During the 2019 ADI Forum, Chris Knirk, Shell, and Swati Singh, ADI Analytics, discussed the need for U.S. refiners to maintain flexible feedstock strategies in response to shifting global crude availability and regulatory changes like IMO 2020. Their conversation addressed the impact of declining Venezuelan heavy crude imports, the increasing significance of Canadian and Permian […]

During the 2019 ADI Forum, ADI’s annual oil and gas conference, Roger George, Senior Vice President, Global Engineering and Product Lines, Exterran, provided insights on private equity versus traditional midstream during a midstream and gas processing panel moderated by Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. This video explored the contrasting operational styles, highlighting the 2014 shift […]

During the 2019 ADI Forum, ADI’s annual oil and gas conference, Roger George, Senior Vice President, Global Engineering and Product Lines, Exterran, discussed the evolving global gas processing demand during a midstream and gas processing panel moderated by Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics. This video analyzed the shifting landscape of the global gas processing market, […]

During the 2019 ADI Forum, John Powell, SVP and COO, NGLs, Crestwood Equity Partners, and Eric Hazeldine, EVP & Midstream SME, Quorum Software, analyzed the impact of slowing oil and gas production on midstream markets. By 2020, industry leaders faced even more significant hurdles as evolving market dynamics and shrinking margins compelled companies to revise […]

During the 2019 ADI Forum, Linda Berndt, VP, Eagle LNG Partners, shared insights on the transformative role of ISO tanks and modular infrastructure in LNG delivery to the Caribbean. She addressed the specific challenges of supplying LNG to dispersed island markets and the innovative solutions making it feasible. The discussion covered how ISO tanks simplify […]

During the 2019 ADI Forum, Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics, analyzed the operational and investment challenges Gulf Coast refiners face as they adapt to increased light crude production from the Permian Basin. The discussion addressed whether Gulf Coast refiners have reached their maximum capacity for processing light crude, the necessary infrastructure and capital investments required […]

During the 2019 ADI Forum’s Downstream Panel, moderated by Uday Turaga, CEO of ADI Analytics, Chris Knirk, Procurement Head, C&T at Shell, shared insights into Shell’s capital investment strategy in the downstream sector. His discussion highlighted Shell’s refining portfolio optimization, including recent asset sales, as well as the company’s strategic focus on integrated refining and […]

During the gas utilization panel at ADI Analytics’ annual oil & gas conference at the 2019 ADI Forum, Fabio Ribeiro, Director, CISTAR, discussed the intertwined relationship between economics and innovation. He explained that overcoming the technical, economic, and environmental barriers of new processes requires a systems-based approach where economic analysis guides technical decisions, encompassing modular […]

During the LNG Markets panel at the 2019 ADI Forum, James Reddinger, Chief Executive Officer, Stabilis Energy, discussed the various factors influencing the price of small‑scale LNG, the advantages it provided to end users, and its increasing competitiveness within the marketplace when compared to alternatives such as diesel, propane, fuel oil, and compressed natural gas, […]

At the ADI Analytics Forum, sponsors shared why they chose to support the event. Fabio Ribeiro, Director at CISTAR, explained why ADI was their go‑to source for oil and gas industry insights. Terry Shidner, Enterprise Account Executive at AlphaSense, described how attending the 2019 forum led to their sponsorship and why they found their investment […]

Panuswee Dwivedi, Analyst, ADI Analytics, discussed the implications of slowing global methanol growth for the U.S. methanol industry at the 2019 ADI Forum. She pointed out that while the global olefins market continues to expand, its growth rate has decreased from 6% to 4%, largely due to the high costs associated with the methanol-to-olefins (MTO) […]

At the 2019 ADI Forum, Panuswee Dwivedi, Project Manager at ADI Analytics, spoke about how single‑use plastics continued to pose environmental challenges. While new technologies were making plastic recycling more economical, “enhanced producer responsibility” regulations were emerging. However, a critical challenge of securing enough waste plastic feedstock remained. This scarcity was so significant that major […]