East Coast Gas Shortage
Anyone been having trouble getting gas in GA, SC or NC due to Pipeline break in AL ?
Forum Discussion
GoPackGo wrote:
I think that one of the things to notice is that there is no 'extra' capacity in the system. Any little hiccup translates into a shortage at the pump. Normal demand pretty much uses up all the fuel that is available. Not good.
IMO, I don't think that's entirely accurate. Rather, I would suggest that the industry doesn't have a good contingency plan in place in the event that their distribution channel was disrupted, which is what actually happened in this case. Either that, or their projected timeline of repair didn't justify activating other options.
Regardless, its still not good that even such a minor problem has created a major regional issue.
