Posted on 05/11/2021 1:12:07 PM PDT by blam
Demand for gasoline soared Monday as the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline sent Americans to the pumps.
Gas demand on the east coast of the U.S. rose 32.5 percent compared with the prior Monday, GasBuddy petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan tweeted on Tuesday.
(vs the prior Monday)
— Patrick De Haan ⛽️📊 (@GasBuddyGuy) May 11, 2021
PADD is short for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts, a designation created during World War II to allow the government to allocate petroleum distribution. PADD 1 is the East Coast, PADD 2 is the Midwest, PADD 3 is the Gulf Coast, PADD 4 is the Rocky Mountains, and PADD 5 is the West Coast.
In addition, many areas around the country are experiencing gasoline outages, De Haan tweeted. The largest outage on Tuesday was in Virginia.
GASOLINE OUTAGES as of 11am CT: GA 4.4% AL 0.5% TN 0% SC 2.1% NC 6.3% FL 2.6% VA 7.6%
— Patrick De Haan ⛽️📊 (@GasBuddyGuy) May 11, 2021
“On the week, the national gas price average jumped six cents to $2.96. If the trend continues, an increase of three more cents would make the national average the most expensive since November 2014 –the last time we saw average prices at $2.99 and higher,” AAA reported.
From AAA’s gas price update:
AAA forecasts gas prices to climb this week in reaction to the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, which delivers approximately 45 of all fuel to the East Coast. Over the weekend, the Colonial Pipeline announced they were the victim of a cybersecurity attack and, as a precaution, shut down the pipeline, which runs from Texas to New York Harbor. At this time, some lateral lines have reopened, but there is no word of when the mainline, including the gasoline line, will be operational.
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GULF coast Florida - lines.......................
I hope most Biden supporters suffer.
Here’s my view:
$4 gas >> no problem (Caliph Baraq re-elected with that)
Long gas lines >> HUGE PROBLEM...election poison
it’s jimmuh and the 70’s all over again. deja vu.
#ThanksBiden
We haven’t been out but it went up .20 today to $2.85.
Fort Mill, SC. Stations are out.
Trump: “Do you miss me yet?”
One gas station near me has been pretty busy today. But not all.
Just curious. How did pipelines work before the internet?
Wow! In my neck of the woods it’s been $3.09 a gallon for regular for months. That’s a result of the high taxes we pay in Pennsylvania for gas. You’re lucky.
Asheville, NC and surrounding areas—OUT.
We filled up both vehicles and don’t go much so I hope it lasts. I expect we will be out soon. I’m in a small town so ours will last until the larger cities run out and people come here to fill up.
bttt
Oh come on nothing to see here move along move along. But boy if this would’ve been during trump’s term he would’ve been crucified to the wall by now. And by the end of the week you would’ve thought Trump was the one doing the hacking. Watch the rats use this as a reason to pass their trillion $ infrastructure bill. Don’t let any crisis go to waste that’s their motto when they want to pass legislation to suit their own personal gain.
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