Event Wrapup - Oil and Gas Supply Chain Quality

The 2008/2009 year came to a formal close on 3 June with the year end dinner meeting at the Canadian Danish Club. The event was well attended and the presentation on Oil and Gas Supply Chain Quality given by Joe Varghese with Suncor Energy was very well received.

Joe has several years of experience related to manufacturing, construction management, quality management and supply chain management. He shared his learnings related to quality management with major projects.




The highlights were that for major projects the following areas need to be considered:

• Take a balanced quality assurance (QA) – quality control (QC) approach and specifying QA - QC requirements upfront


• Use a Risk Based approach for Supplier / Contractor Management


• Ensure Quality Tools are used appropriately


• Ensure additional checks and balances are in place for International procurement


• Establish Risk Based Audits and Surveillance


• Ensure effective communication and Key Process Indicators are in place and managed

Overall it was a very informative and great networking event. Our thanks to Joe Varghese for his excellent presentation. Thanks to all the organizers of the dinner with a special mention of Wang Lee Lau, Program Chair, for pulling the event together. We look forward to you attending the next event in the fall.

Please click on the link for a copy of the event's presentation.
Oil and Gas Supply Chain Quality

By Tim Yaworski