| AGA | American Gas Association |
| BCF | Billion cubic feet of gas |
| DNR | Louisiana Department of Natural Resources |
| DOE | U.S. Department of Energy |
| DOI | U.S. Department of the Interior |
| DRI | Data Resources, Inc. |
| DRT | Louisiana Department of Revenue and Taxation |
| EIA | Energy Information Administration, U.S. DOE |
| FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
| FOB | Free On Board |
| FPC | Federal Power Commission |
| FYX1/X2 | Fiscal Year - From July 1 of year X1 to June 30 of year X2 |
| GRI | The Gas Research Institute |
| MCF | Thousand cubic feet of gas |
| MMBTU | Million British Thermal Units |
| MMS | Minerals Management Service, DOI |
| N/A | Not Applicable |
| NAFTA | North America Free Trade Agreements |
| NGC | Natural Gas Clearinghouse, Houston, Texas |
| NGPA | Natural Gas Policy Act |
| NYMEX | New York Mercantile Exchange |
| OCS | Federal Offshore - Outer Continental Shelf |
| OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| PSC | Louisiana Public Service Commission |
| BR&O | Louisiana bonus, rental, and override mineral revenue |
| SLS | South Louisiana Sweet crude oil |
| SPR | Strategic Petroleum Reserve |
| TERA | Total Energy Resource Analysis |
| U.N. | United Nations |
| WEFA | Formerly the Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates |
| WTI | West Texas Intermediate crude oil |
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