At the FlexPO+ 2022 (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Roman Wolff, VP, Engineering, Origin Materials, discussed scaling challenges in mega projects, emphasizing the importance of leveraging well‑established equipment and processes to ensure smooth scalability. Origin Materials had focused on chemical process reliability, ensuring the transition from small‑scale to large‑scale operations was seamless. The company […]

At the FlexPO+ 2022 (now incorporated into the ADI Forum), Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics; Roman Wolff, VP, Engineering, Origin Materials; and Raj Krishnaswamy, VP, Polymers R&D, CJ Bio discussed the cost competitiveness of PET, emphasizing efforts to make it carbon-negative rather than an end-of-life solution. Origin Materials had prioritized keeping PET economically viable, ensuring […]

Energy transition advanced rapidly through the collective public consciousness in the past two years although starting this past summer, it has run into significant challenges.  To a large extent though, both energy transition’s progress in 2020 and the challenges of 2021 were more conceptual than rooted in concrete form.  Investor-led demand for a greater focus […]

After the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown in 2020 that shook the global economy and shattered oil prices to record bottoms, the upstream oil and gas industry rebounded strongly throughout 2021 with oil prices reaching record levels not seen in past six years. Upstream oil and gas performed better than expected in 2021 and future trends will […]

Powered by rising support for decarbonization, hydrogen is being positioned as a key pillar to the energy transition. Through 2021, more than 200 hydrogen projects were announced, 30 countries had released their hydrogen roadmaps, and governments worldwide announced billions of dollars in capital spending towards hydrogen infrastructure. This momentum is expected to continue in 2022 […]

While 2020 presented unprecedented challenges for global petroleum refiners due to pandemic-induced demand destruction, 2021 proved unexpectedly frustrating. Despite progress towards normalcy, persistent COVID-19 variants hindered the anticipated full recovery of oil and gas markets.

The global chemical industry experienced a rapid, albeit unstable, recovery in 2021, with stabilization anticipated in 2022.

Despite anticipated slower growth and reduced capital spending in the U.S. midstream sector in 2022, driven by factors including policy changes and shifting capacity needs, international markets and energy transition initiatives like carbon capture and hydrogen offer growth opportunities, while Europe’s gas shortage may spur storage capacity increases.

Faced with COVID-19 challenges, mining operators in the preceding year focused on resilience, investor confidence, ESG, and capital/operational discipline. These priorities, alongside complexities identified in 2021, remain pertinent for the industry in 2022.

The global LNG market experienced strong, albeit volatile, growth in 2021 due to post-COVID recovery, winter, and decarbonization.

ADI Chemical Market Resources launches “Chemical Shorts” podcast hosted by Jacqueline Unzueta. The first episode features analysts discussing mining chemicals, demand drivers, and alternatives.

Due to midstream capacity issues operators’ flaring has become a serious problem in areas like the Bakken. However, there are many new emerging technologies and strategies that may reduce flaring.