plant in a fuel cell system is the auxiliary equipment required to ensure the fuel cell operates as a reliable power source. This may include fuel reformers and pumps, for example.

An Abbreviation for Blowout Preventer.

Basic Oxygen Process

- see Broken, Orange & Pekoe

Bureau of Prisons

Balance of Payments

A package insurance policy that is made up of multiple lines or types of insurance. A BOP usually includes property and general liability insurance.

Business Owners’ Policy

    Breach of Peace

To kill

to punch or hit BRACE

Short for "bind on pickup" - a term popularized by World of Warcraft. This term refers to items that become soulbound to the player after it has been picked up from a monster. In other words [..]

Balance of Payments

Battery, Oil and Paint Recycling Center

Blowout preventer

Abbreviation for Blowout Preventer

An assembly of heavy-duty valves attached to the top of a well casing to control pressure.

Blowout preventer: An arrangement of valves installed at the wellhead to prevent the sudden escape of reservoir and hydrocarbon pressure during drilling completion operations. Blowout preventers on la [..]

  Blow out Preventer CCS  Carbon Capture Storage

balance of payments

Base of the Pyramid. The term describes groups of people in emerging markets who earn less than $3,000 a year (2002 purchasing power parity).

Balance of Payments