Peak oil? - Not in California

[aztc]

(note diesel production up 24%)

Sacramento - With California refiners well into the annual
"turnaround"season - the time of year when planned maintenance shuts down
some gasoline and diesel production units - production of reformulated
gasoline for use in California increased 0.6 percent from the previous
week, according to the Weekly Fuels Watch Report issued today by the
California Energy Commission.

Production of reformulated gasoline in California refineries averaged
973,286 barrels a day for the week ending January 6, 2006, a 10.2 percent
increase over this time last year. Inventories of reformulated gasoline
jumped 13.2 percent from the previous week as refiners stockpiled supplies
to carry them through this period of planned repairs. CARB gasoline
inventories are 0.4 percent below last year's levels.

Production of California diesel fuel this week continued at levels well
above any reached for this date in the past five years. Diesel production
dropped 1.7 percent from the previous week but was 14.2 percent better
than at this time last year. Inventories of CARB diesel rose by 10.3
percent over the week and were 24.2 percent higher than at this time last
year.

California refineries began planned maintenance in December. The repairs
and upgrades should continue on a staggered schedule into March, as many
refiners retool to meet new federal ultra-low sulfur standards that go
into effect June 1, 2006.

The entire Weekly Fuels Watch Report can be seen on the Energy
Commission's Web site at

http://www.energy.ca.gov/database/fore


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I live here, on the left coast. I see anti war everything everywhere, except at the pumps. Fill er up! Re-elect BushCo! We demand cheap gas!

[pstans]

1. Is any of that diesel biodiesel?

[aztc]

2. No biodiesel

24% MORE diesel has been produced and consumed since last year, none of it was bio-D.

War? What war? Global warming? Bah! Water unfit to drink - nah, it is FOR SALE to those that can afford it. Air unfit to breath, well only during summer months - FOR NOW.

BIODIESEL IS NOT A SOLUTION BY ITSELF - IT JUST EXCUSES CONTINUED OVERCONSUMPTION - DITTO FOR ETHANOL

http://Drive55.org

http://PeaceTrainToDC.com

[mojavegreen]

3. Ethanol

Ethanol is not a bad start. A cheap conversion kit for an economy vehicle, and a eth. still in the back yard could work with time. Or ethyl fuel coops or something. Battery technology--creating a battery which will power say a Tercel or VW for over 100 miles with any power-- doesn't look real feasible.

Getting SUVs off the freeways and highways, or at least requiring them to have 3-4 passengers--that would be another start. (while sitting in a 405 jam, look around at the yukons, suburbans, fords, --nearly always with one driver). Another solution, which may appear somewhat Orwellian, but should be considered--restrictions on driver's licenses: allowing only say college graduates with economy cars to drive, and public trans., busses, vans, metrolink for the rest.

[Massacure]

4. Of course its not a solution by itself.

But to say humanity should go back 400 years in its lifestyle is silly to say the least.