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	<title>Logistics Viewpoints: A Blog for Logistics, Supply Chain, and 3PL Executives &#187; Petroleum Industry</title>
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		<title>The Gulf Oil Spill</title>
		<link>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2010/06/07/the-gulf-oil-spill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Banker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Petroleum Industry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Supply Chain Risk Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARC Advisory Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gulf oil spill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plant asset management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here at ARC Advisory Group, we are well known for our research and expertise on supply chain and automation technologies used by the process industries. I’ve been waiting for one of our process industry gurus to write something about the Gulf  oil spill and Larry O’Brien finally did last week in “How the Gulf Oil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$5 Million in Annual Supply Chain Savings</title>
		<link>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2010/03/25/5-million-in-annual-supply-chain-savings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Banker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Petroleum Industry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Samsung Total Petrochemicals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received a press release earlier this month from AspenTech (an ARC client) claiming that its customer Samsung Total Petrochemicals expects more than $5 million in annual savings after implementing one of its solutions. This claim caught my eye not only because of the size of the savings, but also because it’s rare for supply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Toughest Forecasting Problem: Demand Management in Oil &amp; Gas Industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Banker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Petroleum Industry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allen Avery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Oil is becoming increasingly difficult and costly to recover, and the problem of managing the supply chain and profits has become more complex than ever. After weathering the economic downturn, the industry must boost capacity for future demand, and keep a close eye on the economics of oil and gas production.” So wrote my colleague [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Complexities of Petroleum Supply Chains</title>
		<link>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2009/07/02/the-complexities-of-petroleum-supply-chains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Banker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Petroleum Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[petroleum terminals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder, while you&#8217;re filling up your car with gasoline, about all the supply chain steps involved in getting fuel to that pump?  The petroleum supply chain (which includes not just gasoline, but all sorts of petroleum-based products) is not something most people think about, and it doesn&#8217;t get much attention in the trade press, [...]]]></description>
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