Regular readers of this blog will know my views on CO2 and climate change already. However, COP21 in Paris did reach an agreement in what was described as an ‘historic deal’. The problem with implementing it will almost certainly be the current price of hydrocarbons. While I doubt...
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It had been 5-years since I was last in Texas. Houston – a city I called home for nigh on 20-years – is where ComTech has its home. Well, Sugar Land actually just outside of Houston. I had never actually visited our office there. Last week, I did....
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Gary, Andrew (our web guru) and I spent last week in London for our annual planning session; and to visit a few customers/partners and attend the annual CommoditiesNow awards event. One of our appointments was in Fulham, southwest of London early in the day last Thursday. As is...
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A quick peak at our lists of vendors and their clients is enough to see that many top tier firms in commodities such as the big marketers, for example, have at one time, procured many different CTRM solutions or built their own. The large marketers have complex operations...
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A quick peak at our lists of vendors and their clients is enough to see that many top tier firms in commodities such as the big marketers, for example, have at one time, procured many different CTRM solutions or built their own. The large marketers have complex operations...
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It is November and it’s the month when some of us decide to try to grow something on our top lips to raise money for charity… The charity is aimed at men’s health which is a topic that probably doesn’t get as much air time as it deserves....
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This weekend, I had a go at tidying my desk. My desk is always a total mess. However, apparently, that’s not such a bad thing. Albert Einstein asked the question “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk...
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Commodity Technology Advisory LLC undertakes research – perhaps 3-4 times a year – in which we use survey instruments as part of the research. Right now, we are doing some research on E/CTRM buy v build and still seeking responses, I am reaching out to you all to...
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There are some people that you meet in life who leave a lasting positive impression upon you. Today, I’d like to remember a man who certainly left a great impression with me – Simon Turner. I believe that I first met Simon at a Risk Waters Conference in...
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Yes, we do need your opinion. Right now, we are seeking end users of E/CTRM software to fill out just a short survey on buying versus building E/CTRM software. It won’t take long and we will create a final report that you will be able to download for...
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