Industry: Energy Transition

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, presented an outlook on decarbonization of the chemical industry. Key topics included the immense challenge of decarbonizing the chemical industry, highlighting the significant cost implications and the need for substantially higher carbon credit prices to make green technologies viable. The […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, Heath DePriest, VP of Renewable Fuels, Phillips 66, joined Uday Turaga, CEO of ADI Analytics, to discuss the rapidly evolving renewable fuels industry. The competitive landscape in renewable fuels is currently a dynamic mix of consolidation and technological innovation. While the renewable fuels sector sees acquisitions of smaller entities by […]

At the 2023 FlexPO+ (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, provided insight on the challenges of decarbonization in the chemical industry. Key topics included the immense challenge of decarbonizing the chemical industry, highlighting the significant price increases required for green alternatives like hydrogen and ethylene due to current low carbon […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, Heath DePriest, VP, Renewable Fuels, Phillips 66, presented the keynote address on renewable fuels. He shared insights on refining, fuels, and mobility. He also spoke with Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, discussing the LPG industry’s decarbonization challenge, focusing on re-purposing excess fossil LPG for the growing chemical sector. It also […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, Uday Turaga, CEO of ADI Analytics, introduced Heath DePriest, VP of Renewable Fuels at Phillips 66. Heath DePriest shared how Phillips 66 strategically entered the emerging energy sector, building upon its established midstream success. They had already started smaller green projects and were focusing on larger ones that used their […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, KC Littlefield, GM, Tech. Commercialization CCUS, Chevron New Energies; Chris Fraughton, Director of CCS & Heat Pumps, MAN ES; and Brandon Schwertner, CEO, Priority Power Management, joined moderator Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, on the Decarbonizing O&G / CCUS panel. During the conversation, concerns were highlighted about the environmental impact […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, ADI Analytics’ annual oil and gas conference, more than 30 speakers and panelists participated in a conversation on strategic issues across the entire oil and gas value chain. Attendees from oil and gas, energy, and chemicals companies joined the event.

At the 2023 ADI Forum, KC Littlefield, GM, Tech. Commercialization for CCUS, Chevron New Energies; Chris Fraughton, Director, CCS & Heat Pumps, Americas, MAN ES; and Brandon Schwertner, President, Priority Power Management, joined moderator Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. The Decarbonizing O&G/CCUS panel explored the evolving energy landscape, diving into carbon capture technologies, large-scale energy […]

At the 2023 ADI Forum, KC Littlefield, GM, Technology Commercialization CCUS, Chevron New Energies, and Chris Fraughton, Director, CCS & Heat Pumps, Americas, MAN ES, joined moderator Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics for the panel on decarbonizing oil and gas/CCUS. The discussion centered around the potential applications of CCUS within the oil and gas industry. […]

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) activity in February 2023 advanced with plant upgrades, military collaboration, and supportive policy initiatives. Valery Energy and Darling Ingredients approved an investment to upgrade the Port Arthur plant in Texas, while the first military helicopter flight using high SAF content was completed in partnership with TotalEnergies and Safran. Broader industry efforts […]

Circa 2005, I was part of a fuels strategy team at an oil company when hydrogen was riding the second wave of hype (the first was during the oil crises of 1970s) following President George Bush’s proclamation of building a hydrogen economy.  That along with high oil and gas prices led us through a deep […]

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) progress in February 2023 was marked by breakthroughs in helicopter operations and CO₂-to-SAF innovation. The first 100% SAF helicopter flight was completed through a partnership involving Safran, Bell, GKN Aerospace, Virent, and Neste, demonstrating new applications for SAF. Further advancements included DHL’s SAF shipping service, Fulcrum BioEnergy’s grant to develop a […]