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upstream business

Portuguese translation: prospecção e extração + refino e distribuição

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English term or phrase:upstream business + downstream
Portuguese translation:prospecção e extração + refino e distribuição
Entered by: Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa

22:48 Jul 28, 2002
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Petroleum Eng/Sci / Petroleum
English term or phrase: upstream business
For example, this account would include expenditures in assessing petroleum, gas and other mineral properties for production potential in the upstream business such as costs related to acquiring acreage and leases, negotiating trade, sales, farm-ins, etc
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 03:17
Extração
Explanation:
Imagine a refinaria como o vértice de uma pirâmide. De um lado sobe o petróleo bruto, do outro saem os derivados. Usptream business são as atividades relacionadas à prospecção e extração, o downstream os ligados ao refino, distribuição, etc.

Márcio
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Márcio Badra
Brazil
Local time: 03:17
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3..nas atividades de exploração e produção de petróleo bruto..
airmailrpl
5 +1setor primário
Ricardo Almeida
5 +1Extração
Márcio Badra
4 +1negócio a montante
Clauwolf
5negócios conexos (indiretos, acessórios, correlatos)
José Cavalcante


  

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setor primário


Explanation:
"ECONOMIA

Setor-primário:
conjunto de actividades que produzem as matérias-primas - agricultura, pesca, caça, extracção de minerais, etc.".(Dicionário Porto Editora).

"Closer to the point of production or manufacture than to the point of sale". (Dictionary.com).

Ricardo Almeida
United States
Local time: 02:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rafa Lombardino
8 mins
  -> Obrigado, Rafaela.
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
negócio a montante


Explanation:
:)

Clauwolf
Local time: 03:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 361

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ivana de Sousa Santos
12 hrs
  -> obrigado
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
negócios conexos (indiretos, acessórios, correlatos)


Explanation:
São as atividades acessórias ou indiretas, em relação ao objeto social direto de uma empresa.

José Cavalcante
Brazil
Local time: 03:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Extração


Explanation:
Imagine a refinaria como o vértice de uma pirâmide. De um lado sobe o petróleo bruto, do outro saem os derivados. Usptream business são as atividades relacionadas à prospecção e extração, o downstream os ligados ao refino, distribuição, etc.

Márcio

Márcio Badra
Brazil
Local time: 03:17
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti
13 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
..nas atividades de exploração e produção de petróleo bruto..


Explanation:
'in the upstream business'

Upstream business Oil and gas exploration and production

Downstream business Refinery and petrochemical processing
http://www.cnoocltd.com/front/html/ar2001_20.html



Exxon Mobil 2Q earnings off mark; Chevron, Sunoco shine - Jul. 24 ..
... Our upstream business -- exploration and production -- continues to be the major contributor to overall profits," Chevron CEO ... OTHER NEWS: CNN | CNNSI | Mutual ...
money.cnn.com/2001/07/24/news/oil_earns/

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 03:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 189

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BrazBiz: perfeito!
3 hrs
  -> obrigado
agree  Naira
5 hrs
  -> obrigado
agree  Sylvio Kauffmann
12 hrs
  -> obrigado
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