Posted on 05/10/2021 9:04:22 AM PDT by Red Badger
The US government declared a state of emergency late on Sunday, lifting limits on the transport of fuels in a bid to keep gas supply lines open after the continued shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline.
“This Declaration addresses the emergency conditions creating a need for immediate transportation of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and other refined petroleum products and provides necessary relief,” the Department of Transportation said. White House Press Sec Jen Psaki added that “as the Administration works to mitigate potential disruptions to supply as a result of the Colonial Pipeline incident, @USDOT is taking action today to allow flexibility for truckers in 17 states.”
Just in case the US didn’t already have a “transitory hyperinflation” problem, gasoline futures soared more than 4% – and are likely to jump much more – late on Sunday after the Colonial Pipeline announced that while some smaller lateral lines between terminals and delivery points are now operational, its mainlines (Lines 1, 2, 3 and 4) remain offline since late Friday after the company suffered a crippling cyberattack that affected its key IT systems.
Colonial operates Line 1 for gasoline and Line 2 for diesel and jet fuel from Pasadena, Texas, some 15 miles from the nation’s largest refineries, to Greensboro, North Carolina, at a combined 2.5 million barrels a day. They merge at Greensboro to feed a line carrying about 900,000 barrels a day into New York Harbor, and other East Coast pipelines.
The 70’s mess was because we were running out of the oil we now know we’re drowning in
“U.S. declares State of Emergency to keep gasoline flowing…”
Why would democrats do that? They hate gasoline and it’s against their religion.
P O W E R !........................
I don’t recall this happening during President Trump’s first term of office.
Guess the Biden administration was looking ahead when they closed the Keystone pipeline? Idiots couldn’t run a banana stand & do it right. It’s too bad we don’t cane some of our politicians for their planned “mistakes” as that is a punishment that would be remembered for awhile. It would serve as a fine object lesson for some others as well.
Better Believe it. Then food. Thank a Biden voter.
You are right.
“Well good luck to the Biden occupying regime in finding enough qualified and properly approved drivers for that.”
Aren’t these the same people that are approving vaccinations without FDA approval other than emergency? Drivers you can find if there’s enough money in it. They won’t have to be qualified, just on the road with an average of around 8,000 gallons of firebomb in them. And that will cause a “neeeww” emergency to go along with the old one. Even Smokey will run for cover.
wy69
I haven’t seen gas this expensive since Jimmah Carter.
5.56mm
For a short period during the “Great Recession” of 2008-10..........
“Pain will be felt.”
And you’ll notice the pain in the northern tier wasn’t a big deal from Keystone. But let liberal New York have to take one in the mouth and the socialists run to the rescue. Equal protection under the octane?
wy69
HAHA! I remember that real well.
And guess what? The Canadians set up shop in the area where I lived and sold, sold, SOLD, gas at low prices. There was NO rationing at their stations.
Funny thing. I see a couple of Mexican gas stations here where I now live. Havent noticed the prices though. Not paying attention. My bad.
The first thing the a-hole Bidet did was blindly sign the end of Keystone day one by EO and now this.
MAKE SURE EVRYONE IN YOUR SOCIAL CIRCLES IS AWARE OF THIS..................
My guess, a low level flunky paid off by a CCP agent, with no idea what the little “bribe” was for. That person is probably long gone from the company.
Colonial pipeline is finished product, gasoline, diesel, jet A, etc.
who even knows if the excuse given for the shutdown is the real reason.
Oh, the missing piece of The Fascist Puzzle....
Can you say Jimmuh Cartah?
I knew you could....
Actually this is probably not sarcastic, sadly.
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