At the April 2015 DUG Bakken and Niobrara Conference in Denver, ADI Analytics CEO Uday Turaga spoke on a panel about the Bakken’s future. His presentation, “Can Innovation Help Reduce Flaring?”, explored how the Bakken’s rapid growth made gas flaring a major regulatory concern. Turaga’s presentation delved into solutions that faced commercial hurdles due to […]

AMERICAS Total launches new HDPE grade Total has introduced a new HDPE grade, XSene XRT70. This grade which combines excellent processability and raised temperature resistance is designed for water and gas pressure pipe application. High extrusion speed at low extrusion temperature without sacrificing the finished surface can be achieved, which has been confirmed by converters […]

MTG projects offer higher returns than GTL due to lower capital costs and infrastructure compatibility, making them attractive in North America’s shale gas market.

We are blogging regularly on various oil and gas, energy, and chemical industry topics. Read our recent views on North American methanol projects.

We shared thoughts on improving the execution of oil and gas capital projects at a recent conference.

AMERICAS   ExxonMobil launches new Vistamaxx grade   ExxonMobil has introduced a new propylene-based elastomers grade, Vistamaxx3588FL. The new material offers good heat seal properties with excellent processability in cPP and BOPP film applications. Comments: Snack, biscuit, and candy packaging in China and Southeast Asia are expected to be some of the highest growth areas […]

ADI Analytics presented on optimizing large capital projects for cost and schedule efficiency at the Energy Construction Forum.

Despite its reduced environmental impact relative to other disposal methods, flaring represents a dissipation of economically viable energy resources.

AMERICAS Borealis to invest in PP compounding in Brazil Borealis has completed the expansion of its PP compounding facility in Itatiba, Brazil. The expansion was completed with an investment of about USD 48 million. The expansion project included the addition of two new lines; the output from the new lines will be sold to automotive […]

Uday Turaga, CEO, ADI Analytics was quoted in Bloomberg’s story on small-scale LNG projects in North America and an advantage that they hold over their large-scale counterparts. Drawing upon his industry experience and knowledge of the natural gas value chain, Turaga commented on small-scale LNG export projects: Now, with finances tight, smaller projects have an advantage […]

AMERICAS Formosa Plastics to build new PE plant Formosa Plastics’ new PE plant at Point Comfort, Texas will have the capacity to produce 525 KTA. This will be the second PE unit at the Point Comfort complex. Construction for this unit is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2015 and the plant is […]

U.S. LNG export projects face significant regulatory hurdles, requiring approvals from both the Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, each evaluating distinct factors before granting authorization.