Ten Airports Face Closure Due 2 Fuel Shortage

[USA320Pilot]

CNN just reported that all 3 southwest pipelines are operating again, at least at partial capacity. In addition, President Bush has just lifted the restriction that only U.S. ships can carry oil in U.S. territory.

Regards,

USA320Pilot

 

[a320av8r]

Our Local TV news (RDU) reports that the pipelines should be running at 60% by tomorrow A.M. and back up to full speed by Saturday. If only we can get the refineries back up...
Meanwhile our local gas is $3.30 gal. unl/reg.

 

[tadjr]

This is getting really ugly.

airports that could be shut down due to a lack of jet fuel caused by refinery and pipeline shutdowns from hurricane Katrina. The airports in most jeopardy for closure include Tampa.

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The airport director stated that TPA has enough fuel to stay open thru Sept 12 as of 9/2.

On the other hand, between work and my house there are 6 gas stations. When I came home tonight 4 were out of gas. When my roommate came home an hour later another one had shut down and the last station had lines of 2 hours.

 

[Kev3188]

On the other hand, between work and my house there are 6 gas stations. When I came home tonight 4 were out of gas. When my roommate came home an hour later another one had shut down and the last station had lines of 2 hours.

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I was at Costco today (one of the ones with a gas station), and it looked like a scene straight out of 1973. In a space that can "comfortably" hold 30 cars, there were probably 60 or so, with no regard for order, and tempers flaring. After being inside for 30 mins. or so, the line had only moved about 2 car lengths or so. Brutal.

FWIW, gas was $2.63/gallon. I decided to avoid that quagmire and pay $2.73 down the street.

In MSN, my father-in-law says gas is going for $3.25/gallon.

 

[a320av8r]

EU Nations to Offer Oil From Reserves
September 02, 2005 8:17 AM EDT

NEWPORT, Wales - European nations are offering to provide oil to the United States from their strategic reserves to offset shortages in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, an EU official said Friday.

Separately, the EU executive Commission in Brussels said it has offered disaster help to U.S. authorities trying to cope with the damage caused by the storm, which lashed New Orleans and coastal towns in Mississippi, causing massive flooding.

Speaking on Britain's Sky News network, EU security affairs chief Javier Solana said the U.S. administration has approached several EU member states individually for help. "Whatever they ask for, it will be given from the reserves of oil that the different (EU) countries are providing," he said.

Solana did not say if the offers by individual European governments involved supplies of crude or refined oil products, such as gasoline.

In Berlin, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said the United States has asked member states of the International Energy Agency to provide oil and that Germany would "of course" support Washington.

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, chairing an EU foreign ministers meeting, said the EU as a whole would play no role in supplying emergency deliveries of oil, but added, "There might be other assistance that can be offered."

Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast and shut down around 90 percent of crude production capacity in a region that is responsible for around 30 percent of U.S. crude output.

The International Energy Agency, a Paris-based oil market watchdog that includes 17 of the 25 EU states, said it is consulting with members on tapping their strategic reserves.

"We have ongoing consultations with all member countries, but we need an unanimous agreement to release strategic reserves," IEA spokeswoman Gundi Gadesmann said. "A decision may be reached fast."

IEA member countries hold some 4.1 billion barrels of public and industry oil stocks, of which roughly 1.4 billion barrels are government-controlled for emergency purposes.

EU officials said 16 of the 25 EU countries maintain a 90-day strategic oil reserve to deal with any sudden shortfalls in supply. They are: Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, France, Germany, Britain, Italy, Portugal, Denmark, Austria, Greece, Ireland and Hungary.

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said it had received a call from the IEA exploring the option of releasing some oil reserves. Japan has one of the largest petroleum reserves in the world, with 320.7 million barrels as of June 30.

Separate from the IEA discussions, the European Commission said oil sector experts from all EU nations will meet in special session Sept. 9 to discuss the oil supply situation. They comprise an EU panel that meets twice a year and was founded during the first oil crisis in 1973.

"On the agenda it will have issues relating to supply and possible release of stocks," said EU spokeswoman Antonia Mochan.

"What they will discuss ... is issues facing the world oil market at the moment and possible release of stocks."

The EU foreign ministers, meeting Friday in Newport, Wales, also discussed humanitarian help for victims of Hurricane Katrina. EU spokeswoman Francoise Le Bail said in Brussels several EU nations were ready to help with specialists in areas such as water supply and mobile shelters, if requested by the U.S.

She said the EU had not yet received any U.S. request for help.


Now we'll see who Dubya is protecting! <_<