Petrol stations run dry as early buying begins

[Sweetpea]

Precautionary buying of fuel began today as a refinery strike looked set to force the closure of Britain's biggest oil pipeline and led to warnings of pump prices of £1.50 a litre.

The development came as a Government minister said he could not guarantee that motorists would be able to fill up at garages during the two-day strike.

Up to 1,200 workers at the Grangemouth refinery in Scotland will walk out on Sunday for two days in a row over pensions, forcing its closure.
The 700,000-barrel-a-day Forties pipeline delivers one third of the UK's daily oil output and cannot function properly without power and steam from Grangemouth.

Petrol stations run dry as early buying begins - Telegraph

[ambriel]

Interesting to see that this is getting a lot more coverage, now that the reality of the closure of the Fortes field has had a chance to settle in. It ain't just a Scottish problem any more.

I gather one petrol station not a million miles from here has been told they're going to have to pay £1.38/litre next week - that's the cost price, not the retail.

[Sweetpea]

Petrol price to break through £5 a gallon as forecourts sell out amid fuel panic

A major fuel crisis will send petrol and diesel prices soaring this weekend.

Industrial action has led to the closure of the Grangemouth refinery in Scotland, which produces 10 per cent of the country's fuel.

Petrol price to break through £5 a gallon as forecourts sell out amid fuel panic | the Daily Mail

[poppy]

Hope it doesn't last too long or I we could be in trouble with deliveries.
I dont buy petrol so t is just the knock on effect, like not getting deliveries of fur etc;

[ambriel]

Ours has been over £5/gallon for a good while now. That's not news to us.