gathering line

基本解釋

Functionally, pump station are either gathering stations or trunk line stations, and in some cases both.
按功能來分，泵站既可指集油泵站也可指干線泵站，在某些情況下統(tǒng)指集油泵站和干線泵站。
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The plug-up of the crude oil gathering line due to wax condensation is a common trouble occurring in the oil field.
油田集油和輸油管線凍（凝）堵是油田生產常見故障之一。
Based on the flow mechanism and performance of gas liquid two phase plug flow in oil gas gathering line, a slug unit are divided into both gas slug region with liquid film and liquid slug region.
針對油氣集輸管線中氣液兩相團狀流的流動機理和特點，將每一段塞單元劃分為帶液層的氣塞區(qū)和液塞區(qū)兩個區(qū)域。

If so, that would appear to cross the line from simple information-gathering by people outside a company to sharing of potentially material information by employees who have a duty to keep it confidential.
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