Tag: Procurement

After years of working in the Engineering Department, Richard Hodgson made a career switch to procurement, and became a subject matter expert in his field. Working with a wide range of clients and projects has given him a unique outlook on the industry.

Procuring valves individually in one-off contracts is a repetitive task; and one that the procurement and related engineering support team can become quite good at it. However, is this the best use of such resources? One of the ways to alleviate the burden of procurement is the establishment of framework agreements.

When Patrick Thrash was finishing his undergraduate degree at the University of Mississippi and moving to Houston, he was the only one headed in that direction. During his college years, he had never heard of procurement teams, and a good friend, whose father was an executive at Fluor, explained to Thrash what he did in procurement. From then on Thrash knew that was what he wanted to do.

When Patrick Thrash was finishing his undergraduate degree at the University of Mississippi and moving to Houston, he was the only one headed in that direction. During his college years, he had never heard of procurement teams, and a good friend, whose father was an executive at Fluor, explained to Thrash what he did in procurement. From then on Thrash knew that was what he wanted to do.

The chemical and petrochemical industry in Brazil is driven by one well-reputed player, Braskem. Valve World Americas was pleased to sit down with Celso Ferreira Ramos Neto, Procurement Manager for Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo at Braskem to discuss the company’s product procurement protocols, vendors list, material selection methods, plant turnarounds and what the future holds in the increasingly digital industrial environment.

An interview with Andre Gafford, Sr. Partner, DeLeon Business Consulting Group A repeat contributor to Valve World Americas, Andre has built a reputation for hard work, extensive know-how in the oil & gas (O&G) industry and a propensity for diversity.

Fluor Corp. has been selected by a division of Marathon Petroleum Corp. to execute the engineering and procurement scope for a major reconfiguration at Marathon’s Galveston Bay and Texas City refineries.