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Gas shortages reported
Disaster News Network ^ | 8/31/05 | Susan Kim

Posted on 08/31/2005 1:34:35 PM PDT by Gardener

BALTIMORE (August 31, 2005) — Emergency managers up the east coast and elsewhere are reporting serious gas shortages.

"We may be facing a major fuel supply situation," reported a county-level emergency manager in South Carolina. "We in this county are cutting all non-essential services such as garbage pickup. It is a developing situation."

Gas stations in upstate South Carolina reported they were running out of gas. "The state is telling us the pipeline that services the northeast has been disrupted at the supply point in Louisiana, and that it will take a week and half for it to reach us," he said. "A lot of gas stations are out and closed in this area."

In North Carolina, a gas station on U.S. 74 reported it had only premium gas left and was selling it for $2.99. Station managers say they are unable to get gas from their suppliers. A nearby competitor station reported it had to close altogether because it was out of all fuel.

In Michigan, gas prices were as high as $3.92 for unleaded regular in Garden City, just one of many stations with high prices in the Detroit metro area. Forty percent of Michigan’s gas comes from the Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Katrina shut down a number of oil platforms, refineries and pipelines.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: energy; fuel; gas; gasprices; katrina; southcarolina
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To: Libloather

I've just been notified that our Kroger gas station closed. I was just at the store a few hour ago and it was open. What's happening?


101 posted on 08/31/2005 2:49:07 PM PDT by Peach (South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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To: Libloather

"No gas coming in, no gas going out."

Something doesn't add up, here. Capacity has only been down since Sunday, essentially three days ago, and we're "out?"

Referencing Colonial Pipeline: about eighty million gallons of refined petroleum products run through the main pipelines daily. The products run the gamut of military grade jet fuels, aviation kerosene, gasolines, diesel fuels and heating oils. Cities served by the mainline include Birmingham, Atlanta, Charlotte, Greensboro, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City. Secondary lines serve Nashville, Raleigh-Durham, Richmond and Norfolk.

Atlanta is served primarily by Colonial Pipeline's delivery facility in Doraville. Georgia. Through a secondary pipe connected to the mainline, Colonial also serves jet fuel farms at Atlanta's Hartsfield Airport. Colonial's mainline features both a forty inch and a thirty-six inch diameter pipeline running side by side through the north Atlanta suburbs.

According to a document from Colonial dated January 2000, the two main lines have a discharge capacity of 2,210,000 barrels per day. In the petroleum business, the standard barrel, usually of crude oil, is 42 gallons per barrel. Both parallel main lines, running from Pasadena, Texas to Linden, New Jersey, cover a little over 1,050 miles.


102 posted on 08/31/2005 2:51:46 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry (Esse Quam Videre)
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To: Peach

We must be in a delicate supply line in fact, not just theory.

Fox just had >$5.00 gas per gallon.


103 posted on 08/31/2005 2:54:33 PM PDT by combat_boots (Dug in and not budging an inch. NOT to be schiavoed, greered, or felosed as a patient)
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To: RegulatorCountry
Something doesn't add up, here. Capacity has only been down since Sunday, essentially three days ago, and we're "out?"

At any given time, the USA has only enough refined product on hand to run the country approximately one week. This according to my boss..an industry insider for over 40 years..

104 posted on 08/31/2005 2:55:07 PM PDT by Iron Matron
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To: combat_boots

I just called Kroger. They are out of gas. Out of it in a nearby town too. Not much left in our town.

I think it's because of people topping off vs. a real supply problem, but don't know that for fact.


105 posted on 08/31/2005 2:56:37 PM PDT by Peach (South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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To: Gardener

I was sitting in line at the gas station here in Greenville, SC and the gas went up from 2.40 to 2.88 by the time I got to the pump. 48 cents in a matter of minutes.


106 posted on 08/31/2005 2:58:49 PM PDT by LifeOrGoods? (God is not a God of fear, but of power, love and a sane mind.)
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To: Peach
I think it's because of people topping off vs. a real supply problem, but don't know that for fact.

I suspect you might be right. The thing that concerns me is that I am not seeing any queues for gas in VA, but stations still seem to be running out. Of course this is just anecdotal.

107 posted on 08/31/2005 2:59:20 PM PDT by sola_fide
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To: beyond the sea

Virginia DOT has several of those. Apparently the vehicle detectors embedded in the pavement have failed due to repaving operations. Instead of fixing them, they just put the light on pre-timed mode.

One of them has been that way for almost a year. The excuse as to why it hasn't been fixed is that they haven't gotten a low enough bid for fixing it. Wonder how the dollar amount of gasoline that has been wasted by that traffic light over a year compares to how much the bids are to fix it?


108 posted on 08/31/2005 3:01:17 PM PDT by brianl703 (Illegal aliens are to businessmen as Cliff's Notes are to college students.)
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To: Tenacious 1

This is Baltimore... you can hardly notice the garbage pick up by either smell or sight - nothing substantial changes.


109 posted on 08/31/2005 3:03:30 PM PDT by thoughtomator (Gentlemen may cry, "Peace! Peace!" -- but there is no peace. - Patrick Henry)
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To: combat_boots

CB
Yup. Here in Atlanta I paid $2.79 this morning to top off my tank. I left work and drove by the same station at 5pm and the price was $3.19.
Reports from the suburbs are over $5/gal.
This is gonna be interesting.


110 posted on 08/31/2005 3:09:38 PM PDT by burnitup
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To: Iron Matron

"At any given time, the USA has only enough refined product on hand to run the country approximately one week."

From what I have been able to glean, there are several million barrels of various fuels sitting in terminals or "tank farms" from Doraville, GA to Charlotte, NC, Greensboro, NC, and on up to terminus in NJ.

Somebody's decided to clamp down on distribution from these terminals, 'cause they ain't empty, in my opinion.

Add to that a release from the strategic reserves, which was committed to by Bush today, I believe, and this is beginning to look artificial.


111 posted on 08/31/2005 3:10:46 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry (Esse Quam Videre)
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To: RegulatorCountry; Peach; Howlin

Just heard all gas pumps in NC will shut down at 7pm...


112 posted on 08/31/2005 3:13:45 PM PDT by Libloather (Why are Democrats buried in nine foot graves? Deep down, they're good people...)
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To: RegulatorCountry; Peach; Howlin

Just heard all gas pumps in NC will shut down at 7pm...


113 posted on 08/31/2005 3:13:46 PM PDT by Libloather (Why are Democrats buried in nine foot graves? Deep down, they're good people...)
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To: Libloather

"Just heard all gas pumps in NC will shut down at 7pm..."

From whom... source? If this is so, you couldn't orchestrate a buying panic any better if you tried.


114 posted on 08/31/2005 3:15:40 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry (Esse Quam Videre)
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To: RegulatorCountry
this is beginning to look artificial.

It is beginning to look like the adults are taking charge in the emergency.

115 posted on 08/31/2005 3:15:51 PM PDT by RightWhale (Cloudy, 51 degrees, scattered showers, wind <5 knots in Fairbanks)
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To: Gardener

No (I couldn't find any) 87 or 89 in NW Nassau County (Long Island) and 93 is @ $3.30 and up.


116 posted on 08/31/2005 3:16:07 PM PDT by wtc911 (see my profile for how to contribute to a pentagon heroes fund)
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To: RegulatorCountry
there are several million barrels of various fuels sitting

The US burns 20 million barrels a day. The world 84 million. Several million won't last long.

117 posted on 08/31/2005 3:18:30 PM PDT by RightWhale (Cloudy, 51 degrees, scattered showers, wind <5 knots in Fairbanks)
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To: RightWhale

"If everyone were aware of what is going on they would be checking their Y2K stash right about now. A lot of pipelines originate at NO."

Mine is still there. I dont think I will need it but insurance is peace of mind. When it expires I will get abother stash.

Gas is about 2.57-2.70 in Fort Worth. The lines look normal.
It went up about a dime so far, thats not so unusual lately.

It seems to me if everyone filled their tanks in a panic it wouldnt matter because they were going to use it soon anyway and will need gas later than normal.

For the month they would end up burning the same number of gallons as usual.

Provided there is no disruption in flow as there appears to be in this case due to Katrina.


118 posted on 08/31/2005 3:19:12 PM PDT by No Blue States
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To: RightWhale

I am looking out my office window at a Texaco station in Greensboro, NC right now... no lines whatsoever. There are even pumps with no car at them. Unless they've already declared that they are "out," and I haven't heard any indication on local news radio that this could possibly be the case, then I'm thinking BS on the 7 PM closing of all gas stations in NC thing.

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119 posted on 08/31/2005 3:25:56 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry (Esse Quam Videre)
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To: XRdsRev

"Texas -
Refineries: Distillation capacity of 4,627,611 Barrels Per Calendar Day (BCD) (2005) "

Texas won this contest and 2nd place was less that half our 4.6 billion. I love this state!

Im very glad Katrina missed Houston.


120 posted on 08/31/2005 3:31:40 PM PDT by No Blue States
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