What is the difference between upstream and downstream?

Answer 1

the upstream of a pipe is its inlet and the downstream is its outlet

****if your talking about broadband/internet speed*****downstream is taking information from the internet.(downloading) upstream is putting info on the internet uploading

Answer 2

The total process of a the refining business starts at the oil field or gas field and runs all the way to the sending of processed hydrocarbon to a final user.

Upstream applies to the operation of exploration, drilling, hydrocarbon production, and transmission via truck, rail or ship or pipe line to the refinery intake valve.

Downstream includes all work done at the refinery, distillation, cracking, reforming , blending storage, mixing and shipping.

The case of heavy oil processing (oil sands etc.) and gas plant operation tend to cross the boundaries somewhat. Most are regarded as upstream operations even though downstream type operations are part of the processes. The production of chemical side products at gas plants (e.g. sulfur) is not generally segregated as a "Chemical Plant" operation.

Additional hydrocarbon production operations such as saddle plants which remove a component from pipeline gas are generally lumped with upstream.

Answer 3

Upstream is the production of iron and steel whereas the downstream sector is the production of mid stream semi finished products like blooms, billets,slabs and ingots and the final products like pipes, tubes etc

Answer 4

The difference between upstream and downstream in a river is how the water flows. When you walk along the river and follow the current, you are going downstream. When you go against the current , you are going upstream.

Answer 5

In the oil and gas industry, the term "upstream" refers to the ever-rising value of oil for the general consumer but not the big companies. The leaders of the gas industry can set the price at a level of their own choosing.