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The oil and gas industry has come a long way since the first mechanically drilled wells, which were roughly 69 feet deep. From Edwin L Drake’s team striking oil at 69.5 feet in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in 1859, to today’s Permian Basin producers drilling wells over 3,000 feet in vertical depth and exceeding 25,000 feet in […]
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Resilience through innovation and strategic restructuring is laying the groundwork for a recovery in the chemicals industry. As companies pivot toward high-growth markets and adapt to global challenges, 2025 is expected to bring renewed optimism. Key trends to watch in 2025 include: The rest of this article is available to ADI Plus Essential subscribers. ADI […]
In the February 2025 edition of the ADI chemicals newsletter, we covered how the global chemical industry anticipated a recovery in 2025, fueled by specialty chemicals and sustainable investments. Recent industry activities include new air separation unit in Japan by Air Liquide, strategic mergers and acquisitions like Mitsubishi Chemical’s pharmaceutical business sale to Bain Capital, […]
In the November 2024 edition of the ADI newsletter, we discussed how the U.S. natural gas sector was expanding pipelines to meet rising demand. The 2024 U.S. elections raised questions about future energy policies, and the refining industry faced challenges from declining margins and alternative fuels. Furthermore, stricter methane emission regulations drove technological investments in […]
In the 2024 November ADI chemicals newsletter, we discussed how the chemical industry is experiencing significant shifts, with battery recycling poised for exponential growth due to mineral scarcity and regulatory pressures. Concurrently, companies are strategically expanding production capacities and engaging in mergers and acquisitions to strengthen their market positions, while securing feedstock supply agreements to […]
At the 2024 ADI Forum, Brandon Schwertner, CEO, Priority Power, and Jane Zhang, Business Fellow, Breakthrough Energy, joined Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. They had a discussion on the complexities and challenges associated with achieving a sustainable energy transition. Topics included grid reliability, renewable energy integration, and the cost of storage technologies. Global energy transition […]
In the March 2019 edition of the ADI newsletter, we highlighted key insights from ADI’s CEO, Uday Turaga, who recently shared 10 key themes for the oil and gas industry in 2019. This piece garnered significant attention and was republished by the Society of Petroleum Engineers. We also provided a snapshot of the downstream sector, […]