Chartered Engineer Ivor R. Ellul attended the University of Malta for his bachelor of science in mechanical engineering. He studied at Imperial College, London, for his master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in petroleum engineering. As the managing director of CiSK Ventures, Ltd., Ivor Ellul offers consulting services to the oil and gas industry. The oil and gas industry consists of companies divided into upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors. In the upstream category are corporations that discover and extract hydrocarbons. They're otherwise known as exploration and production companies. Comparatively, the midstream sector connects the upstream and midstream enterprises and involves storage and transportation activities. Then there is the downstream sector, which is an essential facet of the oil and gas industry. It's responsible for post-production operations in the industry, such as refining, distributing, and selling natural gas and oil-based products like lubricants and waxes. Organizations in the downstream sectors typically have the closest access to consumers. This sector is a key provider to numerous industries like, for example, the medical industry, delivering the ingredients for the manufacture of medical and pharmaceutical equipment. In particular, the downstream industry generates plastics, which are essential materials for manufacturing and packaging purposes. Agriculture is another field that benefits from the energy industry’s downstream sector. Natural gas is a fundamental requirement for fertilizer production generated by the downstream industry. Additionally, the oil industry helps develop pesticides, while farm equipment typically operates using diesel and gasoline fuel produced by the downstream sector.

1. Ivor R. Ellul

2. Chartered Engineer Ivor R. Ellul attended the University
of Malta for his bachelor of science in mechanical
engineering. He studied at Imperial College, London,
for his master of science and doctor of philosophy
degrees in petroleum engineering. As the managing
director of CiSK Ventures, Ltd., Ivor Ellul offers
consulting services to the oil and gas industry.

3. The oil and gas industry consists of companies divided
into upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors. In
the upstream category are corporations that discover
and extract hydrocarbons. They're otherwise known as
exploration and production companies. Comparatively,
the midstream sector connects the upstream and
midstream enterprises and involves storage and
transportation activities.

4. Then there is the downstream sector, which is an
essential facet of the oil and gas industry. It's
responsible for post-production operations in the
industry, such as refining, distributing, and selling
natural gas and oil-based products like lubricants and
waxes. Organizations in the downstream sectors
typically have the closest access to consumers.

5. This sector is a key provider to numerous industries
like, for example, the medical industry, delivering the
ingredients for the manufacture of medical and
pharmaceutical equipment. In particular, the
downstream industry generates plastics, which are
essential materials for manufacturing and packaging
purposes.

6. Agriculture is another field that benefits from the
energy industry’s downstream sector. Natural gas is a
fundamental requirement for fertilizer production
generated by the downstream industry. Additionally,
the oil industry helps develop pesticides, while farm
equipment typically operates using diesel and gasoline
fuel produced by the downstream sector.