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Some gas stations in California refusing to resupply, selling out of gas

GasBuddy Blog -- Hardly unexpected, but most unwelcome: the Golden State has a gasoline problem on its hands. It can't find enough of the liquid gold to hold prices down. Prices across the state are zooming higher, faster than you can saw "wow", and some stations are sitting on the sidelines, refusing to replenish their massive tanks at insane prices.

The cost of replenishing underground tanks has risen an eye-popping 100 cents per gallon, yes $1/gal, just in the last week. A station buying 8000 gallons can expect to shell out $33,840 today (not including tax), up from last week, when the same volume would have cost a measly $25,840 (not including tax). Some station owners, knowing they can't raise prices fast enough, are choosing to sit on the sidelines...

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Submitted Oct 04, 2012 By: PD

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99dakota Champion Author Providence Posts:8,255 Points:2,201,150 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 6:08:01 AM Ignore 99dakota Report Abuse Welcome to the new normal...
dcone2 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,065 Points:112,335 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Oct 15, 2012 7:28:55 PM Ignore dcone2 Report Abuse ok
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,834 Points:1,638,195 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 15, 2012 5:40:18 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse thankfully CA emission standards have not hit the rest of the US in the past 20+ years.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,834 Points:1,638,195 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 8:11:16 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse not always true, tx.
txrojo2005 All-Star Author Austin Posts:803 Points:501,780 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 13, 2012 12:15:34 PM Ignore txrojo2005 Report Abuse What happens in California preceeds America by about three years.
Noewal All-Star Author Virginia Posts:820 Points:246,765 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Oct 13, 2012 10:14:47 AM Ignore Noewal Report Abuse As long as the liberal California politicians keep their hands in the cookie jar the price of gasoline will continue to sky rocket in California.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,834 Points:1,638,195 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 13, 2012 8:28:01 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse you are still w/in CA borders and thus under CA rule.
Karisholman Veteran Author Nevada Posts:281 Points:186,160 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 13, 2012 4:18:02 AM Ignore Karisholman Report Abuse This is crazy. We are in South Lake Tahoe and the prices range from $4.05 to $4.99 for regular unleaded.
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,374 Points:776,930 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 4:19:51 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse not anymore
catladyNM Veteran Author New Mexico Posts:360 Points:189,870 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 9:44:06 AM Ignore catladyNM Report Abuse Good luck. The ones staying open will propabally just continue to raise the price.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,834 Points:1,638,195 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 5:41:26 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse at the rate things are going, there'll be a big civil unrest sooner than later...
enhedman Rookie Author Seattle Posts:12 Points:189,200 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 12:52:43 AM Ignore enhedman Report Abuse wow..... so the BigOil companies who have almost a monopoly on the gas industry are still in business while the smaller generic brand gas companies almost go out of business...... I smell a rat.....
CountryPeddler Sophomore Author Tennessee Posts:162 Points:101,805 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 8:36:15 PM Ignore CountryPeddler Report Abuse The gas companies are so poor they can't even fix there refineries. BOO-HOO Lets give them more taxes from us, hold the gas and make more money...the American way..OOPS I mean the ARAB way.
sabob Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:12,739 Points:1,155,970 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 7:54:20 PM Ignore sabob Report Abuse Shut enough of them down & things will happen!!!!
BeeDee53 Sophomore Author Ontario Posts:148 Points:152,005 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 4:41:02 PM Ignore BeeDee53 Report Abuse A lot of speculators who hold contracts to buy gas at these high prices are going to lose their shirt when they cannot sell it before the contract date comes. If a lot of speculators get burned on this , some common sense will enter the market. Anyone old enough to remember the .com bubble? Do not allow the governments to bail out any bank that fails if they lost the money on gasoline/oil futures. It is time for big investors who are addicted to these paper profits, to get off the heroin, and start investing in a real economy like home building , manufacturing , the industries that made the U.S. a great country.
ahashawna Rookie Author Orange County Posts:1 Points:505 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 11:48:51 AM Ignore ahashawna Report Abuse Now I have thought about this every time we experience a price hike, if "we" can all get on board with this and ban the purchase of gas, for just one day, worldwide....that would make quite a statement, send the message. I simply wont buy gas when this happens, i will ride my bike or walk. I know that everyone cannot do that, but im sure there are some of you who can.
Gas4Gore Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,529 Points:445,200 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 8:46:31 AM Ignore Gas4Gore Report Abuse gofigure
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,834 Points:1,638,195 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 11, 2012 12:02:04 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Kalifornia doesn't have access to more oil to refine. Not smart.
GasHunter0007 Veteran Author California Posts:289 Points:189,375 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 10, 2012 8:26:45 PM Ignore GasHunter0007 Report Abuse The greedy gets greedier..... Independent gas retaliers always pay the price. For the big ones, this is one way to eliminate 'competition'. Nothing new here...
PTBpricer Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,885 Points:228,170 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Oct 10, 2012 8:23:21 AM Ignore PTBpricer Report Abuse What other choice do they have.
Lbro Champion Author Denver Posts:1,091 Points:445,200 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Oct 9, 2012 10:08:46 PM Ignore Lbro Report Abuse Strike oil!
DLCAN Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,791 Points:874,955 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Oct 9, 2012 7:12:13 AM Ignore DLCAN Report Abuse Now you know how we feel about the high cost of gas in Canada ..... LOL ..
Kia4now Sophomore Author Orange County Posts:238 Points:118,190 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Oct 9, 2012 2:44:33 AM Ignore Kia4now Report Abuse I drove by a couple closed stations in Orange.
Christopherk12 Rookie Author California Posts:1 Points:120 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 5:26:13 PM Ignore Christopherk12 Report Abuse Chevron claims they make superior and proprietary gasoline with their "Techron". Shell makes the same claim with their "V Power". I am sure that Unocal and Exxon Mobil make it as well. So why then after Chevron had an explosion at the Richmond refinery in early August, didn't only their gas spike in price? Shell and Unocal and Exxon Mobil all have their own gas. Shouldn't this event only have been Chevron's problem??? Yet every oil company raised prices with Chevron. Sorry but you can't have it both ways!
99dakota Champion Author Providence Posts:8,255 Points:2,201,150 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 4:50:12 PM Ignore 99dakota Report Abuse They wanted a more "green" fuel blend... Now they have to live with the consequences.
Donatelo Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,168 Points:307,705 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 7, 2012 10:54:38 AM Ignore Donatelo Report Abuse ok
HawaiianGuy Champion Author Idaho Posts:9,665 Points:3,106,590 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: Oct 6, 2012 6:33:03 PM Ignore HawaiianGuy Report Abuse Unfortunately, all this does is raise prices at the other stations still selling.
Donatelo Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,168 Points:307,705 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 6, 2012 9:30:15 AM Ignore Donatelo Report Abuse ok
danlanman Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,467 Points:749,935 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 6, 2012 9:03:27 AM Ignore danlanman Report Abuse repeat
chillyman3 Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,355 Points:446,140 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Oct 6, 2012 7:16:23 AM Ignore chillyman3 Report Abuse highway robery
RambleOn Champion Author New York Posts:2,385 Points:1,533,800 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Oct 6, 2012 2:49:07 AM Ignore RambleOn Report Abuse All consumers have the right to decide not to pay prices considered unreasonable and that includes consumers who are gas stations.
flagtown25 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,199 Points:511,905 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Oct 6, 2012 12:11:29 AM Ignore flagtown25 Report Abuse Absolute insanity
Pete12 Champion Author Albany Posts:4,918 Points:1,659,880 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 8:14:46 PM Ignore Pete12 Report Abuse They are doing the right thing.
A2J Champion Author Richmond Posts:3,210 Points:629,675 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 7:57:58 PM Ignore A2J Report Abuse crazy
califorgas Rookie Author California Posts:9 Points:2,770 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 7:01:47 PM Ignore califorgas Report Abuse "Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) is a passenger train and multi-use pathway project located in San Francisco’s North Bay. SMART will provide rail service along 70 miles of the historic Northwestern Pacific Railroad alignment, connecting urban and rural residents of the two counties with jobs, education and health care services in the region. The project revives the long-dormant but publicly owned railroad right of way, serving 14 stations from Cloverdale in Sonoma County to the San Francisco-bound ferry terminal in Larkspur, Marin County." Golly, I wish I could delete my previous posts here.
califorgas Rookie Author California Posts:9 Points:2,770 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 6:58:44 PM Ignore califorgas Report Abuse /index.php/what_is_smart/
califorgas Rookie Author California Posts:9 Points:2,770 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 6:57:06 PM Ignore califorgas Report Abuse Too bad the new SMART Train isn't due to open until 2015. /index.php/what_is_smart/
Donatelo Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,168 Points:307,705 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 6:25:03 PM Ignore Donatelo Report Abuse whooat
slowtrain Champion Author Georgia Posts:3,802 Points:976,375 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 6:15:28 PM Ignore slowtrain Report Abuse Didn't I read this yesterday?
singlemom27 Champion Author Ventura Posts:3,253 Points:667,885 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 5:19:24 PM Ignore singlemom27 Report Abuse Station owners are caught in the middle by greedy, manipulative Big Oil.
MushBeeguy Rookie Author Indianapolis Posts:63 Points:218,360 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 5:19:21 PM Ignore MushBeeguy Report Abuse Since California got in a squeeze, here in the Midwest our gas suddenly went up 30cents
nemoFL Champion Author Florida Posts:8,941 Points:1,637,975 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 5:18:15 PM Ignore nemoFL Report Abuse ridiculous increase
nru Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,954 Points:1,010,855 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 5:16:11 PM Ignore nru Report Abuse Holy smokes batman
KillChain Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:5,630 Points:1,556,560 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 5:14:04 PM Ignore KillChain Report Abuse GB Blog, thanks for the post.
TopGunn Champion Author Baltimore Posts:9,326 Points:2,643,980 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 5:09:28 PM Ignore TopGunn Report Abuse This is not new, especially in California.
njerald Champion Author Seattle Posts:7,964 Points:1,650,775 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 5:05:19 PM Ignore njerald Report Abuse The Liberals deserve it.........
OGW Champion Author London Posts:5,446 Points:1,558,085 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 5:04:03 PM Ignore OGW Report Abuse It will be their loss regardless how high the price is!
marinedad1949 Champion Author Lancaster Posts:2,632 Points:531,145 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 5:03:54 PM Ignore marinedad1949 Report Abuse I just can't feel sorry for folks that live in California, they have voted the politicians into office that have lead to the state going bankrupt, so you get what you vote for. Remember that come November!
J Eric Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:10,393 Points:2,094,855 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 5:01:41 PM Ignore J Eric Report Abuse The Conserv station at Barrington & San Vicente in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles is one of those closed.
TexasGma Rookie Author San Diego Posts:1 Points:920 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 5, 2012 4:59:44 PM Ignore TexasGma Report Abuse Just one more reason I want out of this state! This time when I leave I WILL NOT COME BACK! What a shame, I was raised here but left for many years to live in states that can manage their money, take care of their people, don't fire teachers, have health care that is affordable, and certainly do not have prices this high! On anything!