Yes - a very simple one:
DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW, BUILD REFINERIES (strategically located - not all concentrated in hurricane-prone areas).
And yes, I know that wouldn't solve the current issues - but it should prevent similarly-caused fuel supply shortages in the future.
About the only government regulation that makes sense - how about rationing? I would prefer that to blown-up prices.
And I too have helped others out when I have been in a position to. But I know for the last month - had gasoline shot up to the kind of prices being advocated - the boat we were bailing as hard as we could to keep afloat would have been completely torpedoed in two - glug glug.
This specific problem is probable more caused by the fact that there is only one pipeline serving the area. But you point is true none the less, a lack of domestic energy infrastructure.
About the only government regulation that makes sense - how about rationing?
The magic of Free Republic comes through; dialog with others generating ideas. As much as I hate government interference in commerce, that probably would have prevented this specific problem.
Of course the anti-gouging laws tried to fix one problem and created another...
How would we allocate it?
Oh, I know..... how about "To each according to his needs?"/s