[shortonoil]

ElijahJones said:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')his rate of change will increase as each of these poorer nations is forced to compete with the mighty American pocketbook for energy resources as depletion progresses.

[DantesPeak]

Energy exporter Algeria hit by gasoline shortages:

Algiers undergoing gasoline shortage - but "it's merely an increase in demand".

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'M')onday 16 July 2007

Scarcity in gasoline has been noticed along some areas in Algiers. Gasoline stations operators confirmed to El Khabar that their station have not been supplied since two days. Spokesman for the National Company for distribution and Marketing of Petroleum Based Fuel “Naftal” excluded any scarcity indicating however that it is merely increase in fuel demand that coincides holidays.
There has been a decrease in four-star and normal gasoline, diesel and leadless gasoline along a number of some stations in Algiers, in particular Caroubier , Addis Ababa, Didouche Mourad and Hydra fuel stations, whereas long cars queues has been noticed in some other stations including that of 1st Mai in Algiers.

We inquired from some of those station keepers who indicated supply shortages in the previous period while fuel demand especially gasoline, increased. In this context NAFTAL spokesman told El Khabar that there is no scarcity, there is rather a pressure in demand that coincides holidays periods and summer time when immigrants arrive to the country.

[Leanan]

Albania: Blackouts to start again in September
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')tate power monopoly KESH reported recently that the country would suffer long blackout hours in September due to insufficient levels of domestic production and the lower levels of imports, which would not guarantee normal supply.

"We have a deficit of 800 millions KWh and this deficit will be covered by blackouts", a KESH official said.

[joewp]

Ghana now has fuel problems to add to their electricity problems.

LPG gas shortage grounds commercial cars

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '
')Most commercial drivers in Tema have for the past 10 days parked their vehicles because of the shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the system.

The situation has compelled domestic users of gas to resort to charcoal and its price has suddenly increased from GH¢8 to GH¢ 12 per maxi bag.

A visit to some of the lorry stations by Ghana News Agency, showed that taxi and "trotro" drivers have parked their vehicles waiting for the management of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to take delivery of gas.

At the Tema Community Five taxi station a driver, Mr Seth Dwamena complained that despite the explanation of the situation to his car owner, he has threatened to relieve him of the job because he failed to obtain gas to operate.

Mr Dwamena said together with some drivers, they travelled to Afienya, Doryumu, Kpone and Accra to secure gas but to no avail.
(more at link)

[pup55]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'B')esides the natural gas and coal, now the hydroelectric power plants are being used, so the water level in the dams decreased from 80% to 52% in 2.5 months.

[vision-master]

Our Gas prices have been going DOWN!

NOT UP.

Explain Please?

[joewp]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', '[')b]Our Gas prices have been going DOWN!

NOT UP.

Explain Please?

[Cyrus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', '[')b]Our Gas prices have been going DOWN!

NOT UP.

Explain Please?

[joewp]

ASPO-USA: What About the Poor?

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '
') Written by Dave Cohen
Wednesday, 01 August 2007

Today's front month oil contract stands at about $77/barrel. Such prices have not dampened demand in China, where demand growth is running at 11%, or in the United States, where finished motor gasoline consumption reached 9.71 million barrels per day in the week ending July 13, 2007. The volatile but rising oil price since 1999 is the primary signal of a growing supply and demand imbalance in a market with little spare capacity. This indication of scarcity now only inconveniences the wealthy, whose past income growth still allows mostly pain-free purchases. But what about the poor?

A note on a forthcoming ESMAP study, How are Developing Countries Coping with Higher Oil Prices?, describes "policy alternatives adopted by developing countries in response to the increases in world oil prices since the end of 2003." Before looking at the results, let's look at some emerging stories in the developing world to get a feel for what's going on.

[Much more at above link]

[evilgenius]

It is interesting to see what is happening as the less well off are not keeping up. It seems that the natural inclination amongst those left in the group that can afford crude is to form an oligopoly. Normally an oligopoly is a strong unit against economic conditions. The exception, in our case, is scarcity. Scarcity can be gotten around by cooperation amongst the members of the group, that is, until it bites to the point where another member must fall out.

[pup55]

South Africa

Motorists have already started experiencing fuel shortages in Johannesburg with motorists driving to work this morning reporting difficulties in filling up at petrol stations.

Service stations contacted on Thursday morning reported running out.

The department of minerals and energy affairs department attributed the shortages to an industry strike.

[pup55]

Phillipines

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'J')ust two weeks ago, National Power Corp. (Napocor) president Cyril del Callar cried out loud that we must brace for power outages—i.e. “oh, no, those production-wrecking brownouts again.”

Who would have thought then that Del Callar was telling us only half-truths?

The power shortage was in the whole of Luzon, which hosts roughly, well, only most of the country’s power-starved manufacturing plants.

[thylacine]

Namibia

Namibia currently gets half its power from South Africa. South Africa is due to pull the plug on its neighbour in the next few years - due to expected energy shortages. The Nam government have now made noises about generating their own nuclear power. They are also setting up infrastructure to source power from Zambia and Congo.

[DantesPeak]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'C')hina's Motorists Face Rationing as Refiners Prefer to Export
Energy Intelligence Group, Inc.)
Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Summary

Parts of southern China are experiencing oil products shortages, prompting some service stations to ration the amount of gasoline and automotive diesel they are selling, while others have run out of fuel altogether. The situation has arisen in previous years as peak summer demand strains domestic supply, which has been further tightened as China's refiners have stepped up exports to more profitable markets.

[pup55]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'G')aza's main power plant shut down operations yesterday after it said it had depleted its fuel reserves despite a pledge from Israel to resume deliveries that were halted late last week.

[eastbay]

Nymex futures trading in Asia appears at this time to be largely unaffected and appear to be shrugging off that outage reported from Gaza Mr. Pup55.





(joke)

[Leanan]

Lebanon: EDL announces further power cuts due to breakdown

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'E')lectricite du Liban (EDL) announced Friday it will isolate power for two additional hours due to a "sudden breakdown" in one of its transformers in Horej's main Area.

...The announcement added fuel to the fire. The Lebanese public, already enraged by the continuous electricity outages in their neighborhoods, were angered upon hearing EDL's announcement.

[pup55]

Burundi


$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'F')uel rationing started on August 21, causing queues of vehicles at petrol stations. Stations supplied by Interpetrol have no fuel, while those supplied by Engen have limited amounts

[pup55]

Argentina again
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')rgentina Faces Fuel Shortage On Shell Refinery Shutdown

September 06, 2007: 02:00 PM EST


BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- A day after the Argentine government ordered Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA) to shut down its Doc Sud refinery, it was unclear how a potentially large gap in fuel supplies would be covered.

A government energy official told Dow Jones Newswires that Shell had begun to shut down the refinery after Energy Secretary officials Wednesday night ordered operations to cease due to alleged environmental infractions.

[Leanan]

Zambia shuts refinery after crude oil shortages

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', ' ')LUSAKA, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Zambia shut down its Indeni Oil Refinery on Sept. 1 for 25 days due to crude shortages, energy officials said on Friday.

Zambia, which imports crude oil from the Middle East and refines it at Indeni, is conducting maintenance at the facility while awaiting adequate supplies, the officials said.

The shortages have also prompted Zambia to import oil from South Africa, Mozambique and Tanzania, they said.

Most of the diesel produced by the refinery is used to run Zambia's vast copper mines, the country's economic lifeblood.