There are two forms of detergents that dominate the global laundry market – liquid and powder detergents. Liquid detergents are more effective for lifting out everyday stains and ground-in dirt while powder detergents are better with food, greasy, or oily stains. While liquid detergents are mostly common in the U.S., powder detergents are popular elsewhere […]
ROCE for Majors – Downstream vs Upstream
Downstream oil and gas margins and returns, especially for refining, have shown some volatility this year. This has led to concerns among investors who are questioning whether the traditional stability seen in those segments has run its course. Such concerns are overblown, and the volatility seen in the past few months is primarily due to […]
May 2019 Report – ADI Downstream Market Advisory
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Portfolio growth and churn at Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabian state oil company is the world’s largest integrated oil and gas company. It recently disclosed its financials for the first time providing great insight into its footprint, economics, and financial and operational performance. This recent transparency is driven by a desire to better integrate the company with global financial markets […]
April 2019 Report – ADI Downstream Market Advisory
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March 2019 Report – ADI Downstream Market Advisory
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U.S. Crude Slate: Options in heavy oil constrained world
U.S. refiners’ crude slate has lightened due to rising tight oil supply from shale plays but not at the expense of heavy oil. In 2010, 29% of the total U.S. crude processed was heavy oil and that share increased to 33% in 2018. U.S. Gulf Coast refineries have been processing most of the heavy crude […]
February 2019 Report – ADI Downstream Market Advisory
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U.S. refiners double down on capital spending
The recent profitability of U.S. oil refineries has been buoyed by the high demand of petroleum products, distillates in particular, both at home and abroad, prospects of IMO 2020, Tier 3 gasoline mandates and most importantly significant price discounts on rapidly growing volumes of light, sweet U.S. crude oil, and heavy Canadian crude. These drivers […]
Understanding Octane Value in North America
The value of an octane barrel has risen significantly in recent years going from $2.10 in 2010 to $3.99 in 2015. This has surprised industry analysts since the refining industry has been blending a growing amount of ethanol, which has an octane rating of ~113, and the general consensus was that the industry had a […]
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