Overview of the Midstream Industry Segment
e-Learning
About the eLearning Course
In Overview of the Midstream Industry Segment, you will learn about the Petroleum Value Chain, the midstream segment, conventional and unconventional reservoirs, the crude oil and natural gas value chains and value chain investment trends; natural gas terminology, global energy demand and trade, gas production and contracts; and gas processing, including end use products, contaminants and sales gas specifications, gas conditioning, dehydration, hydrocarbon dewpoint control, NGL extraction and stability, and NGL product treating,
Target Audience
Operations personnel who require a fundamental understanding of knowledge to operate and maintain facilities. Also suitable for maintenance and technician personnel whether new to their roles or seasoned experts looking to enhance their skills.You Will Learn
Participants will learn how to:
- Describe the petroleum value chain and the three petroleum industry segments.
- Describe typical midstream operations.
- Explain the differences between conventional and unconventional reservoirs.
- Outline the crude oil and natural gas value chains.
- Describe the different types of molecules in natural gas.
- Explain the role of natural gas as a fuel in the global economy.
- Describe some of factors that affect demand and how they can be managed.
- Describe the types of contracts typically used for associated and non-associated gas production.
- Describe the types of end use products and NGL products produced from natural gas.
- Describe the types of contaminants and why they must be removed from natural gas streams.
- Outline the goals of gas processing.
