, Author at OILMAN Magazine

Longing for a Digital Twin: What the Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack Can Teach Us About Planning for Uncertainty

Patrick LongJuly 2, 2021July 2, 2021

On May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline was hacked. The pipeline immediately shut down and backed up crude oil and refined products before the company could...

ESG: When Divesting Fossil Fuels From Portfolios Causes More Harm Than Good

Patrick LongMay 8, 2020May 10, 2020

Why divesting fossil fuels in the name of climate change may in fact be short-sighted and harm the larger sustainable positive strides energy companies are...

Spinning Straw into Gold: Using Expertise to Leverage Your Data and Gain Insight into Your Business

Patrick LongJanuary 11, 2020January 11, 2020

Leveraging data, analytics and relying on the expertise of your team can unlock new insights into your business and supply chain. Stop me if you’ve...

Thinking Outside the Box: Unconventional Supply Chain Planning

Patrick LongDecember 22, 2019

by Patrick LongDecember 22, 2019

Optimizing your energy supply chain requires thinking outside the box to maximize efficiencies and profitability. When you think of your supply chain, what do you...

What’s All the Buzz Around IMO 2020 About in Utah?

Patrick LongDecember 20, 2019December 20, 2019

by Patrick LongDecember 20, 2019December 20, 2019

Find out what the buzz is all about surrounding the IMO 2020 low-sulfur marine fuel regulation in The Beehive State. An editorial published in the...

Planning for IMO 2020: The Cost of Non-Compliance

Patrick LongNovember 25, 2019

by Patrick LongNovember 25, 2019

On January 1, 2020, the new International Maritime Organization’s regulation—dubbed “IMO 2020”—for sulfur reduction from 3.5% to 0.5% will go into effect. The regulation stipulates...

Opportunity Knocks: How Downstream Companies Can Successfully Participate in IMO 2020 Market

Patrick LongAugust 13, 2019

by Patrick LongAugust 13, 2019

In 1848, gold was found at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California setting off the Gold Rush, which brought an influx of new participants to seize...