Midstream oil and gas is the vital link between upstream exploration and downstream refining, focused on the transportation, storage, and processing of hydrocarbons. Key assets include pipelines, trucks, rail, and tankers that move crude oil and natural gas, alongside facilities that process gas and fractionate Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs).
Key Activities and Components
- Gathering and Transportation: Gathering lines collect raw materials from wells, while major pipelines, tankers, and trucks transport them to processing plants or refineries.
- Storage and Terminals: Storage tanks and terminals (e.g., above-ground storage tanks) provide essential buffer capacity to balance supply and demand
- Processing and Fractionation: Treating natural gas to meet pipeline specifications and separating NGLs (ethane, propane, butane) for industrial use.
- Infrastructure Management: Managing complex, often long-term assets to ensure reliable product delivery
Elixir team is very well versed in designing Oil Storage and Terminals and Natural Gas Treatment including Fractionation unit.