Industry: Natural gas & LNG

Chemical industry summary The recently completed first quarter financial results reported for US chemical companies indicated year-over-year revenue growth and solid, if not record-setting margins for many commodity chemicals. Earnings were generally flat from last year’s Q1 levels, except for those companies leveraged to the commodities titanium dioxide and methanol, and to a lesser extent […]

Chemical industry summary The 6-month anniversary of OPEC’s decision to limit crude oil production will occur at the end of May, and the decision to re-authorize production cut targets is pending. The current news flow prompts many analysts to anticipate that the production cut targets will remain in place in 2017, perhaps extended to 9 […]

Chemical Industry Summary  The financial community’s consensus estimates for US chemical companies indicates that they are expected to reportQ1earnings most reports will be flat with last year. Companies leveraged to the olefins/polyolefins chain are seeing a relatively strong, but lower margins. Improvement is expected from US companies that are leveraged to the chlor-vinyl’s chain (including […]

ADI shared insights on opportunities for OEMs in the natural gas and NGL value chains including the Industrial Internet of Things and growth strategies.

Increased regulatory scrutiny impacts the natural gas and NGL value chain, focusing on flaring, emissions, seismicity, and wastewater management.

The forum analyzed natural gas/NGL markets and innovations, including demand, supply, pricing, investment, regulation, LNG, gas-to-liquids, and IoT.

The event covered natural gas/NGL market dynamics and innovations: demand, supply, pricing, strategy, investment, regulation, small-scale LNG, gas-to-liquids, and Industrial IoT.

The U.S. shale boom spurred substantial NGL production growth, rising from 2,100 mbpd in 2010 to 3,300 mbpd in 2015. While further increases are projected through 2020, the rate of growth is expected to decelerate.

Chemical industry summary  After trading in a stable range of US$5/Bbl. for several months, the last week has seen global crude oil prices soften roughly 10% with WTI prices now trading below US$48/Bbl. The current weakness of pricing is related to recent inventory and production data that have cast doubt on the potential for global […]

At the 2017 ADI Forum, industry leaders Dmitry Popov, Infra Technology; Joseph Gentry, GTC Technology; Riley Hagan, Ethanext; and Stephen Sims, NGTS North America, shared their insights as they discussed the future of natural gas conversion. They explored cutting-edge technologies, market opportunities, and the key challenges in transforming natural gas into high-value fuels and chemicals. […]

During the 2017 ADI Forum, industry leaders from GE, Siemens, IHI Engineering and Construction, and ADI Analytics convened to discuss the future of small‑ and mid‑scale LNG in a session moderated by Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. This insightful discussion explored the key markets fueling growth in the small‑ and mid‑scale LNG sectors, the challenges […]

During the 2017 ADI Forum, Ron Sills, Advisor, ADI Analytics, presented an insightful tutorial on natural gas monetization, outlining the primary pathways for converting natural gas into profitable products and explaining the strategic decision-making processes of industry players in this dynamic market. The session covered major monetization options, key technologies driving gas monetization from LNG […]