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Upstream Midstream Downstream – What is the Difference?

Aresco

Upstream Midstream Downstream are terms commonly used in the oil and gas industry to describe different stages of the production and distribution process. What is oil and gas upstream midstream downstream? Downstream is the refining and processing phase, where crude oil is transformed into refined products and chemicals.

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It’s Happening: Shell Ethane Cracker Plant Commences Operations

Energy Central

The Shell Polymers Monaca (SPM) petrochemical refinery in western Pennsylvania, became fully operational this week, marking it as the first major polyethylene manufacturing complex in the Northeast.

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Texas Supreme Court Holds that Add-Back Provision in Oil and Gas Lease Required Royalties to be Paid on Prices in Excess of the Producers’ Gross Proceeds

The Energy Law Blog

Specifically, the lessors discovered that the lessees sold oil under contracts that calculated the sales price by taking an index price at market centers downstream from the point of sale and subtracting eighteen dollars per barrel for the purchaser’s anticipated post-sales costs. This became a point of contention with the lessors.

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Maximizing Efficiency with High-Performance Compressors

Pro-Gas Services

Advanced filtration systems deliver cleaner air, protecting downstream equipment and improving product quality. Advanced Filtration Systems : Multi-stage filtration removes contaminants and moisture, ensuring clean, dry air for downstream applications. Improved Air Quality. Quiet Operation. Enhanced Control and Monitoring.

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Energy Transfer Caps 2024 with Strong Q4 and Full Year Earnings Results

Energy Transfer

In addition to financial highlights, Long and McCrea provided details on Energy Transfers efforts to supply natural gas to data centers, power plants and manufacturing facilities, including the recently announced agreement with CloudBurst to provide natural gas to its flagship AI-focused data center in Central Texas. (

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How Does Blockchain Integration Impact Renewable Energy Procurement?

Navigate Power

Carbon credits are basically permits that allow the owner (often a corporation or manufacturing plant) to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses into the air. Downstream: Companies companies, majors (large companies), and independents. Upstream: Companies that find and extract resources 2.

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Collaboration: Key to the first multicloud blockchain deployment

IBM: Oil & Gas

As a first stage, we’re working with participants in the large retail downstream propane industry, building a network of suppliers, transportation companies (trucking, rail) and retailers.