[pup55]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', ' ')An acute shortage of petroleum products was looming last night as new tax measures introduced by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) slowed down evacuation of products from depots

[static66]

Pup, I attended a relocalization meeting last night and most of them are unaware of the current geo-political happenings. Do you think we are starting our rapid descent right now? Have all the players taken their balls and gone home? (grabbed their oil positions and locked them up) I think so but these guys were looking at me as if I were absolutely insane.

[pup55]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I') attended a relocalization meeting last night and most of them are unaware of the current geo-political happenings.

[static66]

Sorry Pup, I'm in Vermont and if I dress any nicer they definetly will think I'm Insane! Thanks for the insight..

[Revi]

They might pay attention when it hits Vermont. Here's an article from Yahoo Business. Mainstream news has caught the bug:

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071002/100_oil_ ... .html?.v=1

[DantesPeak]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'V')enezuela refinery outage prompts gasoline lines
Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:17pm BST

By Brian Ellsworth

CARACAS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Venezuelans formed long lines on Wednesday to buy gasoline in a major provincial city after outages at a refinery prompted rare worries of supply shortages in one of the world's largest oil exporters.

Drivers in an area of at least 800,000 in and around the central city of Barquisimeto have waited up to 90 minutes to fill their tanks in lines dozens of cars long since late on Tuesday, residents said by telephone.

Gasoline supplies in the OPEC nation are a sensitive political issue for Venezuelans who are used to filling up cars for less than $2.

[sjn]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('DantesPeak', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'V')enezuela refinery outage prompts gasoline lines
Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:17pm BST

By Brian Ellsworth

CARACAS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Venezuelans formed long lines on Wednesday to buy gasoline in a major provincial city after outages at a refinery prompted rare worries of supply shortages in one of the world's largest oil exporters.

Drivers in an area of at least 800,000 in and around the central city of Barquisimeto have waited up to 90 minutes to fill their tanks in lines dozens of cars long since late on Tuesday, residents said by telephone.

Gasoline supplies in the OPEC nation are a sensitive political issue for Venezuelans who are used to filling up cars for less than $2.

[DantesPeak]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('sjn', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('DantesPeak', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'V')enezuela refinery outage prompts gasoline lines
Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:17pm BST

By Brian Ellsworth

CARACAS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Venezuelans formed long lines on Wednesday to buy gasoline in a major provincial city after outages at a refinery prompted rare worries of supply shortages in one of the world's largest oil exporters.

Drivers in an area of at least 800,000 in and around the central city of Barquisimeto have waited up to 90 minutes to fill their tanks in lines dozens of cars long since late on Tuesday, residents said by telephone.

Gasoline supplies in the OPEC nation are a sensitive political issue for Venezuelans who are used to filling up cars for less than $2.

[Leanan]

Electricity Crisis in Syria

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')ince early summer 2007, Syria has been suffering from a severe electricity crisis, the worst in many years. Recurring power outages last four to 10 hours a day, and this has obviously affected the lives of Syria's citizens, as well as causing serious damage to the Syrian economy.

[pup55]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A') source inside the Moscow Interregional Oil Union said Wednesday that local fuel reserves were down to three to four days' worth, Interfax reported.

A combination of short- and longer-term factors have led to wholesale prices rising close to market prices, the source said, meaning that companies could pass on the burden to drivers.

[pup55]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'R')usty pipes have stopped deliveries of Mobil's unleaded premium petrol, forcing it to buy fuel from other companies to feed the market.

Mobil spokesman Alan Bailey on Thursday confirmed that delivery of unleaded premium petrol was suspended last Thursday after rust was found in piping at its Yarraville terminal

[DantesPeak]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Analysts said the country's creaking infrastructure could mean that it would become a net importer of gasoline within the next few years.

Producing high-quality gasoline is a particular problem, TransCapital Bank analyst Nikolai Klyukin said.

[Leanan]

Does anyone know what the heck is going on in Victoria?

Fuel shortage hits Victorian diesel stocks

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'P')roblems at the Altona refinery of Mobil Australia have crippled stocks of diesel in Victoria.

The refinery supplies not only Mobil customers but also rival BP, leaving many fuel outlets throughout the state without stocks of diesel.

Reports have begun to arrive of petrol stations closing diesel pumps because of a lack of the fuel.

While the exact nature of the problem is unclear, transport operators with on-site tanks say it is nearly a week since they received deliveries of fuel.

[Eli]

Fuel Shortages in China

This article reports that China petrol stations are running low.

[DantesPeak]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Eli', '[')url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071028/wl_asia_afp/chinaenergyoil_071028105240]Fuel Shortages in China[/url]

This article reports that China petrol stations are running low.

[bodigami]

thanks all for the useful links...

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Leanan', 'A')lbania: 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.

[IslandCrow]

BBC: Bolivia

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'F')ather and son, Pascual and Vidal Arellano grow soy and have more than 200 hectares of land ..... But these days they spend more time at petrol stations than in the fields.... Pascual Arellano says. "I expect to lose 40% of my crop this year."
...
Consecutive governments have spent more than $100m (£50m) a year on fuel subsidies, making Bolivia's diesel the cheapest in South America.

The subsidy helps to people in this country, which is South America's poorest.

But it also gives rise to contraband smuggling, which President Morales blames for the shortages.
.....
In the short term, Bolivia is importing diesel from neighbouring countries and Venezuela, and has militarised border petrol stations to stop diesel leaking out through smuggling.

[pup55]

Guyana


$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'D')ue to a shortage of fuel at the Guyoil Company at Heathburn, East Bank Berbice since last Wednesday a number of agricultural operations on the Corentyne have been affected.

Gas station owner, David Subnauth told Stabroek News yesterday that he checked at the company and was told that they were out of gasoline, diesel and kerosene. He said the boat that normally distributes fuel to Guyoil is not expected until next Wednesday.

[shortonoil]

This Asian Tiger is running out of gas. How long can China keep its needed growth under these circumstances, not long, I wouldn’t image.

China out of gas

[abelardlindsay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('shortonoil', 'T')his Asian Tiger is running out of gas. How long can China keep its needed growth under these circumstances, not long, I wouldn’t image.

China out of gas