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E&A: Exploration and appraisal.
E&P or E/P: Exploration and production. The “upstream” sector of the oil
and gas industry.
E85: A fuel containing a mixture of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline.
E95: A fuel containing a mixture of 95% ethanol and 5% gasoline.
Easement: Legal right to use the property of others for a specic purpose.
For example, a utility company may have a 5 ft easement along the property
line of a home. This gives the utility the legal right to install and maintain a
sewer line within the easement.
ECAs: See Export credit agencies.
Eccentricity: Decentralization of pipe in the hole. A 100% eccentric is against
the hole wall.