Soaring Gas Prices or a Gas Shortage?

minks · 08-16-2008, 01:55 PM

Well here we go, the richest freakin province in the nation and we face, of all things... a gas shortage.
Yes one of our largest refineries is shut down because it is broken. Yes it will get fixed but it will take time.

Yesterday after work I waited 40 minutes in line at the gas station to fuel up. In a 2 km span around this gas station 2 PetroCanada stations were shut down because no gas was coming to them, they had run out.

It is really quite amazing the extent to which we depend upon Crude Oil.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...Q&refer=canada

mikeinie · 08-16-2008, 04:08 PM

That is very strange to here. It is the first that I have heard of shortages.

chonsigirl · 08-16-2008, 06:21 PM

That's horrible, you waste how much gas waiting in line!

08-16-2008, 01:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
minks superstar Supporting Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: igloo apparently Posts: 25,681	Soaring Gas Prices or a Gas Shortage? Well here we go, the richest freakin province in the nation and we face, of all things... a gas shortage. Yes one of our largest refineries is shut down because it is broken. Yes it will get fixed but it will take time. Yesterday after work I waited 40 minutes in line at the gas station to fuel up. In a 2 km span around this gas station 2 PetroCanada stations were shut down because no gas was coming to them, they had run out. It is really quite amazing the extent to which we depend upon Crude Oil. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...Q&refer=canada __________________ "Now you know us eh" John Furlong President of VANOC quoted saying at the closing ceremoy of the 2010 Winter Olympics
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08-16-2008, 04:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
mikeinie Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: By the Irish Sea Posts: 2,845	Re: Soaring Gas Prices or a Gas Shortage? That is very strange to here. It is the first that I have heard of shortages.
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08-16-2008, 06:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
chonsigirl I think, therefore I post Supporting Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nirvana Posts: 32,059	Re: Soaring Gas Prices or a Gas Shortage? That's horrible, you waste how much gas waiting in line!
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