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Energy transition: Courting the molecule

At the 2026 ADI Forum, Elim Yeoh, Head of Biofuels Growth, Americas at bp; John Goldsmith, SVP, Renewables, Par Pacific Holdings; and Ryan Eslicker, Head of New Energies Origination – North America at Uniper; joined Panuswee Dwivedi, Project Manager at ADI for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and low-carbon fuels panel. Key themes discussed were […]

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Oil markets: Lower for longer?

At the 2026 ADI Forum, Tulio Scacciati, Head of Strategy and M&A at Expro; Benito Ciriza, VP, Business & Portfolio Integration at BW Energy; and Zach Kimball, VP, Finance & Strategic Planning at Citation Oil & Gas Corp joined Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI to discuss the evolving landscape of upstream operations and oilfield services. The […]

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Natural gas and LNG: Seizing the supercycle

At the 2026 ADI Forum, Guy Braden, SVP, Commercial, Cameron LNG; Dave Conover, VP, Govt. Relations & Comms, Kinder Morgan; and Ben Kluding, Product Manager Americas, Hoerbiger joined Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics for the Natural Gas and LNG panel. Key themes included the global LNG supercycle and the pricing impacts of record capacity growth, […]

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Oil & gas, energy transition, and chemicals in 2026

At the 2026 ADI Forum, Uday Turaga, CEO of ADI, provided a cross-segment outlook on the energy and chemical value chains. He highlighted the firm’s focus on the strategic interfaces between upstream production, global gas markets, and power generation, emphasizing how infrastructure and geopolitical shifts are reshaping global commodity flows. Key themes included a shift […]

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Chemicals and plastics: Recovery and circularity

At the 2026 ADI Forum, Jonatas Melo, President, Baystar; Badrish Krishnan, Director of Specialty Polymers, SK Geo Centric; and John Uhran, CEO, Locus Fermentation Solutions joined Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics for the Chemicals and Plastics panel. Key themes discussed were the industry’s ongoing struggle with global overcapacity and margin compression, the wave of asset rationalizations […]

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Energy transition: Chasing the electron

At the 2026 ADI Forum, Ernest Peeples, VP, Business & Economic Development, Entergy; Jason Padilla, VP, Product Management & Marketing, INNIO Waukesha; and Ani Kulkarni, CEO, Cavendish Renewables Technology join Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics for the Energy Transition panel. The panel highlighted the AI-driven surge in electricity demand, forcing utilities to balance rapid capacity […]

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2026 ADI Forum

The 2026 ADI Forum highlighted a rapidly shifting energy landscape, where global models are giving way to region‑specific strategies shaped by local policy, infrastructure, and power demand. Featuring about 15 speakers across five strategic panel sessions, the forum provided a comprehensive outlook on oil & gas, LNG, power markets, chemicals, and the energy transition. Event […]

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AI, decarbonization, and the future of specialty chemicals

At the 2025 ADI Forum, Rob Helwick, CEO & President, Meridian Chemicals, and Anahita Khanlari, Solution Marketing Director, AspenTech, joined moderator Panuswee Dwivedi, Project Manager, ADI Analytics. The group participated in the specialty chemicals panel. Key topics include the chemical industry’s focus on digitalization, efficiency, and sustainability, driven by market shifts and feedstock challenges. This […]

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Why PE is betting big on chemicals

At the 2025 ADI Forum, Tom Ambrose, Co-Founder & Partner, Black Bay Partners, and Chris Hogan, MD, KeyBanc Capital Markets join Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics for the investor panel on chemicals day. Key topics include private equity’s robust capital but choppy deal activity due to high interest rates, leading to bifurcated valuations favoring top-tier […]

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AI, circularity, & scalable innovation in chemicals

At the 2025 ADI Forum, Rajeev Agnihotri, Advisor, Technical Scouting, Innovation, ExxonMobil, and Carol Conomos, Advisor, Mainspring Energy, joined Panuswee Dwivedi, Project Manager, ADI Analytics for the innovation panel on chemicals day. Key themes during the panel included how the chemical industry is rapidly transforming, driven by AI and generative AI for accelerated material design […]

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Plastics & performance: Key trends in engineered materials for mobility

At the 2025 ADI Forum, Sachin Sakhalkar, SVP, Teknor Apex, and Kristian Gubsch, Co-Founder, Mars Materials joined the engineered materials panel, moderated by Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. Key themes during the panel included how the chemical industry is driving high-performance polymer innovation for autos, especially EVs, leading to polyamide adoption and a manufacturing shift […]

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How U.S. feedstock is reshaping chemical manufacturing

At the 2025 ADI Forum, experts discussed how U.S. feedstocks are transforming chemical manufacturing. Steve Brown, President of Chemstations, and Walter Breidenstein, CEO of GasTechno, joined Uday Turaga, CEO of ADI Analytics, to explore the U.S. chemical industry’s competitive edge from natural gas liquids. Discussions covered operational optimization, innovative modular technologies, market strategies, and AI’s […]