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Improving Gas Separation Efficiency with Advanced Filter Separators

Pro-Gas Services

This critical initial step, gas separation, lays the foundation for efficient and safe downstream operations. We typically employ these units as a crucial component in downstream processing, often preceding dehydration units or compressors, or acting as final polishers before pipeline entry.

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One Hundred Octopi and Counting: Lessons in Online Solids Management

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

A horizontal separator is typically the first piece of equipment downstream of the wellhead choke, dividing the flow into gas, oil, and water streams based on density difference. Temperature : The standard system, manufactured predominantly from HDPE, is suitable for vessel working temperatures up to 160ËšF (71ËšC).

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Chevron Acquires Two Smackover Leases as It Eyes Lithium Production

Rigzone

Jeff Gustavson, president of Chevron New Energies, said, “This acquisition represents a strategic investment to support energy manufacturing and expand U.S.-based based critical mineral supplies. Establishing domestic and resilient lithium supply chains is essential not only to maintaining U.S.

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The new tariff reality: From risk to resilience

McKinsey

For many companies, if they decide to wait too long to start building new plants, shifting supply chains, striking new deals in terms of toll manufacturing, they could lose valuable options against competitors; hence, the point of transforming—and the timing of doing so—is of the essence for many of them. Is that what it is now?

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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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Looking upstream: A path to unlocking low-carbon, circular materials

McKinsey

This overview offers a guide on where to start for materials producers and downstream customers. Many value chains need to collaborate to create low-carbon, circular materials for complex products.

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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.