Oil and Gas Procurement

Jun 10, 2021

Will Supply Chain Price Increases Result in Inflation? The Fed isn’t Worried…

As vaccination rates in the US, the UK, and Europe have risen, economies have shifted back and capital projects are beginning to resume. However, significant problems remain with respect to…

May 11, 2021

State of Emergency: Rob Handfield Comments on Gas Shortage in North Carolina

Governor Roy Cooper issued a state of emergency on May 10 in response to the recent cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline causing a shutdown. Around North Carolina, many citizens are lining up at…

Mar 17, 2021

The Big Texas Chemical Freeze Raises Issues on Resiliency of the Petrochemical Supply Chain

Today’s Wall Street Journal article on the impact of the Texas winter storm on the petrochemical industry highlights many of the challenges that exist with this supply chain, that have…

Apr 28, 2026

Uncertainties Surrounding Forecasts for the Global Economy

A recent post by Jason Miller highlighted the current level of instability that surrounds not only the price of oil, but indeed the impact of recent events on the global…

Mar 28, 2026

Global supply chains will remain fragile for awhile..

In earlier posts, as part of my book FLOW: How the Best Supply Chains Thrive, I predicted how the world would move towards increased on-shoring activity, including a “Pan American”…

Apr 27, 2022

Dealing with Supply Chain Uncertainty After Covid: Insights from the Experts

A small group of executives enjoyed a particularly interesting set of insights yesterday at our first Supply Chain Resource Cooperative meeting since December, 2019. Meeting on a rainy day at…

Mar 12, 2021

Supply Chain Preparedness Lessons Learned: The Gulf Coast Refineries and the Texas Storm

I interviewed some individuals who work in the Houston area and learned more about what happened. One supply chain executive shared with me some of the challenges they experienced during…

Jun 21, 2018

The Risks and Benefits of Socializing with Suppliers

I had a chance to meet with a group of supply chain executives at the University of Calgary this week, which included a discussion by Ken Rawson. Ken has over…

Mar 16, 2018

Cheniere is driving change, locally and globally

Bill Knittle, Chief Supply Chain Officer, came to speak to our students this week at NC State. Bill is helping Cheniere build up one of the largest LNG exporting facilities…

Jan 25, 2018

Resin prices vary a lot more than you think! RTi helps you understand why..

I had a great opportunity to meet with CEO Pete Suerken from Resin Technologies Inc. (RTi), yesterday, and share thoughts on how should-cost models are being actively used to drive improved…