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Compressor station

Meaning in oil, gas & mining, with examples

nounCommon term

In oil, gas & mining, compressor station means: A facility along a gas pipeline that uses compressors to raise the pressure of the gas so that it keeps flowing over long distances.

In Turkish: kompresör istasyonu

How it is used

Gas loses pressure as it travels, so stations are built at intervals along the line, often 100 kilometres or more apart. Operators talk about compressor units, gas turbines, discharge pressure and station capacity. Stations are often controlled remotely.

Example sentences

  1. A new compressor station will raise the pipeline's capacity by 20 percent.

  2. One unit at the compressor station tripped, and gas flow dropped.

Common collocations

  • gas compressor
  • compressor unit
  • discharge pressure
  • station capacity
  • pipelineA long line of connected pipes, often buried or laid on the seabed, used to carry oil, gas, water or slurry over long distances.
  • natural gasA gas fuel found underground, made mostly of methane and often found with oil. It is used for heating, cooking, power plants and as a raw material for industry.
  • throughputThe amount of material that passes through a pipeline, plant or terminal in a given period, such as barrels per day or tonnes per hour.
  • midstreamDescribing the middle part of the oil and gas business, which moves and stores oil and gas between the field and the refinery or market through pipelines, tankers, terminals and tanks.

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