midstream
noun
mid·stream
ˈmid-ˈstrēm 
-ˌstrēm
1
: the middle of a stream
2
: an intermediate stage in an act or process
the tone changes in midstream
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While new regulations alone can’t force energy companies to drill, smoother permitting can facilitate pipeline construction and other midstream projects that expand market access.
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Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Positioned as a midstream activity in the private credit value chain, sourcing receivables bridges the gap between origination (via trade and factoring) and downstream investment returns.
—Andreas Schweitzer, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The energy company gained less than 1% a day after announcing the closing of a midstream joint venture with Blackstone Credit & Insurance .
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Figure 1 shows that the Scope 3 downstream emissions exceed Scope 1 emissions of upstream and midstream totaled, by about a factor of 2 for USLNG and pipeline gas, meaning Scope 3 are 67% of total emissions for gas.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Positioned as a midstream activity in the private credit value chain, sourcing receivables bridges the gap between origination (via trade and factoring) and downstream investment returns.
—Andreas Schweitzer, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The energy company gained less than 1% a day after announcing the closing of a midstream joint venture with Blackstone Credit & Insurance .
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Figure 1 shows that the Scope 3 downstream emissions exceed Scope 1 emissions of upstream and midstream totaled, by about a factor of 2 for USLNG and pipeline gas, meaning Scope 3 are 67% of total emissions for gas.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Midstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midstream. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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midstream
noun
mid·stream
ˈmid-ˈstrēm
: the middle of a stream
Medical Definition
midstream
adjective
mid·stream
ˌmid-ˈstrēm
: of, relating to, or being urine passed during the middle of an act of urination and not at the beginning or end
a midstream specimen
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