Midstream is a term commonly used to refer to those industry activities that fall between exploration and production (upstream) and refining and marketing (downstream). The term is most often applied to pipeline transportation of crude oil and natural gas. Transporting crude oil and natural gas for processing involves operating and maintaining an extensive infrastructure. This involves a massive network of pipelines, booster stations, gathering and processing plants and storage tanks. Uptime is essential because any equipment failure in one of these processes can disrupt the crucial supply of oil and gas.

Motor Applications

Common applications are pipeline pumps and compressors for the transportation of oil and gas. GE Motors offers not only motors but the adjustable speed drive (ASD) as well (either PWM or LCI). GE offers a motor for most centrifugal and reciprocating compressors and a full line of pump motors for vertical high thrust and large horizontal applications.