While the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina is a horrible thing for the state of Louisiana, there are quite a few other things that the hurricane has affected.
I am glad that the hurricane didn't hit much of Florida as a whole, I found out that something very bad happened anyway.
Hurricane Katrina passed through almost every damn oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
The rigs had to shut down, causing a shortage of gas in quite a few places. So gas prices will go up... again.
Has anyone else found any "Easter Eggs" left by the hurricane?
Katrina's Easter Eggs.
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Well...it's been raining here all friggin week. According to the local news it's caused by the hurricane. They were actually expecting flooding here, since that happened the last time a hurricane followed a path like that. This city is relativly prone to floods though, being that it's surrounded by 3 rivers...
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Can someone correct me where I'm wrong?
Refineries shut down from Hurricane Katrina. This removes their ability to process crude oil into gasoline, causing gasoline prices to spike as ... what is it...? A full QUARTER? ... of the supply is suddenly cut off.
In response to oil prices jumping, and the looming threat of "$4 a gallon seeming certainly possible", the Energy Department decides to release some of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
But the SPR is all crude. The existing refineries, that can work, are running at full capacity, already. What is putting more crude out there going to do? Especially to lower gas prices?
It's not going to bring that number down, but it is going to make the government look good... can someone please point out where I'm wrong, or missing something, that doesn't make this release look and taste like the Administration is mining a horrible tragedy for political capital?
Refineries shut down from Hurricane Katrina. This removes their ability to process crude oil into gasoline, causing gasoline prices to spike as ... what is it...? A full QUARTER? ... of the supply is suddenly cut off.
In response to oil prices jumping, and the looming threat of "$4 a gallon seeming certainly possible", the Energy Department decides to release some of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
But the SPR is all crude. The existing refineries, that can work, are running at full capacity, already. What is putting more crude out there going to do? Especially to lower gas prices?
It's not going to bring that number down, but it is going to make the government look good... can someone please point out where I'm wrong, or missing something, that doesn't make this release look and taste like the Administration is mining a horrible tragedy for political capital?
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Re: Katrina's Easter Eggs.
I'm not up with the details on all this, but the last I heard, there was no shortage of gasoline.
Anyway, it's been raining like hell here, especially throughout all of Appalachia. ...And since the animals were outside during all this, I think Katrina pissed on my sleeping bag last night.
Anyway, it's been raining like hell here, especially throughout all of Appalachia. ...And since the animals were outside during all this, I think Katrina pissed on my sleeping bag last night.
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Because of the hurricane, people in Georga were trapped between the hurricane and the tornados that resulted from the hurricane hitting some kind of weather front.
StruckingFuggle, I think the only thing you are only off on is we lost 30% of our oil production. What's worse is the oil loss should of only effeced U.S. oil as all of the oil pumped from the gulf goes directly to U.S. refineries for in country sales. Yet the price of crude shot up on the international market, screwing everyone's gas prices. Even the countries that refine thier own petrol products.
StruckingFuggle, I think the only thing you are only off on is we lost 30% of our oil production. What's worse is the oil loss should of only effeced U.S. oil as all of the oil pumped from the gulf goes directly to U.S. refineries for in country sales. Yet the price of crude shot up on the international market, screwing everyone's gas prices. Even the countries that refine thier own petrol products.
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[quote="StruckingFuggle";p="538792"]Can someone correct me where I'm wrong?
Refineries shut down from Hurricane Katrina. This removes their ability to process crude oil into gasoline, causing gasoline prices to spike as ... what is it...? A full QUARTER? ... of the supply is suddenly cut off.
In response to oil prices jumping, and the looming threat of "$4 a gallon seeming certainly possible", the Energy Department decides to release some of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
But the SPR is all crude. The existing refineries, that can work, are running at full capacity, already. What is putting more crude out there going to do? Especially to lower gas prices?
It's not going to bring that number down, but it is going to make the government look good... can someone please point out where I'm wrong, or missing something, that doesn't make this release look and taste like the Administration is mining a horrible tragedy for political capital?[/quote]
Fuggle: It will help, actually. See, if you haven't noticed, pumps aren't suddenly putting out signs, "No Gas Today!" The refineries in operation CAN keep up with national demand for some great amount of time, if they run at full capacity. However, it does cost them more to get it all done running at such a capacity.
By releasing some of the reserve, the government can cause a pretty much instantaneous drop in crude prices for the refineries still operational, thereby cutting their production costs, which in turn cuts prices at the pump.
That's why we're at $3.07 a gallon instead of $4 or "No gas today!"
Refineries shut down from Hurricane Katrina. This removes their ability to process crude oil into gasoline, causing gasoline prices to spike as ... what is it...? A full QUARTER? ... of the supply is suddenly cut off.
In response to oil prices jumping, and the looming threat of "$4 a gallon seeming certainly possible", the Energy Department decides to release some of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
But the SPR is all crude. The existing refineries, that can work, are running at full capacity, already. What is putting more crude out there going to do? Especially to lower gas prices?
It's not going to bring that number down, but it is going to make the government look good... can someone please point out where I'm wrong, or missing something, that doesn't make this release look and taste like the Administration is mining a horrible tragedy for political capital?[/quote]
Fuggle: It will help, actually. See, if you haven't noticed, pumps aren't suddenly putting out signs, "No Gas Today!" The refineries in operation CAN keep up with national demand for some great amount of time, if they run at full capacity. However, it does cost them more to get it all done running at such a capacity.
By releasing some of the reserve, the government can cause a pretty much instantaneous drop in crude prices for the refineries still operational, thereby cutting their production costs, which in turn cuts prices at the pump.
That's why we're at $3.07 a gallon instead of $4 or "No gas today!"
Re: Katrina's Easter Eggs.
[quote="Ultima Sefirah";p="538796"]I'm not up with the details on all this, but the last I heard, there was no shortage of gasoline.
Anyway, it's been raining like hell here, especially throughout all of Appalachia. ...And since the animals were outside during all this, I think Katrina pissed on my sleeping bag last night.[/quote]
We're running out here in Atlanta.
I'm agreeing with Emma here, though. There's a lady in my hotel who is now homeless because of all this.
Anyway, it's been raining like hell here, especially throughout all of Appalachia. ...And since the animals were outside during all this, I think Katrina pissed on my sleeping bag last night.
[/quote]We're running out here in Atlanta.
I'm agreeing with Emma here, though. There's a lady in my hotel who is now homeless because of all this.
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I still think the price of fuel pales in comparison to the disaster that so many are facing, but if you're interested, fuel in my little town is currently US$3.37/Gallon.
In other parts of the country (eg metro, western), it averages US$4.07/Gallon (that's the average - I don't know what the high price is).
In other parts of the country (eg metro, western), it averages US$4.07/Gallon (that's the average - I don't know what the high price is).
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