Petchem

Question 1

upstream related to what?

Answer 1

exploration, drilling and production of crude oil

Question 2

Upstream key activities

Answer 2

discovery of oil and gas reservers, drilling exploratory production wells

Question 3

Midstream related to what

Answer 3

transportation, storage, initial processing of crude oil and natural gas

Question 4

midstream key activities

Answer 4

construction and operation of pipelines, storage tank and terminan, transportation oh HC from production site to the refineries/distribution

Question 5

Downstream related to what

Answer 5

refining crude oil into various petroleum product

Question 6

Downstream key activitie

Answer 6

operation of refineries of crude oil, distribution process through pipelines, retail operation

Question 7

what is kerogen

Answer 7

the organic material that converted into substance called kerogen

Question 8

What is diagenesis

Answer 8

The combination of heat and pressure from overlying sediment causes transformation of the organic material

Question 9

what is catagenesis

Answer 9

The high temperatures break down the kerogen into hydrocarbons, such as crude oil and natural gas. This process is known as catagenesis.

Question 10

anticline

Answer 10

folded rock structure where the rock layer arch upward

Question 11

fault

Answer 11

fractures in the Earth’s crust along which movement has occured