Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:09 pm Post subject: Re: Global Fuel Shortage Reports
thuja wrote:
This is from the energy Bulletin- cribbed from Solaris...
Below is a list of countries with reported energy shortages occurring within the past few months.
Asia and Middle East
Nepal-- Gasoline and diesel
Pakistan-- Natural gas and electricity
Iraq-- Gasoline
Iran-- Gasoline
Bangladesh-- Electricity
Sri Lanka-- Gasoline
Philipines-- Electricity
China-- Electricity
India-- Electricity
Viet Nam-- Electricity
Africa
Uganda-- Electricity
Zimbabwe-- Gasoline and diesel
Ghana-- Electricity
Nigeria-- Gasoline
Senegal-- Electricity
Liberia-- Electricity
Kenya-- Gasoline and diesel
Gambia-- Gasoline and diesel
Americas
Argentina-- Natural gas and electricity Diesel
Nicaragua-- Electricity
Chile-- Natural gas and electricity
Costa Rica-- Electricity
Dominican Republic-- Electricity
Thanks for this. These shortages are serious especially for the poor people enduring them. However, do we know they are unusual? They could be the norm outside the USA and are only now coming to our attention here at PO. Is there historical data? _________________ ree rah rip ram. sunofabitch godamn. hidey didey christ almighty. rah rah crap
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:18 pm Post subject: Re: Global Fuel Shortage Reports
Sorry Pstarr- don't know what the historical norm is- but judging from news reports- these countries have experienced periodic problems in the past but these problems are becoming endemic and unsolvable ongoing crises...
certainly these electricity/fuel crises are coupling with escalating food costs in a way that is staggering many of these nations. Zimbabwe is probably a worst case example of food and fuel shortages leading to desperation- just google Harare fuel and food.
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: Global Fuel Shortage Reports
ElijahJones said:
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This rate of change will increase as each of these poorer nations is forced to compete with the mighty American pocketbook for energy resources as depletion progresses.
One wonders, how mighty the US pocketbook really will be in this growing confrontation for energy. Saturated with debt, stripped of its industrial power, and inhabited by dumbed-down, self serving nihilists, it may not be able to put up a very good fight. Its currency has long been its principal weapon of mass destruction, and daily we see that weapon succumbing to invasion from abroad and at home. Abroad, Russia snubs the Brenton Woods agreement, something that a few years ago only the US would have dared to have done; it is demanding its own currency for its own oil. At home, we are gutted by multi-trillion dollar embezzlement schemes perpetuated by Wall Street mortgage charlatans. As millions of Americans see their homes decline in value, see their cost escalate as interest rates sore and experience the disappearance of high paying jobs, for all but a few, it may not have the will to fight that hard.
Of course, it is a battle that we are unlikely to win, in any event. There are 300 million of us, there are 6.5 billion of them.
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: Global Fuel Shortage Reports
Energy exporter Algeria hit by gasoline shortages:
Algiers undergoing gasoline shortage - but "it's merely an increase in demand".
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Monday 16 July 2007
Scarcity in gasoline has been noticed along some areas in Algiers. Gasoline stations operators confirmed to El Khabar that their station have not been supplied since two days. Spokesman for the National Company for distribution and Marketing of Petroleum Based Fuel “Naftal” excluded any scarcity indicating however that it is merely increase in fuel demand that coincides holidays.
There has been a decrease in four-star and normal gasoline, diesel and leadless gasoline along a number of some stations in Algiers, in particular Caroubier , Addis Ababa, Didouche Mourad and Hydra fuel stations, whereas long cars queues has been noticed in some other stations including that of 1st Mai in Algiers.
We inquired from some of those station keepers who indicated supply shortages in the previous period while fuel demand especially gasoline, increased. In this context NAFTAL spokesman told El Khabar that there is no scarcity, there is rather a pressure in demand that coincides holidays periods and summer time when immigrants arrive to the country.
El Khabar _________________ It's already over, now it's just a matter of adjusting.
State power monopoly KESH reported recently that the country would suffer long blackout hours in September due to insufficient levels of domestic production and the lower levels of imports, which would not guarantee normal supply.
"We have a deficit of 800 millions KWh and this deficit will be covered by blackouts", a KESH official said.
Zambia's sole oil refinery is working from reserves after running out of fuel stocks amid growing energy demand, an industry official told Dow Jones Newswires Monday.
_________________ "The problems of today will not be solved by the same thinking that produced the problems in the first place." - Albert Einstein
Most commercial drivers in Tema have for the past 10 days parked their vehicles because of the shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the system.
The situation has compelled domestic users of gas to resort to charcoal and its price has suddenly increased from GH¢8 to GH¢ 12 per maxi bag.
A visit to some of the lorry stations by Ghana News Agency, showed that taxi and "trotro" drivers have parked their vehicles waiting for the management of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to take delivery of gas.
At the Tema Community Five taxi station a driver, Mr Seth Dwamena complained that despite the explanation of the situation to his car owner, he has threatened to relieve him of the job because he failed to obtain gas to operate.
Mr Dwamena said together with some drivers, they travelled to Afienya, Doryumu, Kpone and Accra to secure gas but to no avail.
(more at link)
_________________ Joe P. United Political Debate
"Only when the last tree is cut; only when the last river is polluted; only when the last fish is caught; only then will they realize that you cannot eat money." - Cree Indian Proverb
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: Global Fuel Shortage Reports
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Besides the natural gas and coal, now the hydroelectric power plants are being used, so the water level in the dams decreased from 80% to 52% in 2.5 months.
The government has responded to the emerging diesel crisis by announcing its intention to discourage people from using the fuel. Algerian experts recommended at a 'study day' on July 7th that the government introduce measures to encourage the consumption of alternative fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas, in combination with more stringent vehicle efficiency and emissions regulations, a tax regime on diesel vehicles, the development of other transport methods for passengers and goods, and the use of solar energy in rural areas.
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: Global Fuel Shortage Reports
vision-master wrote:
Our Gas prices have been going DOWN!
NOT UP.
Explain Please?
Only if you ask in another thread, this is extremely off-topic here. _________________ Joe P. United Political Debate
"Only when the last tree is cut; only when the last river is polluted; only when the last fish is caught; only then will they realize that you cannot eat money." - Cree Indian Proverb
Today's front month oil contract stands at about $77/barrel. Such prices have not dampened demand in China, where demand growth is running at 11%, or in the United States, where finished motor gasoline consumption reached 9.71 million barrels per day in the week ending July 13, 2007. The volatile but rising oil price since 1999 is the primary signal of a growing supply and demand imbalance in a market with little spare capacity. This indication of scarcity now only inconveniences the wealthy, whose past income growth still allows mostly pain-free purchases. But what about the poor?
A note on a forthcoming ESMAP study, How are Developing Countries Coping with Higher Oil Prices?, describes "policy alternatives adopted by developing countries in response to the increases in world oil prices since the end of 2003." Before looking at the results, let's look at some emerging stories in the developing world to get a feel for what's going on.
[Much more at above link]
Very interesting article and study. It shows where peak oil is hitting the earliest and hardest, and gives a preview of your own country sooner or later as depletion and the "export land model" starts to limit the amount of oil available. _________________ Joe P. United Political Debate
"Only when the last tree is cut; only when the last river is polluted; only when the last fish is caught; only then will they realize that you cannot eat money." - Cree Indian Proverb
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Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 3:16 pm Post subject: Re: Global Fuel Shortage Reports
It is interesting to see what is happening as the less well off are not keeping up. It seems that the natural inclination amongst those left in the group that can afford crude is to form an oligopoly. Normally an oligopoly is a strong unit against economic conditions. The exception, in our case, is scarcity. Scarcity can be gotten around by cooperation amongst the members of the group, that is, until it bites to the point where another member must fall out. _________________ "Hope encourages men to take risks; men in a strong position may follow her without ruin, if not without loss. But when they stake all that they have to the last coin (for she is a spendthrift), she reveals her real self in the hour of failure."
Motorists have already started experiencing fuel shortages in Johannesburg with motorists driving to work this morning reporting difficulties in filling up at petrol stations.
Service stations contacted on Thursday morning reported running out.
The department of minerals and energy affairs department attributed the shortages to an industry strike.
Just two weeks ago, National Power Corp. (Napocor) president Cyril del Callar cried out loud that we must brace for power outages—i.e. “oh, no, those production-wrecking brownouts again.”
Who would have thought then that Del Callar was telling us only half-truths?
The power shortage was in the whole of Luzon, which hosts roughly, well, only most of the country’s power-starved manufacturing plants.
Namibia currently gets half its power from South Africa. South Africa is due to pull the plug on its neighbour in the next few years - due to expected energy shortages. The Nam government have now made noises about generating their own nuclear power. They are also setting up infrastructure to source power from Zambia and Congo.
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