Policy and regulatory analysis

Managing risk and compliance mandates across oil & gas, energy, and chemicals

Navigating evolving legislative and environmental mandates requires translating complex rules into clear, tangible business implications. ADI Analytics provides proactive regulatory insights across oil & gas, energy, and chemicals to keep your operations both compliant and strategically competitive. Combining deep policy expertise with rigorous primary research, we analyze cascading impacts on your near-term market dynamics and long-term asset deployment.

Anticipate legislative shifts. Conduct continuous regulatory horizon scanning across key agencies—including the EPA, FERC, DOE, and PHMSA—to track ANPRs, proposed rules, final rules, and guidance documents before they disrupt operations.

Quantify operational exposure. Deliver comprehensive impact assessments by monitoring public comment dockets and compliance frameworks like the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) to evaluate potential structural risks to technology adoption.

Design resilient frameworks. Formulate an adaptive compliance strategy that safeguards capital investments, de-risks infrastructure assets, and preserves your market edge amid shifting carbon intensity guidelines from federal and state-level authorities.

Experience

Global hydrogen demand assessment

ADI leveraged proprietary demand models to project hydrogen consumption across heavy-duty trucking and bus segments in North America, East Asia, and Europe. The study evaluated pump-price parity across regions and the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on green hydrogen adoption over a 10-year period. The client Clean technology provider The situation Ambiguity regarding […]

AI and data center energy impacts workshop

ADI structured and led a workshop examining how AI‑driven data center growth translates into power demand, infrastructure strain, and planning risk. Insights were synthesized from utilities, hyperscalers, OEMs, and developers to assess demand magnitude, geographic concentration, and timing relative to transmission and permitting constraints. The analysis framed implications for fuel mix, grid investment sequencing, and […]

Distributed gas‑based generation assessment

ADI benchmarked distributed generation technologies using a structured index covering cost, efficiency, emissions, scalability, and regulatory fit. The framework was informed by interviews with utilities, regulators, and technology providers to reflect real‑world deployment constraints. Findings were used to rank options for grid support applications rather than treating distributed generation as a monolithic solution. The client […]

Environmental performance of green building systems

ADI conducted parameterized life‑cycle assessments of major green building assessment systems using hybrid life‑cycle inventory methods and EPA TRACI impact categories. The analysis explicitly modeled construction materials, energy use, and system boundaries to compare LEED, ASHRAE, and IgCC pathways against a baseline commercial building. Sensitivity and uncertainty analyses were used to isolate which building features […]

Waste plastics policy regulatory review

ADI Analytics conducted a policy and regulatory assessment to support a client’s strategy in the recycling market, focusing on plastic waste management and reduction initiatives. The client A stakeholder in the plastics recycling market seeking to understand evolving regulations and incentives impacting recycled plastics. The situation The client needed a detailed understanding of regional policies […]

Strategic assessment of IRA incentives for refiners

ADI analyzed the stackable tax credits provided by the Inflation Reduction Act to prioritize decarbonization projects at existing refining assets. The study mapped technical pathways for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), blue hydrogen, and carbon capture against regional infrastructure and environmental justice criteria. This effort identified how loan guarantees and transferability provisions can de-risk capital projects […]

Client Results
ADI has a lot of oil & gas expertise, and they’re very analytically driven, and provide excellent customer service.
Cody Johnson CEO, SCS Technologies
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Global diesel markets are leaning more on North America

While diesel production in the Americas increased through the first half of 2026, output in Europe and Asia declined, increasing reliance on North American exports to help balance global supply. This comes at a time when middle distillate markets remain critical to freight, industrial, and commercial activity, making reliable diesel supply increasingly important for many […]

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Newsletter: Catalyst M&A, plant expansions, and tech development

In September 2026 edition, chemical portfolio realignment continued to accelerate. Shell is exploring the sale of its U.S. chemicals business, while TotalEnergies acquired Shell’s European renewables unit and Lotte Chemical moves to divest its Southeast Asian petrochemical subsidiaries. Sika expanded its adhesives and sealants footprint in Turkey, and Mitsui increased its stake in Nutrinova to […]

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2026 August SAF Tracker highlights – #92

SAF investment scaled across offtake, production, and technology. EVA Air signed an MoU with AIT Worldwide Logistics to provide SAF environmental attributes supporting Microsoft’s Scope 3 emissions reductions, while Shanghai Electric Group broke ground on the next phase of its green fuel complex in China. Sumitomo Heavy Industries began trial operations at a biomass gasification […]