There have been a lot of reports that much/some/most of our problems have been related to difficulties at refineries. Maybe someone out there could direct us to a link that lists all the refinery problems since the century date rollover. I think I remember seeing one. Anyway, there's a lot of shutdowns, and unplanned maintenance going on. I think that is having a major impact on gasoline distribution, which is obviously different than just problems with our crude oil imports.(posted 9659 days ago)Besides not doing a lot of exploration for crude, for various reasons, we (United States) have also not done a lot of maintenance on our refineries, as I have read.
I hope I have understood this correctly. But don't take my word for it, check out the EZboard, the link of which I put in this thread somewhere above or the gas question thread. It's interesting, though sometimes technical, and a lot of the commentary is from concerned investors, and not just ordinary folk like us'uns here at Countryside....
Guess my point is, it's not all OPEC. A lot is refinery problems.
Remember y2K? It's not quite over yet, is it?