Gas Shortage

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Gas Shortage

Post by Royal » Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:34 am

LA MESA, Calif. - Gas prices are rising rapidly in San Diego County and some stations could soon run out of gasoline, a La Mesa store owner said Wednesday. Dave Hallak, owner of Emerald Oil at 5600 Baltimore Drive, received a call Wednesday morning from his gasoline supplier saying he won't be getting more gasoline until mid-October.

“My supplier said there’s no gas available in San Diego,” said Hallak. “He said 'all the racks are down in Southern California and there’s very tight supply, if any.'”

The problem could be stemming from issues at several California refineries. It started when a large fire broke out at a Chevron refinery in the Bay Area in August. Bloomberg News also reported an October 1 power outage at an Exxon Mobil refinery in Torrance, Calif. A Chevron oil pipeline also shut down last month. The issues impact production.

http://www.fox5sandiego.com/news/kswb-g ... 4629.story
Filled up the ol' gasoline tank just in case. Gas cap lock sales may increase.

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