Midstream oil and gas—transportation, terminals and storage facilities

Introduction

This is an overview of the key content to be found in our Midstream oil and gas—pipelines, terminals and storage facilities subtopic. It briefly explains the nature of this content and provides links to it.

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Upstream oil and gas—exploration and production—overview
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Downstream oil and gas—refining, marketing and sale and purchase of petroleum products-overview

Midstream oil and gas

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Practice Note: ‘Conventional’ Oil and Gas—An Introduction provides an introduction to the key elements of the ‘conventional’ oil and gas sector, including licensing and regulation, the so-called upstream, midstream and downstream elements of the sector, corporate transactions, health and safety, decommissioning and liquefied natural gas (LNG), and provides links to related, more in-depth content on such topics
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Practice Note: Key stakeholders in midstream & downstream activities of the Oil & Gas industry considers the evolution of traditional stakeholders in midstream and downstream activities in the oil and gas industry, namely privately-owned oil and gas companies, State-owned companies and governments, being joined by less obvious stakeholders including non-governmental organisations (NGOs), private

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