Industry: Oil & Gas

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Top 10 ESG Trends in Energy

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues are all the rage in oil & gas and energy markets today. ADI has compiled the top 10 ESG trends in energy based on our research and consulting work.

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Downstream market advisory: Ecuador refining market review

ADI now offers a monthly subscription service for the North American downstream market. This service delivers a two-part report designed to equip subscribers with vital research, market intelligence, and analytics. Our goal is to foster a strategic, forward-looking perspective on downstream markets, operations, assets, and supply chains. The first part reviews historical data and forecasts […]

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U.S. refined product exports to Latin America

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 […]

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ADI newsletter: Top 10 ESG trends

In the July 2020 edition of the ADI newsletter, we covered key energy sector developments, including ADI’s analysis of the top 10 ESG trends impacting oil and gas markets, and the recent success of Guyana’s offshore oil sector. We explored the growing small-scale LNG market and Chinese car manufacturing’s material impacts. The global refining capex […]

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LNG contracts: A growing need for flexibility

The LNG market is shifting from long-term, high-volume contracts to shorter, flexible deals, although emerging markets still seek smaller, longer-term agreements for infrastructure financing, causing variations in contract terms.

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Petrochemicals and plastics: COVID-19 challenges

COVID-19’s impact on chemicals and petrochemicals varies: polypropylene and PVC fell due to auto and construction drops, polyethylene held steady due to packaging, and specialty chemicals showed mixed performance depending on the served industry.

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Downstream market advisory: Post-COVID global refining capex

ADI has launched a monthly subscription service covering the North American downstream market. Our research service provides a monthly report comprising two parts. We provide research, market intelligence, analytics, and insights to help you build a strategic, forward-looking view of downstream markets. Our goal is to help you understand operations, assets, and supply chains. The […]

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Silica markets: Growing off the back of oil & gas industry

Increased oil and gas exploration and production, particularly hydraulic fracturing, have driven higher demand for silica as a proppant. U.S. industrial sand and gravel consumption grew by 33% in 2017 to 100 million tons, primarily due to this increased activity in the energy sector.

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Downstream market advisory: Refineries’ road to recovery

ADI has launched a monthly subscription service covering the North American downstream market, including insights from PADD analysis during COVID-19. Our research service provides a monthly report comprising two parts. Our goal is to provide research, market intelligence, analytics, and insights to help subscribers build a strategic, forward-looking view of downstream markets, operations, assets, and […]

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Natural gas & LNG: Navigating the perfect storm

At a 2020 webinar, Uday Turaga, CEO of ADI Analytics—a specialized consulting firm in oil, gas, and energy markets—led an insightful discussion exploring the state of natural gas and LNG amid market uncertainty. The session delved into supply and demand dynamics, the influence of associated gas production, and the challenges confronting LNG exports. It provided […]

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Riches to rags: Refining in the oil & gas “perfect storm”

The refining panel session at the 2020 ADI Forum – our consulting firm’s annual oil & gas conference – in January this year was brimming with justified optimism.  After several years of questioning and cross-questioning, IMO 2020 – the International Maritime Organization’s rule limiting sulfur in marine fuel oil – was finally here and refiners […]

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Locking both the world and oil down

A third of the world’s population is today living in countries that have enforced moderate to severe lockdowns on virtually all human activity to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. In all, 27 countries have imposed lockdowns with nearly all of them opting for severe measures. Only three countries – Israel, Ireland, and the Czech Republic […]