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Midstream

Meaning in oil, gas & mining, with examples

/ˈmɪdstriːm/adjectiveCommon term

In oil, gas & mining, midstream means: Describing 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.

In Turkish: taşıma ve depolama, midstream

How it is used

Covers pipelines, gas processing plants, LNG terminals, storage and shipping. Midstream companies earn fees for moving volumes, so they talk about throughput, tariffs and long-term capacity contracts. Some companies count gas processing as midstream, others as upstream.

Example sentences

  1. The midstream business earns steady fees from its pipelines and storage tanks.

  2. After the merger, the company became one of the largest midstream operators in the region.

Common collocations

  • midstream sector
  • midstream assets
  • midstream company
  • midstream infrastructure
  • upstreamDescribing the first stage of the oil and gas business: finding hydrocarbons, drilling wells and bringing oil and gas to the surface.
  • downstreamDescribing the last stage of the oil and gas business: refining crude oil, then distributing and selling fuels and other products to customers.
  • pipelineA long line of connected pipes, often buried or laid on the seabed, used to carry oil, gas, water or slurry over long distances.
  • LNGShort for liquefied natural gas: natural gas cooled to about minus 162°C so it becomes a liquid that takes up around 600 times less space and can be shipped by tanker.
  • storage tankA large container, usually a round steel tank, used to hold crude oil, fuels, water or chemicals at a terminal, refinery or production site.

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