We discussed the COVID-impact on aviation, regulatory drivers of decarbonization in aviation, and several commitments and investments made by airlines globally in the previous blog. In this blog, we will discuss how growing supply, techno-economic advancements, and feedstock supply will drive global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) demand growth. There are several ways to manufacture SAF […]

Energy prices have soared throughout Europe since the beginning of the year. The crisis is particularly acute in the EU’s largest economy, Germany, which relies heavily on Russian gas for its economy. Recent events have exacerbated the problem and the German government is taking actions to combat the effects of the crisis on its people […]

On September 21st, 2022, U.S. Senator Joseph Manchin (D-WV) released the text of his permitting reform legislation, the Energy Independence and Security Act. Democratic leadership agreed to include energy infrastructure permitting reform in a continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding before the end of the fiscal year on September 30 to win Senator Manchin’s […]

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is a complex value chain that requires progress in each segment to enable a global energy transition successfully. The four segments of the CCUS value chain, capture, transportation, storage, and use- are seeing varying level of progress. Capture should work more efficiently with power plants, and their CO-concentrated streams […]

Artificial lift adoption is growing rapidly in the U.S. led by commodity prices, operational excellence, and product innovation.

On August 16 the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law by President Joe Biden, and is touted as the “largest federal investment” in clean energy and climate legislation history.  A key target for $369 billion of the IRA investment is reduction of CO2 emissions of 40% below 2005 levels by 2030. Although there […]

The recent sanctions on Russia have caused Western Europe to rely on other countries for natural gas imports. The U.S. is one of the key countries that has expanded its import to Western Europe, and we expect this role only to grow due to multiple factors, including the following: Natural gas production by play Focused […]

At the 2022 ADI Forum, Heath DePriest, VP of Emerging Energy at Phillips 66, outlined the company’s green energy vision during the Energy Transition panel, moderated by Uday Turaga, CEO of ADI Analytics. DePriest discussed Phillips 66’s strategic investments in both the molecule and electron sides of energy transition, including electrification, EV charging, battery technology, […]

The 2022 ADI Forum, ADI Analytics’ flagship oil and gas conference, featured over 30 expert speakers and panelists, sparking engaging discussions on key strategic issues across the entire oil and gas value chain. More than 100 attendees from leading oil and gas, energy, and chemicals companies participated in this insightful event, exchanging perspectives and industry […]

At the 2022 ADI Forum, Alex Robart, Energy Strategy Leader at Microsoft, shared insights on the changing dynamics of the energy transition, highlighting the increasing involvement of operational stakeholders in discussions that had traditionally been more policy-focused. Robarts emphasized that the industry had reached a critical moment, where collaboration and strategic partnerships were more essential […]

At the 2022 ADI Forum, Joe Gentry, VP of Licensing at GTC Vorro, discussed the differences between U.S. and European regulatory adoption during the Midstream and NGL panel. He challenged the overemphasis on CO2 as a pollutant, arguing that other emissions, such as H2S contributing to SO2 pollution, posed greater health risks. While many companies […]

Growing natural gas supply and its environmental benefits are shifting capital equipment purchasing from coal. Countries with cheaper gas are reducing emissions, and gas market reforms in places like the UK and China are expected to boost private investment in gas infrastructure.