Daily Chemical Reaction
Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of – CERAWeek Highlights Many Energy Transition Options, No Fix Alls
Key Points:
- An obvious initial CERA takeaway is no “fix-all” solution will enable the energy transition. Thus, energy and chemical companies are evaluating myriad strategic options simultaneously.
- We sense a degree of envy toward companies (and regions) with competitive cost advantages from those lacking it, as both parties invest near term in many low-return transition trends.
- We highlight the strength in US spot polymer-grade propylene relative to benzene and ethylene amid production issues, flag an Equate business update, and discuss other items.
- We highlight many 2025 recycled content targets, which will prove very challenging to meet, and news from Chevron and Talos Energy highlighting their expansion of a USGC CCS project.
- The Fed’s global supply chain index dropped below average for the first time since August 2019, supporting the case for greater product availability and fewer regional price differences.
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