Samuel Bodman Disruption Quotations

The U.S. welcomes this historic and unanimous decision by member countries of IEA, ... I believe it is an appropriate response to the disruption that is occurring as a result of the hurricane.

It is very hard at this point in time to forecast either length of time where there may be disruptions or where they will occur, ... But I think it likely to be that there will be some disruption in terms of supply of motor fuels.

The need to use energy more wisely is particularly acute this year because of the higher prices we expect to see, ... We have had a severe disruption in the last few weeks in the energy infrastructure of this country.

Beginning last week, we have been in close contact with our federal partners, site managers at various locations of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and companies that operate oil refineries to prepare for any disruption in oil production.