minister sparks fuel panic by admitting: 'Supplies can't be guaranteed o

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Petrol stations in Scotland are already running dry, despite appeals for motorists not to panic buy ahead of a strike by workers at one of Britain's biggest oil refineries.

Several filling stations in Edinburgh are down to just two or three pumps as customers queue to stockpile fuel.

And at least one station has been closed, ahead of the imminent strike at Grangemouth, based nearby.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23480318-details/Petrol%20stations%20run%20dry%20as%20minister%20sparks%20fuel%20panic%20by%20admitting:%20'Supplies%20can't%20be%20guaranteed%20on%20every%20forecourt'/article.do

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1. I thought they might get shortages...

But that was... err...


Nevermind.

[depakid]

2. The Oil Drum has more on this:

Forties pipeline shutdown begins

http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/3893#more

btw: £5 per gallon is almost $10.00 PER GALLON based on current exchange rates.

That price doesn't impact Brits quite as much as it would Americans, considering factors like purchasing power parity, availability of mass transit and shorter driving distances, but it's useful to consider how it's going to be when 10 bucks is the norm in the states.