U.S. gasoline inventories lowest since 1967

Cashmere · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Mar 27, 2008 Posts: 1971

I guess there's going to need to be a few deaths at gas stations before we implement rationing.

I can't wait to hear the rationing proposals.

I'm sure that some nit wit will try to impose a rationing scheme based on the MPG of your vehicle.
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In NC this week we were told only $10.00 per car at one station...took me 40 minutes to find a station with regular and get gas today.

jbrovont · Intermediate Crude Joined: Jun 16, 2006 Posts: 701

That's like 2-3 gallons. It seems strange they're doing it by cost instead of volume.

Price fixing now too?

ohcomeon · Heavy Crude Joined: Jun 10, 2006 Posts: 140 Location: USA

Also in NC here. In a town near here, only one station has gas, regular only, and it is the one closest to the fire station. Families are allowed to purchase 7 gallons. In this small town, people know if you cheat and bring more than one car through for your family, too. I drove there today for deliveries and saw evidence that this is true.

In my town, about 40 miles from this one, we are starting to see stations run out. But still have about 3/4 of the stations with gas. So far, no panic here. I imagine though, in this small town, another couple empty stations will make people fearful, though.

And about 40 more miles east, in Charlotte, there were reports last night of fighting and police protection needed at the stations who had gas. I heard this on a music station as callers were calling in to say which station had gas, how long the lines were, and how much you could purchase. I'm not in Charlotte, but I assume this is all true since it was coming from multiple callers.

So my town is in the middle of two areas of severe shortage. Can't help but think in a couple of days it'll be us...

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Cashmere · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Mar 27, 2008 Posts: 1971

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U.S. Gasoline Inventories Lowest Since 1967

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timmac · Heavy Crude Joined: Mar 27, 2008 Posts: 269

I am sorry about your fuel shortage you folks are having in the Southeast,, fuel seems ok here in Vegas and the West, I wonder why there was no order from the White House to send some of our excess fuel over to the Southeast.

Or do we have any excess over here in the West.

Rabbit · Heavy Crude Joined: Aug 30, 2005 Posts: 121

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The Yellowstone pipeline leads from Billings through the PNW down to UT. You could curb supplies through it and redirect the gasoline east, perhaps. Finished product line running through the SW as well. Blue lines are finished product:

Ah, 1967, 11.3 mb/d consumption, no SPR, lousy mileage cars. Far out, man. Crying or Very sad

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timmac · Heavy Crude Joined: Mar 27, 2008 Posts: 269

Rabbit Wrote :
How exactly would you move it from west to east? There is no pipe line for fuel/oil from the west. Trucks can only move a single truck load per week per truck. With very few extra trucks and a huge cost to ship that way it won't help much.

My Reply :
Why not spend the extra $$ in shipping,, Fuel tankers only got to travel I-10 east from say Arizona/Cali area,, 200+ tankers full of petro would help with the problem, I would rather pay a higher price than no fuel at all.

If our goverment is going to spend Billions for bailout of the crooked bankers, why not spend some of that money on the shipping cost and get the job done,, we ship all kinds of stuff all over this country, even bottle water, why not fuel.

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