Industry: EPC & licensing

Geopolitical developments over the weekend have renewed interest in Venezuela’s oil industry and what they may mean for global oil markets. The long arc of the Venezuelan oil industry is visible in Exhibit 1, where production fell from ~3.5 MMb/d in the 1970s to ~1.1 MMb/d by 2025. Exhibit 1 also shows Venezuelan crude oil […]

Last week, the annual Digitalization in Oil & Gas conference rolled into Houston, and I was grateful for the opportunity to speak at this always-excellent event hosted by our friends at the Energy Conference Network. The panel was charged to talk about building a digital-ready workforce, and I prepared by summarizing ADI Analytics’ consulting and research […]

Plastic waste management in the U.S. is undergoing major regulatory transformation. At the center of this change is advanced recycling, a group of chemical and thermal processes designed to complement traditional mechanical recycling by breaking down used plastics into the raw materials needed to make new plastics. Federal infrastructure programs, state-level policy shifts, and private […]

Latin America fuel supply hasn’t been able to meet the region’s fuel demand for the past several years mainly due to its refineries’ low utilization rates and a lack of investments in refinery upgrades and expansions. In addition, refining capacity has been insufficient in key Latin American countries. As a result, the region has been […]

The U.S. refining industry has undergone rapid transformation in recent years, driven by shifting market conditions, evolving regulations, and increasing reliance on export markets. In response, American refineries have adapted with speed and flexibility to remain competitive in an evolving dynamic environment. To keep pace with a rapidly evolving refining landscape, industry stakeholders need data […]

As the global oil and gas industry adapts to slower demand growth and increasing pressure to decarbonize, Africa is quietly reasserting itself as a frontier for upstream exploration. As seen in Exhibit 1, oil reserves in Africa have been concentrated in a few producers, particularly Libya, Nigeria, and Algeria. Exhibit 1. Oil reserves by the […]

Hydrogen is key to decarbonizing, and countries worldwide unequivocally recognize this, as seen from the widespread policies supporting hydrogen market development displayed in exhibit 1. Most European countries have developed hydrogen strategies and roadmaps, with targets for green H2 production capacity by 2030, including 5.0 GW in the UK, 10.0 GW in Germany, and 6.5 […]

While water electrolysis has captured much of the attention for “green” hydrogen production, the landscape of clean, low-carbon hydrogen generation is actually much broader and more technologically varied. Many innovative companies are actively developing alternative methods. They’re using different raw materials and pioneering advanced processes to produce hydrogen with a significantly reduced carbon footprint. Based […]

The oil & gas and chemical industries are at an inflection point. For years, growth was a given, but a new era, one characterized by a structural decline in capital and operational spending, is starting to take shape. Recent trends of slowing oil demand growth, oversupplied markets, and shrinking chemical margins as shown in exhibit […]

The United States has become a top player in global energy, especially in ethane exports. This position comes from its large domestic supply, good prices, and significant investments in export facilities, all supported by long-term contracts with international buyers. U.S. upstream and midstream players currently export about 0.5 million barrels per day (MMBPD) of ethane, which is […]

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 […]

Natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG), once touted as a bridge fuel to a low-carbon renewable energy-powered future, are now increasingly seen as a permanently central part of the evolving global energy landscape. Factors such as explosive growth in AI and data centers in the U.S. and elsewhere, energy security concerns in Europe and […]