Gas Stations Shut as Oil Refiners Ration Supplies (best, regular gas, unleaded)

[Jesse69]

When there was a gas shortage in Houston after Hurricane IKe my car & minivan's tanks were full as I filled up before the Hurricane. After the hurricane I didn't use my vehicles and I relied on my bicycles to go everywhere. When gas was no longer in shortage I went back to driving.

[Grandpa Pipes]

Originally Posted by monative34

you're just tickled pink about it, aren't you.

wtf?? No!!

[crestliner]

The whole thing will have one sure fire result we can be sure....Just another way to drive up prices.. As long as they reach this goal they all make plenty of extra profits....Its the american way...

[Chango]

Originally Posted by manderly6

I already have my outfit picked out for when this happens.

Beat me to it... Here's a recent trip to a California gas station :


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[Fleet]

Originally Posted by Grandpa Pipes

Are you ready for fuel shortages that can , and will, happen???

What plan do you have for life without a plentiful fuel at any price??

California Gas Stations Shut as Oil Refiners Ration Supplies - Bloomberg

There is no fuel shortage. I didn't believe it in the 1970s and I don't believe it now.

They are already saying that the fuel supply will be back to normal in a few weeks.

[Drover]

There is no fuel shortage, there's a common-sense shortage. Gas prices have been falling most other places in the country.

[snofarmer]

Maybe not today but last week there was as 2 refinery's in calli were off line.

Headlines

Gas shortages start to plague California

http://http://www.usatoday.com/story...5-gas/1613369/

[jtur88]

So, who should be involved in regulations concerning motor fuels?

A) The federal government

B) Each individual state

C) The oil corporations

D) Somebody else

E) Nobody

[snofarmer]

What would regulations do to stop a fire or scheduled maintenance?

[cdelena]

Originally Posted by jtur88

So, who should be involved in regulations concerning motor fuels?

A) The federal government

B) Each individual state

C) The oil corporations

D) Somebody else

E) Nobody

Many years ago there was an issue for consumers because it was hard to trust what fuel you would get from station to station. An entrepreneur, John Rockefeller, saw an opportunity to sell fuel guaranteed to be consistent quality and founded the Standard Oil Company that set the 'standard'. Some formulation differences were used depending upon weather to limit volatility.

Many smaller refiners, distributors, and retailers did not like competing with a broad standard as they had their own crude, conditions, and profits at stake so they campaigned to get state, local, and federal governments involved to aid their positions.

Then came the EPA and they concluded that oxygenation and specialty blends would reduce pollution so used federal power to mandate what fuels can be sold.

Now the marketplace is a hodgepodge of rules, laws, and fuel blends that mostly just hurts consumers.

I think the answer is to go back to a broad industry 'standard' with minor variances for local conditions.